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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 align=center">Hi</p>

ERROR : Mis-matched " quotes:

p align=center"

... OR ...

SAMPLE CODE SUBMITTED:

<p align=center'>Hi</p>

ERROR : Mis-matched ' quotes:

p align=center'

WHAT IT MEANS

Some words in HTML are values. Most of the time, you can tell if a word is a value when it has an equal (=) sign in front of it.

In the above example, the word 'center' is a value.

All values in HTML must be enclosed in quotes (").

To fix the problem, put the center inside of quotes.

If you're new to HTML, it can sometimes be tricky to tell what is a value and what is not in HTML.

A good rule of thumb is that if a word has an equal sign in front of it, it should have quotes around it.

To see some common mistakes people make with quotes, go here

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