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HTML HTML Forms Organizing Forms Add Fieldsets and Legends

Posted by Matt Dobson
Matt Dobson
11,238 Points

step 2 not working…?

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>HTML Forms</title> </head> <body>

<form action="index.html" method="post">
  <fieldset><legend>Tell us about yourself.</legend><label for="name">Name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="name" name="user_name">
  <label for="email">Email:</label>
    <input type="email" id="email" name="user_email"></fieldset>
 <fieldset><legend>Tell us about yourself.</legend><label for="comment">Comment:</label>
  <fieldset><textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"></textarea></fieldset>
   <button type="submit">Submit Comment</button>
</form>

</body> </html>

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Forms</title>
  </head>
  <body>

    <form action="index.html" method="post">
      <fieldset><legend>Tell us about yourself.</legend><label for="name">Name:</label>
      <input type="text" id="name" name="user_name">
      <label for="email">Email:</label>
        <input type="email" id="email" name="user_email"></fieldset>
     <fieldset><legend>Tell us about yourself.</legend><label for="comment">Comment:</label>
      <fieldset><textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"></textarea></fieldset>
       <button type="submit">Submit Comment</button>
    </form>

  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

Two things stand out at first glance:

  • you only need one "fieldset" around the "label" and "textarea" associated with the comment
  • the legends are not added until tasks 3 and 4