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Tarek Salha
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 9,441 Pointshow to add the list items square and circle
how to add the list items square and circle
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Lists Challenge</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>HTML Lists Challenge</h1>
<!-- Write your code below -->
<ol>
<li>Stop</li>
<li>Drop</li>
<li>Roll</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Shapes
<ol>Square</ol>
<ol>Circle</ol>
</li>
<li>Colors</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
![Steven Parker](https://uploads.teamtreehouse.com/production/profile-photos/969492/micro_tool_chess_set_2.jpg)
Steven Parker
230,688 PointsA list, either ul
or ol
, should only contain list items (li
) as direct children. Both of your shape names should be inside li
tags, and they should both be inside a shared ol
element parent.
I'l bet you can get it now without an explicit code spoiler.
![Abbey Tipton](https://uploads.teamtreehouse.com/production/profile-photos/9769012/micro_IMG_9453.jpg)
Abbey Tipton
16,846 PointsHey there! Your code is really close. You have:
<ul>
<li>Shapes
<ol>Square</ol>
<ol>Circle</ol>
</li>
<li>Colors</li>
</ul>
But, the ol tag is used to start a new unordered list, rather than to designate items in that list. You should start a new ol tag and then use the li tag on each list item, just like you did in your first ordered list. Like this:
<ul>
<li>Shapes
<ol>
<li>Square</li>
<li>Circle</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Colors</li>
</ul>
I hope that helps!