HTML Tag: `option`

Option in a selection form control (select) or data list (datalist).

The value of a selected option will be its textual content, unless an alternative value is explicitly applied with the value attribute.

Optional Attributes

Attribute	Description	Possible values
`value`	An explicit value that would otherwise be the content of the element.	Text.
`selected`	Automatically sets the element to be the selected option. Should only be used with one `option` element in any given `select`.	None.
`label`	A user-visible label that will otherwise be the textual content of the element.	Text.
`disabled`	Renders the option non-selectable.	None.
Global attributes

Example


<form action="dogselecta.php">
    <select name="dog">
        <option>Arctic Fox</option>
        <option>Maned Wolf</option>
        <option>Grey Wolf</option>
        <option>Red Fox</option>
        <option>Fennec</option>
        <option value="pooch" selected>Domestic Dog</option>
    </select>

    <select name="cat">
        <option label="Caracal" value="Caracal caracal"></option>
        <option label="Clouded leopard" value="Neofelis nebulosa"></option>
        <option label="Fishing cat" value="Prionailurus viverrinus"></option>
        <option label="Marbled cat" value="Pardofelis marmorata"></option>
        <option label="Serval" value="Leptailurus serval"></option>
        <option label="Ocelot" value="Leopardus pardalis"></option>
    </select>

    <input type="submit">
</form>