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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Tyler Keiser
Tyler Keiser
861 Points

when adding a character set attribute to a meta tag my "usf-8" will not turn green and my tutorial does not recognize it

on the stage 2 html tutorial

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
      <meta charset= "utf-8">
    <title> Tyler Keiser | life enthuist</title>     
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
          <h1>Tyler Keiser </h1>
      <h2>life enthuist</h2>
    </header>
   <section>
       <p>Gallery will go here</p> 
    </section>
  <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2014 Tyler Keiser.</p>   
   </footer>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points
Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Try it without a space.

<meta charset="UTF-8">

Also it is UTF. You put UTF in the code but not the question.