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607 PointsMy html is not displaying correctly when opened in a browser. I have tried chrome, firefox, and safari.
I have checked my html, pasted below, and haven't found anything that is different than the simple instructions from the video. I have made sure to save it and when I open it in any browser it just displays exactly what you see below.
<!doctype html>
<html lang=“en”>
<head>
<meta charset=“utf-8”>
<title>My Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>this is a <span>div</span>.</div>
<span>this is a span</span>
</body>
</html>
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 PointsWhat did you name your file if you don't mind me asking?
3 Answers
Lawrence Lee
607 PointsYea, the file is named index and its a .html file
Wang Lei
2,766 PointsActually I met the same problem on my Mac. It's OK on my Thinkpad. Very strange...
bothxp
16,510 PointsHi Lawrence,
Well your code should display correctly. The only slight change that I'd make is to change !doctype to be !DOCTYPE. It's not really needed as it is not case sensitive, but it is the way that it is generally written.
If you look at the file in your file explorer, does it show the 'file type'/'Kind' as HTML ?
Lawrence Lee
607 Pointsyes, it is a .html file. Still not displaying correctly
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsJason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsMOD NOTE: Edited markdown to display code.