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 a 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 the option is disabled.
- label: This attribute contains the text value which represents the shorted label for the option.
- selected: This attribute contains the value selected which represents the item that is pre-selected when the browser loaded.
- value: This attribute contains the value text sent to the server.
Example 1:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < body > < h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 > < h2 >HTML option Tag</ h2 > < select > <!-- option tag starts --> < 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 > <!-- option tag ends --> </ select > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Example 2:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < body > < h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 > < h2 >HTML option Tag</ h2 > < strong >Select City< br ></ strong > < select > <!-- option tag starts --> < option >Allahabad</ option > < option >Pryagraj</ option > < option >Jaipur</ option > < option >Noida</ option > <!-- option tag ends --> </ select > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1+
- Edge 12+
- Firefox 1+
- Safari
- Opera
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