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HTML HTML Lists HTML Lists

Posted by Josh Smith
Josh Smith
500 Points

What am I doing wrong to not make a nested ordered list inside the list item?

It request's that I make a nested ordered list. I thought that is what I am doing, but I must have the tags mixed up.

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

    <h1>HTML Lists Challenge</h1>

    <ol>
      <li>Stop</li>
      <li>Drop</li>
      <li>Roll</li>
    </ol>
    <ul>
      <li>Shapes</li>
      <ol><li>Triangle</li>
        <li>Square</li>
      </ol>


      <li>Colors</li>
    </ul>
Write your code below -->


  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points
Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

Hey Josh,

You are very close with your code! You need to put any nested lists inside the list item that is going to show them. And then, you put any list items inside the nested list, close the nested list, then close that parent list item. Here is that in action:

    <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>