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Kelly Burchfield
1,563 PointsConfused about label element format - any suggestions?
<h1>Shirt Order Form</h1> <label for="shirt_color">Shirt Color</label> <select id="color" name="shirt_color">
<input id="shirt_color" name="shirt_color" type="text"/>
<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>
<!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="shirt_color">Shirt Color</label>
<select id="color" name="shirt_color">
<input id="shirt_color" name="shirt_color" type="text"/>
<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
Kelly Burchfield
1,563 PointsThat worked - thanks very much!
jb30
44,807 PointsThe label should be linked to <select id="color" name="shirt_color">, which has the id of color. Try changing <label for="shirt_color">Shirt Color</label> to <label for="color">Shirt Color</label> and removing the line <input id="shirt_color" name="shirt_color" type="text"/>.