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The Explanation First, some sample code that would cause the error is presented, then the actual error message that is generated is shown, and finally an explanation in greater detail of what the error message means is given.

SAMPLE CODE SUBMITTED

<p Welcome to my shop!</p>

ERROR : You have mismatched or an unequal number of > and < characters.

The tags > and < are for writing HTML.

If you are trying to write HTML, your tags are broken and need to be fixed.

If you trying to write greater than or less than, and not write HTML code, please write the words out and do not use the symbols. Yes, this means <3 is no longer. :(

Note that your HTML passing this check does not mean that the HTML is correct.

Problem area is highlighted in red, and as much of the rest of the code is presented to help you find the area (may not be exact text):

WHAT IT MEANS

All HTML code must be inside the < and > tags.

The < is the opening tag, and the > is the closing tag.

All text in between the < and the > is HTML code.

In short, you have an odd number of < and > tags, so we can't tell what the HTML is inside the tags.

Take a look at your error message and see if there is some code that has a > without a matching <, or a < without a matching >

Once you find it, make sure the HTML code (and only the HTML code) is surrounded by the < and > tags.

Need more info? Check the tutorial on tags here.

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