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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
Posted by AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

I am stuck! Add a label element to the select menu with the text "Shirt Color"

Someone please help me out! I'll vote up for them!

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>
      <select id="color" name="shirt_color">
        <label for="blue">Shirt Color:</label>
      <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>

3 Answers

Preston Skaggs
Preston Skaggs
11,818 Points

You are adding a label for the id "blue" not "color" which is the id of your select menu.

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

Hey Preston Skaggs! So what's the answer?

Preston Skaggs
Preston Skaggs
11,818 Points 
<label for="color">Shirt Color: </label>

This will add the label to the select menu with the id="color".

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

Are you there.Please help me now

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

Thanks for the help! I couldn't have passed it with out you. I marked it as best answer.

Preston Skaggs
Preston Skaggs
11,818 Points

You are welcome.

Enyel Cuadro
Enyel Cuadro
12,884 Points
Enyel Cuadro
Enyel Cuadro
12,884 Points

hey its said that "Bummer! You need to add a label for the 'color' select element."

Ruslan Khlynovskiy
Ruslan Khlynovskiy
2,609 Points
Ruslan Khlynovskiy
Ruslan Khlynovskiy
2,609 Points

<label for="color">Shirt Color: </label> should be BEFORE <select>.

Ruslan Khlynovskiy
Ruslan Khlynovskiy
2,609 Points
Ruslan Khlynovskiy
Ruslan Khlynovskiy
2,609 Points

<label for="color">Shirt Color: </label> should be BEFORE <select>.