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

Posted by joseph haddad
joseph haddad
2,324 Points

why is this not working??////// i did flow the instroctions pleaase help

that didnt work : <nav> <ul> <li>Portfolio</li> <li>About</li> <li>Contact</li> </ul>

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html"><nav><ul><li>Portfolio</li><li>About</li><li>Contact</li></ul>
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Michaela Babic
Michaela Babic
7,720 Points
Michaela Babic
Michaela Babic
7,720 Points

You have an opening tag for your <nav>, but no closing tag. So you aren't enclosing the navigation links within their opening and closing tags.

joseph haddad
joseph haddad
2,324 Points
joseph haddad
joseph haddad
2,324 Points

Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing. i cant figure it out please help me i even copyed and paste your code and is this close nav = </nav> ???

Michaela Babic
Michaela Babic
7,720 Points
Michaela Babic
Michaela Babic
7,720 Points

A closing tag for <nav> looks like this:

</nav>

I believe it should go after your </ul> tag.