HTML | option Tag
The <option> tag in HTML is used to choose an option from a Drop-Down menu. This tag can be used with or without any attributes and needed value can be sent to the server.
The group of options can be created using <optgroup> Tag. It creates the group of related menu items.
Syntax:
<option> Contents... </option>
Attributes: The <option> tag contains four attributes which are listed below:
- disabled: This attribute contains the value disabled which represents option is disabled.
- label: This attribute contains the text value which represents the shorted label for option.
- selected: This attribute contains the value selected which represents the item is per-selected when browser loaded.
- value: This attribute contains the value text which sent to the server.
Example 1:
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title >option tag</ title > < style > body { text-align:center; } h1 { color:green; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 > < h2 >< option > Tag</ h2 > < select > < option >Choose an option</ option > < option value = "html" >HTML</ option > < option value = "java" >JAVA</ option > < option value = "C++" >C++</ option > < option value = "php" >PHP</ option > < option value = "perl" >PERL</ option > </ select > </ body > </ html > |
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Example 2:
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title >option tag</ title > < style > body { text-align:center; } h1 { color:green; } </ style > </ head > < body > < h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 > < h2 >< option > Tag</ h2 > < strong >Select City< br ></ strong > < select > < option >Allahabad</ option > < option >Pryagraj</ option > < option >Jaipur</ option > < option >Noida</ option > </ select > </ body > </ html > |
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Supported Browsers: The browser supported by <option> tag are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Safari
- Opera