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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Create the Content Containers

Posted by Sid Newby
Sid Newby
283 Points

Hey dudes, ive typed the code exactly as it's displayed in the video but I'm not getting the results i'm expecting,

The example looks like:

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>How to win. No matter what. | A Manifest of an Evil Empire</title> </head> <body> <header> <h1> How to Win. No matter what.</h1> <h2> A Manifest of an Evil Empire</h2> </header> <section> <p>Gallery will go here.</p> </section> <footer> <p>Ā© 2014 The Onethirtyeight.</p> </footer> </body> </html>

I noticed the <!DOCTYPE html> isn't the same color as it is on the video. Is that the problem perhaps? Thats the only difference I can see.

6 Answers

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

Hi Sid, your HTML code is correct. I tried it and it shows correctly to me. If you use another text editor it won't be highlighted with the same color-code and even in workspaces if it has sightly changed since the video was created it might affect the color coding according to what changes were done. Overall the most important aspect is if your code works on a browser as it was meant to be, I ran your code and it works well :)

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points
Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Hi Sid!

Please could you re-post your code as it has not been properly formatted. If you do not know how to properly format your code then please refer to the markdown cheatsheet below the chat box.

-Luke

Sid Newby
Sid Newby
283 Points
Sid Newby
Sid Newby
283 Points

Thanks. It's my first time posting. I'll try again. 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>How to win. No matter what. | A Manifest of an Evil Empire</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <h1> How to Win. No matter what.</h1>
      <h2> A Manifest of an Evil Empire</h2>
    </header>
    <section>
      <p>Gallery will go here.</p>
    </section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2014 The Onethirtyeight.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>
Sid Newby
Sid Newby
283 Points
Sid Newby
Sid Newby
283 Points

Thanks Gloria.

Im not using an independent HTML editor, I'm purely using Workspace. If you look at the thread in this track, lots of people are having the same issue. Apparently theres something fishy going on. Thanks for validating for me. Have an awesome Saturday :)

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

You are welcome. If you are worried about it or think it might be a bug, you can send an email at help@teamtreehouse.com with a link and a screenshot, to find out.

Roberto Marungo
Roberto Marungo
1,129 Points
Roberto Marungo
Roberto Marungo
1,129 Points

It is not running the code in everyone's work space because the site is running the old workspace here is a solution (CLICK LAUNCH WORKSPACE) and under the right hand corner is a (Launch a Different workspace) click that and hit the (+) and name it something new there will be multiple drop down option for the the first one click any and the second one hit html5 also give it a title. Now go ahead and go to your code from your old workspace and copy and paste it on the new workspace and hit save and run it again :)