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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Samuel Duarte
Samuel Duarte
2,929 Points
Posted by Samuel Duarte
Samuel Duarte
2,929 Points

Label

I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

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="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>
    </form>

  </body>
</html>
Samuel Duarte
Samuel Duarte
2,929 Points
Samuel Duarte
Samuel Duarte
2,929 Points

I am trying to figure out this question. {Add a label element to the select menu with the text "Shirt Color:"}

4 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,582 Points

Since the label is for the select element place the code just before that.

<label for="color">Shirt Color</label>

Note: The for attribute has been set to "color" which is the id of the select element.

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,582 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,582 Points

label is a separate element with it's own tags. It has a 'for' attribute which allows you to bind the label to another element. You can read about it here

Samuel Duarte
Samuel Duarte
2,929 Points
Samuel Duarte
Samuel Duarte
2,929 Points

How and where would I put it in the code?

Samuel Duarte
Samuel Duarte
2,929 Points
Samuel Duarte
Samuel Duarte
2,929 Points

Thank you for your help! I was putting the code in the wrong spot!