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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Peng Chen
Peng Chen
4,955 Points

Create the HTML element that will serve as the document root.

Create the HTML element that will serve as the document root.

2 Answers

you need some help here?

Think of the question actually saying, "what is the first thing that makes the document recognisable as html?

Create that element!

Peng Chen
Peng Chen
4,955 Points

<html></html>?

Thanks!

<!DOCTYPE html>