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Example

A drop-down list with four options:

<label for="cars">Choose a car:</label><select id="cars"> <option value="volvo">Volvo</option> <option value="saab">Saab</option> <option value="opel">Opel</option> <option value="audi">Audi</option> </select> Try it Yourself »

More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

Definition and Usage

The <option> tag defines an option in a select list.

<option> elements go inside a <select>, <optgroup>, or <datalist> element.

Note: The <option> tag can be used without any attributes, but you usually need the value attribute, which indicates what is sent to the server on form submission.

Tip: If you have a long list of options, you can group related options within the <optgroup> tag.

Browser Support

Element
<option> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Attributes

Attribute Value Description
disabled disabled Specifies that an option should be disabled
label text Specifies a shorter label for an option
selected selected Specifies that an option should be pre-selected when the page loads
value text Specifies the value to be sent to a server

Global Attributes

The <option> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <option> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

More Examples

Example

Use of <option> in a <datalist> element:

<label for="browser">Choose your browser from the list:</label> <input list="browsers" name="browser" id="browser"><datalist id="browsers"> <option value="Edge"> <option value="Firefox"> <option value="Chrome"> <option value="Opera"> <option value="Safari"> </datalist> Try it Yourself »

Example

Use of <option> in <optgroup> elements:

<label for="cars">Choose a car:</label><select id="cars"> <optgroup label="Swedish Cars"> <option value="volvo">Volvo</option> <option value="saab">Saab</option> </optgroup> <optgroup label="German Cars"> <option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option> <option value="audi">Audi</option> </optgroup> </select> Try it Yourself »

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: Option Object

Default CSS Settings

None.

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