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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Use the Navigation Element

Posted by Liam Hamel
Liam Hamel
Courses Plus Student 204 Points

Navigation Element not working

When I launch the preview to see if the header elements have turned into links, they haven't. Code looks exactly the same as in the video, and I have tried multiple browsers with the same result.

3 Answers

Liam Hamel
Liam Hamel
Courses Plus Student 204 Points

totally subconscious... never would have noticed thanks man.

Jamie Mulcahy
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Jamie Mulcahy
Courses Plus Student 7,069 Points
Jamie Mulcahy
Jamie Mulcahy
Courses Plus Student 7,069 Points

Hard to say without seeing the code... are you sure the anchor element contains content/is it wrapping something?

Liam Hamel
Liam Hamel
Courses Plus Student 204 Points

this is my code

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Clementine Brass |Just Brass Tax</title> </head> <body> <header> <a herf="index.html"> <h1>Liam Hamel</h1> <h2>Just Brass Tax</h2> </a> <nav> <ul> <li><a herf="index.html">Portfolio</a></li> <li><a herf="about.html">About</a></li> <li><a herf="contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav> </header> <section> <p>Gallery Will Go Here.</p> </section> <footer> <p>Ā© 2014 Liam Hamel.</p> </footer> </body> </html>

Liam Hamel
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Liam Hamel
Courses Plus Student 204 Points
Liam Hamel
Liam Hamel
Courses Plus Student 204 Points

this is my code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Clementine Brass |Just Brass Tax</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a herf="index.html">
        <h1>Liam Hamel</h1>
        <h2>Just Brass Tax</h2>
      </a>
        <nav>
          <ul>
            <li><a herf="index.html">Portfolio</a></li>
            <li><a herf="about.html">About</a></li>
            <li><a herf="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
          </ul>
        </nav>
    </header>
    <section>
      <p>Gallery Will Go Here.</p>
    </section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2014 Liam Hamel.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>