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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Ana Sazi
Ana Sazi
382 Points
Posted by Ana Sazi
Ana Sazi
382 Points

When I answer 'Create the HTML element that will serve as the document root' why won't it accept <!DOCTYPE html> ?

When I answer 'Create the HTML element that will serve as the document root' why won't it accept <!DOCTYPE html> ?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

4 Answers

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi Ana,

The answer for the first question is '<!DOCTYPE html>', you almost have the answer for the second, but missing the closing tag.

The tag for document root is 'html':

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

</html>
Ana Sazi
Ana Sazi
382 Points
Ana Sazi
Ana Sazi
382 Points

I'll try it. Thanks, Damien!

Getrude Ndhlovu
Getrude Ndhlovu
5,053 Points
Getrude Ndhlovu
Getrude Ndhlovu
5,053 Points

<!DOCTYPE html> <html>

MUZ140860 Rutendo Shereni
MUZ140860 Rutendo Shereni
6,628 Points
MUZ140860 Rutendo Shereni
MUZ140860 Rutendo Shereni
6,628 Points

I think the document root is <html></html>