HTML 4 select Tag

This page is for the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <select> Tag.

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

Also see HTML optgroup tag for grouping your option items.

Example

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)

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5.

See HTML5 <select> Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.

See this list of HTML tags for the latest list of HTML elements.