HTML <optgroup> Tag
This tag is used to create a group of the same category options in a drop-down list. The <optgroup> tag is required when there is a long list of the item exists.
Syntax:
<optgroup>
<option>..</option>
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</optgroup>Attributes:
- label: It is used to specify the label for an optgroup.
- disabled: It is used to disable the option-group in a list.
Example 1:
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>HTML optgroup Tag</h2> <select> <!-- optgroup tag starts --> <optgroup label="Programming Languages"> <option value="C">C</option> <option value="C++">C++</option> <option value="Java">Java</option> </optgroup> <optgroup label="Scripting Language"> <option value="JavaScript">JavaScript</option> <option value="PHP">PHP</option> <option value="Shell">Shell</option> </optgroup> <!-- optgroup tag ends --> </select></body></html> |
Output:
Example 2:
html
<!DOCTYPE html><html><body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>HTML optgroup Tag</h2> <select> <!-- optgroup tag starts --> <optgroup label="Programming Languages"> <option value="C">C</option> <option value="C++">C++</option> <option value="Java">Java</option> </optgroup> <optgroup label="Scripting Language" disabled> <option value="JavaScript">JavaScript</option> <option value="PHP">PHP</option> <option value="Shell">Shell</option> </optgroup> <!-- optgroup tag ends --> </select></body></html> |
Output:
Supported Browser:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Internet Explorer 5.5
- Firefox 1
- Opera
- Safari
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