HTML selected Attribute: This attribute is defined as a boolean attribute. This attribute specifies that an option should be pre-selected when the page loads. And the pre-selected option will be displayed first in the drop-down list.
HTML selected Attribute
This attribute can be applied on <option> element.
Syntax: <option selected>
Browser Support
This attribute is supported by the following browsers:
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- Opera
- Internet Explorer
Example: for <option> element
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <select> <option value="html">HTML</option> <option value="css">CSS</option> <option value="java">JAVA</option> <option value="C" selected>C</option> </select> </body> </html>
Output: