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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Create Navigation with Lists

demetri selmer
demetri selmer
521 Points
Posted by demetri selmer
demetri selmer
521 Points

I think this challenge is broken its asking me to at portfolio but i already did that.

what im i doing wrong?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li>PORTFOLIO</li>
          <li>ABOUT</li>
          <li>CONTACTS<li>
        </ul>

      </nav>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

5 Answers

Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points

Just Capitalize The First Letter Of Each Word In Your Nav List

Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points 
     <nav>
        <ul>
          <li>Portfolio</li>
          <li>About</li>
          <li>Contact</li>
        </ul>
      </nav>

Good luck.

johnathanmyers
johnathanmyers
19,994 Points
johnathanmyers
johnathanmyers
19,994 Points

try closing the <li> tag on contacts

<ul>
          <li>PORTFOLIO</li>
          <li>ABOUT</li>
          <li>CONTACTS</li>
</ul>
johnathanmyers
johnathanmyers
19,994 Points
johnathanmyers
johnathanmyers
19,994 Points

I passed it with this....

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li>Portfolio</li>
          <li>About</li>
          <li>Contact</li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>
johnathanmyers
johnathanmyers
19,994 Points

If it is a bug try copying what you did, then close your browser and come back to the lesson and try again.

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,118 Points

from looking at the HTML you have the list items names in all caps. just have the first letter uppercase, and you should be good to go.

Melissa Lang
PLUS
Melissa Lang
Courses Plus Student 2,566 Points
Melissa Lang
Melissa Lang
Courses Plus Student 2,566 Points

I think it's just a bug issue because everything looks right. A few of my challenges were buggy