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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create Radio Buttons

Pui Lun Christin C Hebron
Pui Lun Christin C Hebron
5,693 Points
Posted by Pui Lun Christin C Hebron
Pui Lun Christin C Hebron
5,693 Points

How do I Add a label above the radio button group that says "Shirt Size:"

I put in <label>Shirt Size:</label>

but it's not 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>

        <label>Shirt Size:</label>
       <input type="radio" id="small" value="small" name="shirt_size">
        <input type="radio" id="medium" value="medium" name="shirt_size">
        <input type="radio" id="large" value="large" name="shirt_size">

      </select>



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

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,136 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,136 Points

The instructions said to add the new code "After the select menu". But the code above was added inside the select menu instead, which is not proper syntax.

A "select" element should only contain "option" (and maybe "optgroup") elements.