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--- Day 2: Links, Images, and My First Syntax Bug! description: Expanding my HTML skills with lists and images, and fixing my first code error on Acode.

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Hey everyone! I'm back for day 2 of my tech journey, learning how to code completely on my tablet and phone.

Today was super productive. I used SoloLearn and Mimo on my Samsung phone to study some essential HTML tags, and then I jumped into Acode on my tablet to actually build something with them.

What I Learned Today

I moved past basic text and learned how to add structure and media to a webpage:

  1. Links (<a>): How to connect my page to other websites.
  2. Images (<img>): How to embed pictures using the source attribute.
  3. Lists (<ul> and <ol>): How to make bulleted and numbered lists.

My #BugSmash Story: The Broken Image

When I tried to create a link to one of my webpages, it completely broke! All I saw on my preview screen was a black text instead of a blue underlined text(to show that it is a link).

Here is the broken code I wrote:
<a href"[https://dev.to](https://dev.to)">Visit the Dev Community</a>

The Bug: I accidentally made a typo and forgot to add the equal to sign to the href attribute.

The Smash: Because I'm on a tablet, it can sometimes be tricky to spot tiny typos, but I closely inspected the tag, noticed the flipped letters, and added the equal to sign to 'href'. Boom! The link worked perfectly.

The Final Code

Here is the clean, bug-free code I ended up with:


html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>My Skills and Favorites</title>
</head>
<body>

    <h1>Welcome to My Day 2 Page</h1>
    <p>Check out my favorite coding apps:</p>

    <ul>
        <li>Acode (for typing code)</li>
        <li>SoloLearn (for daily lessons)</li>
        <li>Mimo (for quick practice)</li>
    </ul>

    <p>Here is a cool image I successfully loaded:</p>
    <img src="[https://via.placeholder.com/150](https://via.placeholder.com/150)" alt="Success">

    <p><a href="[https://dev.to](https://dev.to)">Visit the Dev Community</a></p>

</body>
</html>
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