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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Christopher Sloan
Christopher Sloan
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May have technical issue

Task 3 of 6: Add a head and body elements to a page.

<!DOCTYPE html> <html></html> <head></head> <body></body>

Error: Don't forget to add a head tag.

2 Answers

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
6,144 Points
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
6,144 Points

You need to add the <head> element to the page and do the same with the body.

Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points
Ricardo Hill-Henry
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 Points

An HTML document should at the bare minimal consist of this basic structure:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <!-- Where you add links to html sheets, scripts, and where you place the title tag that controls the text you see on a tab bar -->
</head>
<body>
   <!-- Where you place content that will be presented by the browser -->
</body>
</html>

Don't forget that any tag that you open <html>, must be closed </html>; excluding a few exceptions in which you'll learn about as you continue your path in web development.