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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Adan Botello
Adan Botello
1,830 Points
Posted by Adan Botello
Adan Botello
1,830 Points

HTML Forms Challange Task 3 of 4

Challenge Task 3 of 4 Add a label element to the select menu with the text "Shirt Color:"

Bummer: You need to add a label for the 'color' select element.

index.html ///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="shirt_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>

  </select>
</form>

​ </body> </html>

///html

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="shirt_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>

      </select>
    </form>

  </body>
</html>
Adan Botello
Adan Botello
1,830 Points
Adan Botello
Adan Botello
1,830 Points

Sorry, I haven't gotten the hang of posting a question properly. I cant seem to find what am I doing wrong in this challenge task. Ive even tried using the <optgroup> element with the label="color" and its still saying its not right. Im stuck on this question, please help.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,148 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
216,148 Points

The error message contains a clue: "Bummer: You need to add a label for the 'color' select element."

But the label code has   for="shirt_color"   instead of   for="color".