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HTML HTML Forms Choosing Options Create a Select Menu

Posted by Abson Chifodya
Abson Chifodya
11,817 Points

option element..

i dont seem to have aan option element where the value attribute is set to "red"..

am stuck 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>
      <select id="color" name="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>

      </select>  


    </form>

  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Valeshan Naidoo
Valeshan Naidoo
27,008 Points
Valeshan Naidoo
Valeshan Naidoo
27,008 Points

The value attributes for each of the options should be in lower-case.