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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Adding a New Web Page Test: Write and Style an Element

Anthony Tiseo
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The instructions state to add a <body> element after the <head> element. I did that already. Why doesn't it work?

The instructions state to add a <body> element after the <head> element. I did that already but it still comes back as incorrect. Why doesn't it work?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <body>

    </body>
  </head>
</html>

4 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,970 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,970 Points

Your body element is inside the head element

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,970 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,970 Points

After would look like this

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
  </head>

  <body>
  </body>
</html>
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points

Hi Anthony,

You'll want your <body> element outside of the <head> (but still inside <html>).

Here's an example of basic HTML structure: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_basic.asp

Collin Smith
Collin Smith
10,538 Points
Collin Smith
Collin Smith
10,538 Points

So close! You only have to move the closing head tag above the opening body tag! Everything else looks great.