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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Dallas Quin
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Dallas Quin
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,385 Points

Button Error

Hi everyone! I keep on getting this error: Bummer: You need to add a <button> element within the form.

My button is as follows: <button type="submit">Place Order</button>

And is right under my option values, but within the form tag. Please advise? Thanks in advance!

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

  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,272 Points

Did you try the Preview? The closing tag for your select element is missing, so the button isn't being displayed.