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Adan Botello
1,830 PointsHTML 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
<!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>
1 Answer

Steven Parker
216,148 PointsThe 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"
.
Adan Botello
1,830 PointsAdan Botello
1,830 PointsSorry, 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.