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HTML HTML Lists HTML Lists

Chris Gains
Chris Gains
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Posted by Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points

Can anyone take a look at my code to question - Add a nested ordered list to the "Shapes" list item.

<dl> <ol> <li>Stop</li> <li>Drop</li> <li>Roll</li> </ol>

<ul> <li>Shapes</li> <ol> <li></li> </ol> <li>Colors</li> </ul> </dl>

7 Answers

Callum King
Callum King
6,470 Points
Callum King
Callum King
6,470 Points

There is no code Chris? Use the 3 backticks (```) on the line before and after your code.

Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points
Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points

Hi Callum

Here it is

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML Lists Challenge</title> </head> <body>

<h1>HTML Lists Challenge</h1>

<!-- Write your code below -->
<dl>
  <ol>
    <li>Stop</li>
    <li>Drop</li>
    <li>Roll</li>
  </ol>

  <ul>
    <li>Shapes</li>
    <ol>
       <li></li>
    </ol>
    <li>Colors</li>
  <ul>
</dl>

</body> </html>

James Anwyl
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James Anwyl
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James Anwyl
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Hi Chris,

Looks like you may be mixing different types of list together which is why its not working.

An unordered list looks like:

<ul>
    <li>Example Content</li>
    <li>Example Content 2</li>
</ul>

An ordered list looks like:

<ol>
    <li>Example Content</li>
    <li>Example Content 2</li>
</ol>

A definition list looks like:

<dl>
  <dt>Title</dt>
    <dd>Description</dd>
  <dt>Title 2</dt>
    <dd>Description 2</dd>
</dl>

A nested ordered list (an ordered list inside an ordered list), should look something like:

<ol>
    <li>Content 1</li>
    <li>Content 2:
        <ol>
            <li>Nested content 1</li>
            <li>Nested content 2</li>
        </ol>
    </li>
    <li>Content 3</li>
</ol>

Hope this helps!

Callum King
Callum King
6,470 Points
Callum King
Callum King
6,470 Points

The ol tags should be within the li tags for the shapes list.

    <ul>
      <li>Shapes
        <ol></ol>
      </li>
      <li>Colors</li>
    </ul>
Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points
Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points

I was getting confused by adding the </li> after 'Shape'

Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points
Chris Gains
Chris Gains
2,888 Points

I was getting confused by adding the </li> after 'Shape'