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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Virginia Chubo
Virginia Chubo
1,182 Points

set the character set for the page

check my code. I get a message Bummer! remember to add a meta tag to the head tag which i have already coded

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head> meta charset="utf -8">
 <title> Virginia Chubo |Designer </title>
  </head>

  <body>
    <header> 

      <h1> Virginia Chubo</h1>
      <h2> Designer</h2>
    </header>

    <section>
      <p> Gallery will go here </p>
    </section>

    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2015 Virginia Chubo</p>
    </footer>






    </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Colin Bell
Colin Bell
29,679 Points
Colin Bell
Colin Bell
29,679 Points

You're just missing an opening angle bracket: 

  <head> 
    <meta charset="utf -8">
    <title> Virginia Chubo |Designer </title>
  </head>
Gilbert Kennen
Gilbert Kennen
10,661 Points
Gilbert Kennen
Gilbert Kennen
10,661 Points

Your meta tag is missing a < character to open it.

Michael Singleton
Michael Singleton
6,253 Points
Michael Singleton
Michael Singleton
6,253 Points

<head >

< meta charset="utf -8">