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HTML HTML Lists HTML Lists

Posted by Josh Harris
Josh Harris
1,627 Points

Error on the list challenge

I can't get past step 5 on this test? It asked to try adding an ordered list nested inside the list item shapes. I must be missing something really obvious here. The code is below.

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

<h1>HTML Lists Challenge</h1>

<!-- Write your code below -->

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

<ul>
  <li>Shapes</li>
    <ol>
      <li>Stop</li>
      <li>Drop</li>
      <li>Roll</li>
    </ol>
  <li>Colors</li>
</ul>

</body> </html>

3 Answers

Adam Sackfield
Adam Sackfield
Courses Plus Student 19,663 Points

So close, but to add it inside another list item you need it actually inside like below

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

     <ul>
         <li>Shapes                           // See how I left it open
            <ol>           
                <li>Stop</li>
                <li>Drop</li>
                <li>Roll</li>
           </ol>
          </li>                                    // Then closed it here 
          <li>Colors</li>
     </ul>
Emanuel Bucsa
Emanuel Bucsa
7,697 Points
Emanuel Bucsa
Emanuel Bucsa
7,697 Points

You have to nest the ordered list into the first list item:

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

    <ul>
      <li>Shapes
      <ol>
        <li>Square</li>
        <li>Circle</li>
        </ol>
      </li>

      <li>Colors</li>
    </ul>
Josh Harris
Josh Harris
1,627 Points
Josh Harris
Josh Harris
1,627 Points

Yep, serious brain fart. Thanks for the quick fix guys.

Adam Sackfield
Adam Sackfield
Courses Plus Student 19,663 Points

Haha, no worries a fresh pair of eyes is sometimes all that is needed.

Good luck!