HTML <select> (Selection List) Tag
Example
<label for="lang">Choose your option:</label>
<select name="language" id="lang">
<option value="HTML">HTML</option>
<option value="CSS">CSS</option>
<option value="JavaScript">JavaScript</option>
</select>Meaning
The <select> element defines a selection list within a form. Depending on the form of the selection list, the control allows the user to select one or more list options.
Note: A <select> element must contain at least one <option> element.
Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5
Standard Syntax
<select>
<option>text</option>
</select>Browser Support
Status
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| autocomplete | autocomplete | Providing a hint for a user agent's autocomplete feature. |
| autofocus | autofocus | Allows the author to indicate that a control is to be focused as soon as the page is loaded |
| disabled | disabled | If present, make the control non-interactive and to prevent its value from being submitted. |
| form | formId | Associate the select element with its form owner. |
| multiple | multiple | If the attribute is present, then the select element represents a control for selecting zero or more options from the list of options. |
| name | uniqueName | Represents the element’s name. |
| required | required | When specified, the user will be required to select a value before submitting the form. |
| size | valid non-negative integer | Gives the number of options to show to the user. |
Global Attributes
The <select> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <select> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
By Default CSS Value(s)
None.