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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Posted by Dave Protheroe
Dave Protheroe
2,341 Points

<option> elements within the <select> element. It says add some, but I'm sure I have already!

It's saying to add <option> elements inside the select> but there are. I'm I just doing something obviously wrong. Not sure if I've just been staring at it to long! Please help.

index.html 
<!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" name="shirt_color"></label>
            <select id="color" name="shirt_color">
            <optgroup label="shirt_color">
              <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>
            </optgroup>
            </select>
</form>

  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

Remove the optgroup tag

Dave Protheroe
Dave Protheroe
2,341 Points

Thanks, really appreciate that, it was sending me mad!