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HTML HTML Introduction Global Structure: Part 2

Posted by Lawrence Lee
Lawrence Lee
607 Points

My html is not displaying correctly when opened in a browser. I have tried chrome, firefox, and safari.

I have checked my html, pasted below, and haven't found anything that is different than the simple instructions from the video. I have made sure to save it and when I open it in any browser it just displays exactly what you see below. 

<!doctype html>

<html lang=“en”>
<head>
<meta charset=“utf-8”>
<title>My Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>this is a <span>div</span>.</div>
<span>this is a span</span>
</body>
</html>
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

What did you name your file if you don't mind me asking?

3 Answers

Lawrence Lee
Lawrence Lee
607 Points
Lawrence Lee
Lawrence Lee
607 Points

Yea, the file is named index and its a .html file

Wang Lei
Wang Lei
2,766 Points
Wang Lei
Wang Lei
2,766 Points

Actually I met the same problem on my Mac. It's OK on my Thinkpad. Very strange...

bothxp
bothxp
16,510 Points
bothxp
bothxp
16,510 Points

Hi Lawrence,

Well your code should display correctly. The only slight change that I'd make is to change !doctype to be !DOCTYPE. It's not really needed as it is not case sensitive, but it is the way that it is generally written.

If you look at the file in your file explorer, does it show the 'file type'/'Kind' as HTML ?

Lawrence Lee
Lawrence Lee
607 Points

yes, it is a .html file. Still not displaying correctly