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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Posted by Brian Maguire
Brian Maguire
9,416 Points

Hi. Add a submit button with the text "Place Order". Bummer - You need to put button inside form.? I though I did.?

What did I do wrong?

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">shirtcolor:</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>
Brian Maguire
Brian Maguire
9,416 Points

Thank you so much!! Couldn't see it. It was driving me crazy.

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

Nothing wrong. Good learning!

1 Answer

Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points
Adam Beer
Adam Beer
11,314 Points

Hi Brian. Just a typo. Give the button outside the select element. You leave the closing select element. Hope this help.

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