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Akwa Dike
Akwa Dike
4,286 Points
Posted by Akwa Dike
Akwa Dike
4,286 Points

Please help with challenge "Add a nested ordered list to the "Shapes" list item"

This is what i coded but it keeps coming out wrong.

< ul >

< ul > 

  <li>Shapes</li>

   <ol>

      <li></li>

       <li></li>

      <li></li>

   </ol>

   <li>Colors</li>

< /ul >

< /ul >

Thomas Wilson
Thomas Wilson
1,829 Points

you need <ul> tags instead of the <ol> tags

2 Answers

Rodger Voelkel
Rodger Voelkel
21,736 Points
Rodger Voelkel
Rodger Voelkel
21,736 Points 
<ul>
    <li>Shapes
      <ul>
        <li>Shapes</li>
        <li>Colors</li>
      </ul>
    </li>
</ul>

When you have an unordered list within a list you need to make sure the close of that list is after the close of its unordered list.

Akwa Dike
Akwa Dike
4,286 Points
Akwa Dike
Akwa Dike
4,286 Points

This what i coded <ul> <li>Shapes</li> <ol> <li>triangle</li> <li>triangle</li> </ol> <li>Colors</li>

</ul>

And this is what i got 

Shapes
   1. triangle
   2. triangle
Colors

and the ordered list is needed in the shapes list item but it keep saying i'm wrong, please help with a solution somebody. i'm going crazy!