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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create Radio Buttons

Gunter Schroder
Gunter Schroder
2,804 Points
Posted by Gunter Schroder
Gunter Schroder
2,804 Points

What's wrong with this code:

<!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="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>
  <label>Shirt Size:</label>
  <label for="small">Small</label>

<input type="radio" id="small" value="small" name="shirt_size"> <label for="medium">Medium</label> <input type="radio" id="medium" value="medium" name="shirt_size">
<label for="large">Large</label> <input type="radio" id="large" value="large" name="shirt_size"> <button type="submit">Place Order</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">
      <h1>Shirt Order Form</h1>
      <label for="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>
      <label>Shirt Size:</label>
      <label for="small">Small</label>
 <input type="radio" id="small" value="small" name="shirt_size">
      <label for="medium">Medium</label>
   <input type="radio" id="medium" value="medium" name="shirt_size">   
      <label for="large">Large</label>
<input type="radio" id="large" value="large" name="shirt_size">
      <button type="submit">Place Order</button>
    </form>
  </body>
</html>
Gunter Schroder
Gunter Schroder
2,804 Points
Gunter Schroder
Gunter Schroder
2,804 Points

Keep getting the red x for the above code. Help!

2 Answers

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points
Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

Hey Gunter,

Your labels for each shirt size should come after the radio button they are associated with. 

    <label>Shirt Size:</label>
 <input type="radio" id="small" value="small" name="shirt_size">
      <label for="small">Small</label>
   <input type="radio" id="medium" value="medium" name="shirt_size">  
      <label for="medium">Medium</label>
  <input type="radio" id="large" value="large" name="shirt_size">  
      <label for="large">Large</label>
Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

You're welcome, Gunter! :) Good luck!