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HTML HTML Tables Table Basics Add Table Cell Headers

Posted by Lauren Sithole Gadyadza
Lauren Sithole Gadyadza
6,659 Points

adding scope attribute

Challenge Task 1 of 1 Convert the cells containing "Name" and "Job" into table header cells. For both, add the scope attribute with the value "col".

Bummer: You need to add a scope attribute on both of the <th> elements. index.html <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>HTML Tables</title> </head> <body>

<table>
  <tr>
    <th scope"col">Name</th>
    <th scope"col">Job</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Nick</td>
    <td>Designer</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Andrew</td>
    <td>Developer</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Dave</td>
    <td>Developer</td>
  </tr>
</table>

ā€‹ </body> </html> am now lost, where am I wrong Help me

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Tables</title>
  </head>
  <body>

    <table>
      <tr>
        <th scope"col">Name</th>
        <th scope"col">Job</th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Nick</td>
        <td>Designer</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Andrew</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Dave</td>
        <td>Developer</td>
      </tr>
    </table>

  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

It looks like you're missing the equal sign ("=") between the word "scope" and the value being assigned.

Lauren Sithole Gadyadza
Lauren Sithole Gadyadza
6,659 Points
Lauren Sithole Gadyadza
Lauren Sithole Gadyadza
6,659 Points

thanks i saw it soon after asking the question