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Michelle Mok
Michelle Mok
3,488 Points
Posted by Michelle Mok
Michelle Mok
3,488 Points

nested lists.

for challenge task 5 of 6, would this coding be acceptable for nested lists?

<ul>
    <li>Shapes</li>
      <ol>
      </ol>
</ul>

4 Answers

Dino Paškvan
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Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points
Dino Paškvan
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points

The ordered list needs to be nested inside the Shapes li element:

<ul>
  <li>
    Shapes
    <ol></ol>
  </li>
  <li>Colors</li>
</ul>
Jason Anello
PLUS
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi MIchelle,

The nested <ol> has to be contained inside your li So it should come after "Shapes" but before your closing </li>

The only direct children of a <ul> are <li>'s or scripts. You can't have a <ol> as a direct child of a <ul>

Michelle Mok
Michelle Mok
3,488 Points
Michelle Mok
Michelle Mok
3,488 Points

Thanks!

Would the same format apply if the <ul> element were to be nested within an <ol> element? Is this correct?

<ol>
  <li>
    Shapes
    <ul></ul>
  </li>
  <li>Colors</li>
</ol>
Dino Paškvan
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points

Yes, it would.

Also, please note that when posting code on the forums, you have to wrap it with three backticks (```), so that it's visible and properly formatted. I've edited your post to add them.

Check the Markdown Cheatsheet (under the post text area) for more info and an example of usage.

Michelle Mok
Michelle Mok
3,488 Points
Michelle Mok
Michelle Mok
3,488 Points

I was wondering about how to show the code. THANKS!!