How To Remove Blank Space On Top Of Page?

I'm redoing my entire website, because I'm trying to get away from my 'just-learning' style of page. One thing I noticed was that there is a large blank gap that shows up as soon a

Solution 1:

Without code it is hard to determine... you could try a css reset on the body...

body{margin:0;padding:0;}

Also, after you edited the code, i see a secondary } after your body edit.

Solution 2:

your html is not valid. this was prepared  

table in html is written like this:

<table> <!-- start table -->
     <tr> <!-- start table row -->
           <td></td> <!-- table cell-->
     </tr> <!-- end table row -->
</table> <!-- end table -->