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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

The program seems to be stuck in the "running" mode. How do I get out of it?

I typed in the code and I got the Bummer! Don't forget the head element. I have the head element in but I double checked it and retyped it but it won't get out of running unless I click on it, then it says working...

index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html></html>
  <head></head>

try to press esc or refresh your browser. i suggest that you use chrome because then you won't get a frozen browser.

3 Answers

Thanks! That worked

Hi Lisa, I noticed also that your head element is not inside your HTML tags? try

<!DOCTYPE html>


<html>
    <head></head>
</html>

Hope that helps

hmm formatting is hinky in my view but I hope the idea came across ok

jeremy scott
jeremy scott
482 Points

That is correct, everything in a html document must be contained before the html close tag, how did you get the code box on screen? I tried throwing some *** in my code like I used to do 10 years ago but my code was gone. I was trying to help with someone with html, but I could not "show" them the correct way to code it.

Hey Jeremy,

The symtax here is ``` back ticks before the number 1 on most keyboards.

I resolved it. Thanks guys! Lisa