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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Posted by jclaurent2
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jclaurent2
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,899 Points

You need to add a label for the 'color' select element.

any idea why is going 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 name="shirt_color" id="color">

              <label for="color">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

Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
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Hi Jc,

You nearly had it, the label element will display the text above your dropdown list. Therefore it has to be placed outside / above your select element, in the select element you'll only add your options and optgroup if needed.

Hope this helps.

<!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 name="shirt_color" id="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>
    </form>

  </body>
</html>
jclaurent2
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thks bud!