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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create Checkboxes

Matthew Lehman
Matthew Lehman
5,282 Points
Posted by Matthew Lehman
Matthew Lehman
5,282 Points

Add labels for the two checkboxes that say "Fast Shipping" and "Subscribe to Newsletter". Then add line breaks after the

May someone please help me in this code challenge. (its task 3 of 3)

I can't seem to get this working.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Forms</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form action="index.html" method="post">
      <h1>Shirt Order Form</h1>
      <label for="color">Shirt Color:</label>
      <select id="color" name="shirt_color">
        <option value="red">Red</option>
        <option value="yellow">Yellow</option>
        <option value="purple">Purple</option>
        <option value="blue">Blue</option>
        <option value="green">Green</option>
        <option value="orange">Orange</option>
      </select>
      <label>Shirt Size:</label>
      <input type="radio" id="small" value="small" name="shirt_size"><label for="small">Small</label><br>
      <input type="radio" id="medium" value="medium" name="shirt_size"><label for="medium">Medium</label><br>
      <input type="radio" id="large" value="large" name="shirt_size"><label for="large">Large</label><br>

      <input type="checkbox"id="shipping"value="fast_shipping"><label for="fast_shipping"></label><br>
      <input type="checkbox"id="newsletter"value="subscribe"><label for="subscribe_to_newsletter"></label><br>

      <button type="submit">Place Order</button>
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Julian Aramburu
Julian Aramburu
11,368 Points
Julian Aramburu
Julian Aramburu
11,368 Points

Hi Matthew! When creating labels for your elements in your forms the value of the for attribute must be equal to the value of the id of the element you intend to target, so in this case the for value must be "shipping" and "newsletter".

Hope you find this answer helpful! Keep Coding!

Matthew Lehman
Matthew Lehman
5,282 Points
Matthew Lehman
Matthew Lehman
5,282 Points

Thanks so much

I actually noticed the typing moments after I submitted the question,

thank you for your input