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

Robyn McComb
Robyn McComb
553 Points
Posted by Robyn McComb
Robyn McComb
553 Points

What did I do wrong in making my unordered list?

It keeps saying be sure to add an unordered list item with the word "portfolio" in it which I have. What did I do 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>
            <li>Portfolio</li>
            <li>About</li>
            <li>Contact</li>
      <ul></ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

lucybeck
lucybeck
6,055 Points

Hi, You are sooo close. Just think:

  1. Type of list (e.g, ul)
  2. Make list (li, /li)
  3. Close list (eg /ul)
Galen Cook
Galen Cook
2,463 Points
Galen Cook
Galen Cook
2,463 Points

You need to wrap your list items within ul tags! That's all you're missing.

<nav>
      <ul>
            <li>Portfolio</li>
            <li>About</li>
            <li>Contact</li>
      </ul>
 </nav>
Sarah Lorenzen
Sarah Lorenzen
11,811 Points
Sarah Lorenzen
Sarah Lorenzen
11,811 Points 
<nav>
      <ul>
            <li>Portfolio</li>
            <li>About</li>
            <li>Contact</li>
      </ul>
 </nav>

Be sure to start your lists with the ul or ol tags first to open up the list, then after all the content, be sure to close the lists with /ul or /ol.

Cheers!