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. And the group of options can be created using <optgroup> Tag. It creates a group of related menu items.
HTML <option>Tag
This HTML option tag supports both the global and the event attributes.
Syntax: <option> Text </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 pre-selected when browser loaded.
- value: This attribute contains the value text sent to the server.
Browser compatibility
The HTML<option>tag is supported by different types of browsers.
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
- Internet Explorer
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <select> <option value="html">HTML</option> <option value="css">CSS</option> <option value="c">C</option> <option value="java">JAVA</option> </select> </body> </html>
Output:
Attributes that are supported by the <option> tag
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| disabled | disabled | Describes that an option must be deleted |
| label | text | Describes a shorter label for an option |
| selected | selected | Describes that an option must be pre-selected when the page loads |
| value | text | Describes the value to be sent to a server |