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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Antonio Passariello
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Antonio Passariello
Courses Plus Student 1,874 Points
Posted by Antonio Passariello
Antonio Passariello
Courses Plus Student 1,874 Points

Set the Character Set

I'm trying to set the character set for challenge task 4 of HTML first. Below is my code:

html '''<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset = "utf-8" </head>

<body> </body> </html>'''

I thought this solution was correct but it keeps telling me to "add character set attribute for your meta tag."

2 Answers

Sam Nabhan
Sam Nabhan
2,157 Points
Sam Nabhan
Sam Nabhan
2,157 Points

Hi Antonio,

<!DOCTYPE html> is a doctype declaration/instruction only and does not set the character set for your document.

To do this, you must place the code that Benjamin specified within the head section. Example below:

<head>
   <meta charset="utf-8">
</head>

Hope this helps.

Benjamin Lange
Benjamin Lange
16,178 Points
Benjamin Lange
Benjamin Lange
16,178 Points

The meta tag is an additional tag in the head section. Within the head tag add this:

<meta charset="UTF-8">.