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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Alexander Del Salto
Alexander Del Salto
2,872 Points
Posted by Alexander Del Salto
Alexander Del Salto
2,872 Points

Hi need help with this instruction in my HTML Forms lesson: 'Add a submit button with the text "Place Order".'

I've entered the button element as follows and feel it should work given I have nested it within the Form elements and the syntax is exactly like what i have in Workspaces - which works:

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

Can you please share where I'm going 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">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>

2 Answers

William Twiner
William Twiner
2,605 Points
William Twiner
William Twiner
2,605 Points

Ah I found out

You will need to close your </select> tag (element?) and it will work.

William Twiner
William Twiner
2,605 Points
William Twiner
William Twiner
2,605 Points

I did the same thing. Is there a bug in 'check work'?