HTML select Tag

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.

The HTML select tag is used for defining a select list.

Also see HTML optgroup tag for grouping your option items.

Example


<select>
  <option value ="sydney">Sydney</option>
  <option value ="melbourne">Melbourne</option>
  <option value ="cromwell">Cromwell</option>
  <option value ="queenstown">Queenstown</option>
</select>

Attributes:

Attributes specific to this tag:
Attribute	Description
name	Assigns a name to the select list.
size	Specifies the number of rows to be visible at the same time.
multiple	Specifies that multiple selections can be made.
Other Attributes:
Attribute	Description
class	Document wide identifier.
id	Document wide identifier
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
lang	Language code
style	Inline style (CSS).
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element.
tabindex	Helps determine the tabbing order (when the user 'tabs' through the elements on the page).
disabled	Disables the input control. The button won't accept changes from the user. It also cannot receive focus and will be skipped when tabbing.
onclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
ondbclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousedown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseover	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousemove	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseout	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeypress	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeydown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeyup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)

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HTML select Tag

Also see the HTML 5 version of HTML tags

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