HTML | <datalist> Tag - GeeksforGeeks

The <datalist> tag is used to provide autocomplete feature in the HTML files. It can be used with input tag so that users can easily fill the data in the forms using select the data.

Syntax:

<datalist> ... </datalist>

Example 1:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>Datalist Tag</title> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <form action=""> 
            <label>Your Cars Name: </label> 
            <input list="cars"> 
            <datalist id="cars"> 
                <option value="BMW"/> 
                <option value="Bentley"/> 
                <option value="Mercedes"/> 
                <option value="Audi"/> 
                <option value="Volkswagen"/> 
            </datalist> 
        </form> 
    </body> 
</html>                     

Output:
SS1

Example 2: The <datalist> tag object can be easily accessed by input attribute type.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>Datalist Tag</title> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <form action=""> 
            <label>Your Cars Name: </label> 
            <input list="cars" id="carsInput"> 
            <datalist id="cars"> 
                <option value="BMW"/> 
                <option value="Bentley"/> 
                <option value="Mercedes"/> 
                <option value="Audi"/> 
                <option value="Volkswagen"/> 
            </datalist> 
            <button onclick="datalistcall()" type="button"> 
                Click Here</button> 
        </form> 
        <p id="output"></p> 
                <!-- Will display the selelct option -->
        <script type="text/javascript"> 
            function datalistcall(){ 
                  var o1 = document.getElementById("carsInput").value; 
                  document.getElementById("output").innerHTML = "You select " 
                    + o1 + " option"; 
            } 
        </script> 
    </body> 
</html>                         

Output:
SS2

Supported Browsers: The browsers which support <datalist> tag are listed below:

Google Chrome 20.0 and above
Internet Explorer 10.0 and above
Firefox 4.0 and above
Opera 9.0 and above
Safari 11.1

Note: Safari browser is not supported this tag.

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