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HTML HTML Forms Form Basics Create a Submit Button

Moises Miguel
Moises Miguel
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Posted by Moises Miguel
Moises Miguel
5,028 Points

After the textarea, create a button element. Between the button tags, write the text "Submit Comment". Don't add any att

After the textarea, create a button element. Between the button tags, write the text "Submit Comment". Don't add any attributes yet.

I have no idea what is wrong with my code

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>HTML Forms</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <form action="index.html" method="post">
      <input type="text" id="name" name="user_name"/> 
      <textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"/>
      <button>Submit Comment</button>
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Frederico Graciano
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Frederico Graciano
Courses Plus Student 2,768 Points
Frederico Graciano
Frederico Graciano
Courses Plus Student 2,768 Points

The problem is not the 

<button>Submit Comment</button>

The problem is that you did not close the textarea element in the right way.

the correct way to close the textarea is like this:

<textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"/>  <!--Wrong way with the /-->

<textarea id="comment" name="user_comment"></textarea> <!--Right way with the open and close <textarea></textarea>-->