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418 Pointsmy anchor and href tag wont work. i set it up like: <li><a href:"cakes.html">Cakes</a></li>
what am i doing wrong here? tried googling and tried different ways, but it's always incorrect....
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Lists and Links</title>
</head>
<body>
<ul></ul>
<li><a href:"Cakes.html">Cakes</a></li>
<li><a href:"pies.html">Pies</a></li>
<li><a href:"candy.html">Candy</a></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
3 Answers
Don Macarthur
28,430 PointsHi Lars,
You'll kick yourself when you see it but it is a simple error: href should be set with a "=" not a ":" as you have
ie your code should be
<a href="Cakes.html">Cakes</a>
Hope that helps Don :-)
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 PointsYou have a syntax error in your anchor tag
Check how you are specifying the href attribute.
Lars Emil Tingstein
418 PointsHey, Don! hahah, that did the trick. Sometimes it's hard to see when it's so obvious :-)
Don Macarthur
28,430 PointsNo worries Lars. I've done it a thousand times myself :-)