# VS Code HTML Blank

**URL:** <https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/vs-code-html-blank/73240>\
**Category:** HTML/CSS\
**Created:** [August 28, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/vs-code-html-blank/73240 "2026-08-28T17:03:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Andy10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@Andy10](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/Andy10)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/vs-code-html-blank/73240/1 "2026-08-28T17:03:01Z")

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During the lesson, Mosh creates boilerplate blanks to work with. I’m trying to do that in VSCode and can’t seem to get it to work. Is it possible that the video runs on an earlier version of VSCode than the current download? Let me show you the problem:

1. on the right hand column, I create a new file that I’ll call Index2.html
2. a blank shows up (except it has numbered lines, which differs from the video).
3. I type 

Now I want to get a boilerplate blank with a , etc. Mosh went over this really quickly and I can’t find the video sequence where he does it.

Thanks for any insights.

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**Author:** ![VenkatJaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e99b99/32.png) [@VenkatJaga](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/VenkatJaga)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/vs-code-html-blank/73240/2 "2026-09-03T04:53:51Z")

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Which course and topic are you referring to?