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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Adam Grannemann
Adam Grannemann
7,301 Points

i need help

what am i doing wrong

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  <head>
    <body>
    <h1>My First Heading</h1>
:root { ? declarations }
      <p>My first paragraph.</p></body>
  </head>
</html>

1 Answer

Michael Messerli
Michael Messerli
3,505 Points
Michael Messerli
Michael Messerli
3,505 Points

The <body>...</body> should be after the <head>...</head>

So your code should look like this:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  <head>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>My First Heading</h1>
:root { ? declarations }
      <p>My first paragraph.</p>
  </body>
</html>