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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Cody Flack
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Cody Flack
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 13,213 Points
Posted by Cody Flack
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Cody Flack
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 13,213 Points

My label element won't work

I can't get the label element to work, please help

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 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>

2 Answers

Mikkel Rasmussen
Mikkel Rasmussen
31,772 Points
Mikkel Rasmussen
Mikkel Rasmussen
31,772 Points 
<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>

The label element need to be outside the select

Alyssa Burkett
Alyssa Burkett
1,229 Points
Alyssa Burkett
Alyssa Burkett
1,229 Points

The code is overridden when used in the order you have it in. By moving the label above the select element it will understand the rule you are applying.