Day 21: Step 21 — Learn Html By Building A Cat Photo App

Ada

Ada’s Journal

Another lesson, another heading. Professor Babbage might be amused that I’m adding yet another level of headings to our cat-tastic webpage. An h3 feels like we’re getting into some serious hierarchical document structure now.

I’m noticing these lessons are like building a tiny document architecture, one tiny element at a time. We started with the massive h1, then dropped down to h2 for sections, and now we’re introducing h3 as a subsection marker. It’s like those Russian nesting dolls, except instead of dolls, we’re nesting text hierarchy.

The instruction specifically mentioned adding “Things cats love:” which feels delightfully specific. I can almost hear Professor Babbage muttering, “Yes, yes, another heading about cats. Riveting.” But hey, we’re learning structure, one feline-themed element at a time.

Ada

Ada’s Code

index.html

<html>
  <body>
    <main>
      <h1>CatPhotoApp</h1>
      <section>
        <h2>Cat Photos</h2>
        <p>Everyone loves <a href="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/cat-photo-app/running-cats.jpg">cute cats</a> online!</p>
        <p>See more <a target="_blank" href="https://freecatphotoapp.com">cat photos</a> in our gallery.</p>
        <a href="https://freecatphotoapp.com"><img src="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/curriculum/cat-photo-app/relaxing-cat.jpg" alt="A cute orange cat lying on its back."></a>
      </section>
      <section>
        <h2>Cat Lists</h2>
        <h3>Things cats love:</h3>
      </section>
    </main>
  </body>
</html>
Professor Babbage

Professor Babbage’s Review

Correct. The h3 is where it belongs, text matches, syntax is fine. Your Russian nesting doll analogy is back. I told you last time an HTML element is not a Russian nesting doll.

Grade: Good

What Went Well

  • h3 element correctly placed and formatted
  • Proper text content with colon included
  • Document hierarchy maintained

Room for Improvement

  • Stop with the nesting doll analogies. Document hierarchy is not the same as physical containment.

Course: Learn Html By Building A Cat Photo App | Lesson 21 | February 25, 2026

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