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HTML HTML Forms Form Basics Create a Submit Button

Posted by Shelli Boyles
Shelli Boyles
519 Points

Not sure what I'm doing incorrectly with the <button> element inside the <form>

I am completing the task of creating a button element with submit comment between the tags. I keep getting the "bummer" message that I need to add a <button> element inside the <form> which I am doing. What am I doing wrong?

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>
Mike Schaming
Mike Schaming
13,925 Points
Mike Schaming
Mike Schaming
13,925 Points

*I haven't viewed the challenge, but do you have to give the <button> a type? like <button type="">

1 Answer

Alex Painter
Alex Painter
10,242 Points
Alex Painter
Alex Painter
10,242 Points

think it may need to be something like this;

<button type="button">Submit Comment</button>