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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Noemi Jr. Genova
Noemi Jr. Genova
152 Points
Posted by Noemi Jr. Genova
Noemi Jr. Genova
152 Points

why i cant define the doctype tag?

< ! - doesn't recognize the tag while the DOCTYPE html has a color of blue green.

index.html 
< ! DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Noemi Jr. | Beautiful Mess</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
       <h1>Noemi Genova</h1>
      <h2>Beautiful Mess</h2>
    </header>
    <section>
      <p>Gallery is under-construction.</p>
    </section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2016 Noemi Genova.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Too many spaces:

<!DOCTYPE html>

It should turn green in the editor if it is correct.

Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
29,118 Points
Jacob Bergdahl
Jacob Bergdahl
29,118 Points

Try removing the spacing:

<!DOCTYPE html>

:)