# Build a Bookstore Page - Step 1

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/build-a-bookstore-page-step-1/774692>\
**Category:** Curriculum Help\
**Tags:** css, html\
**Created:** [January 20, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/build-a-bookstore-page-step-1/774692 "2026-01-20T15:40:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![smiitha08](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/smiitha08/32/408024_2.png) [@smiitha08](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/smiitha08)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/build-a-bookstore-page-step-1/774692/1 "2026-01-20T15:40:00Z")

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### Tell us what’s happening:

My code says that it needs an opening and closing tags but I have already filled up the requirements and it still shows error. Please help resolve this matter

### Your code so far

```html

<!-- User Editable Region -->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
</head>
</html>

<!-- User Editable Region -->

```

### Your browser information:

User Agent is: `Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:147.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/147.0`

### Challenge Information:

Build a Bookstore Page - Step 1

> **[freeCodeCamp.org](https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/responsive-web-design-v9/workshop-bookstore-page/step-1)**
>
> Learn to Code — For Free

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**Author:** ![dhess](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/dhess/32/406235_2.png) [@dhess](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/dhess)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/build-a-bookstore-page-step-1/774692/2 "2026-01-20T16:14:56Z")

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Welcome to the forum @smiitha08 !

The tests don’t expect `meta` tags in your head element yet. They also don’t expect a `lang` attribute in your opening html tag yet.

As your progress in your code journey, be aware that it’s important to follow the directions carefully. Don’t add anything more than what is asked.

It’s also best to copy/paste requested text from the instructions to avoid typos and spacing issues.

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**Author:** ![be\_happy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/be_happy/32/339839_2.png) [@be\_happy](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/be_happy)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/build-a-bookstore-page-step-1/774692/3 "2026-01-20T18:16:11Z")

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Hi Buddy, See here is the instructions which you need to follow here.

```auto
Add the <!DOCTYPE html> declaration and html and head elements.

```

Kindly do put the code accordingly nor anything else except this.

Hope You Understand.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/e/1/e1c433102e34b46dfaa3e15d13ab9a514b127078.svg) [@system](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/build-a-bookstore-page-step-1/774692/4 "2026-02-17T18:16:12Z")

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