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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Create Navigation with Lists

Jessica Pehrson
Jessica Pehrson
1,648 Points
Posted by Jessica Pehrson
Jessica Pehrson
1,648 Points

what am I doing wrong

<header> <a href="index.html"> <h1>Nick Pettit</h1> <h2>Designer</h2> </a> <nav> <ul> Portfolio </ul> <ul> About </ul> <ul> Contact </ul> </nav> </header>

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul> Portfolio </ul>
        <ul> About </ul>
        <ul> Contact </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Nathaniel Satriya
Nathaniel Satriya
2,560 Points
Nathaniel Satriya
Nathaniel Satriya
2,560 Points

Try making the navigation links list items, like so:

<ul>
  <li>Portfolio</li>
  <li>About</li>
  <li>Contact</li>
</ul>

The way you've styled your code, it seems like you're creating an extra link above your headings. Try putting the links inside the list items, like so:

<ul>
  <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li>
  <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
  <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
</ul>

If you're still having trouble, try watching/rewatching this Treehouse video.

MAXIM KOROVIN
MAXIM KOROVIN
8,377 Points
MAXIM KOROVIN
MAXIM KOROVIN
8,377 Points

Hi, it's here:

<nav> <ul> Portfolio </ul> <ul> About </ul> <ul> Contact </ul> </nav>

must be

<nav> <ul> <li>Portfolio </li> <li> About </li> <li> Contact </li> </ul> </nav>

Nathaniel Satriya
Nathaniel Satriya
2,560 Points

But remember to wrap the list items in an unordered list!