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1,443 Pointsset the character set for the page
Hi! I am trying to set the character set for the page (see below) and it does not seem to be working. What have I done wrong?! Thank you :)
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" </head> <body></body> </html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8"
</head>
<body></body>
</html>
2 Answers
John Steer-Fowler
Courses Plus Student 11,734 PointsHi Julia,
It seems that you have not closed your meta tag when defining the character set for the page.
Try closing the tag with a closing angle bracket and it should work fine.
Hope this helps, keep up the good work!
Gunhoo Yoon
5,027 PointsProblem
<meta charset="utf-8"
Each tag must end with '>' character.
Julia Quirk
1,443 PointsThank you! I realised my mistake. Cheers
Julia Quirk
1,443 PointsJulia Quirk
1,443 PointsThank you :) As soon as I posted the question i realised my mistake. Cheers for your help