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Posted by Thenet Joubert
Thenet Joubert
864 Points

Add a nested ordered list to the "Shapes" list item.

Hi there, please help me, I don't know what I'm doing wrong.... (I've added circle and circles)

<ul> <li>Shapes</li> <ol> <li>circle</li> <li>circles</li> </ol> <li>Colors</li> </ul>

Thenet Joubert
Thenet Joubert
864 Points

So I had it like this:

<ul> <li>Shapes</li> <ol> <li></li> <li></li> </ol> <li>Colors</li> </ul>

But it should be like this - don't close the first <li> until after the nested <ol>:

<ul> <li>Shapes <ol> <li></li> <li></li> </ol> </li> <li>Colors</li> </ul>

3 Answers

Dave McFarland
STAFF
Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher
Dave McFarland
Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher

To nest a list inside another list, you need to enclose the new list before the closing </li> tag of the parent list item. For example:

<ul>
  <li>Shapes
      <ol> <!-- this is the nested list. You place it INSIDE the "shapes" list item -->
          <li>Square</li>
          <li>Circle</li>
      </ol>
  </li> <!-- this is the closing tag for shapes -->
  <li>Colors</li>
</ul>
Adam Sackfield
PLUS
Adam Sackfield
Pro Student 19,663 Points
Adam Sackfield
Adam Sackfield
Courses Plus Student 19,663 Points

Something like this 

    <ul>
        <li>Shapes
             <ol>
                  <li>I'm inside shapes! Yippeee</li>
             </ol>
        </li>
    </ul>

Hope this helps

Fuad Adetoro
Fuad Adetoro
6,490 Points
Fuad Adetoro
Fuad Adetoro
6,490 Points

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