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HTML HTML Tables HTML Tables

Posted by Gregory Myers
Gregory Myers
21,988 Points

Code challenge does not recognize my table header no matter what code I use - including Nick P's table code from video

"Add a table header"

Response: "Bummer! Try adding a table header to your code"

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>HTML Tables Challenge</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>HTML Tables Challenge</h1>

    <table border="1">
    <tr>
      <th>Fruits</th>
      <th>Vegetables</th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Oranges</td>
      <td>Carrots</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Apples</td>
      <td>Broccoli</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Strawberries</td>
      <td>Asparagus</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td></td>
      <td>Potatoes</td>
    </tr>
  </table>


  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi Gregory,

the challenge is asking for "table header" the code above is specifying a table heading within a row, the answer to the code challeenge through task one and two is bellow:

html

    <table>

      <thead>
      </thead>

    </table>

Hope this helps !

Craig