HTML <select> tag represents select options within drop-down list control.
The select tag is the parent tag of HTML <option> tag that is used to define the options for the dropdown list. Also see HTML <datalist> tag that is used to define an auto-complete list for input control and <optgroup> tag that is used to define group of options within dropdown list control.
HTML select Tag Sample Code
<html> <head> <title>HTML/HTML5 select Tag with Example</title> </head> <body> <p>HTML select tag with multiple selections (Ctrl + click on option item)</p> <select size="4" multiple="multiple"> <option value="MH">Maharastra</option> <option value="Please select" selected="selected">Please select</option> <option value="GJ">Gujarat</option> <option value="MP">Madhya Pradesh</option> <option value="UP">Uttar Pradesh</option> </select> <p>HTML select tag without multiple selections</p> <select> <option value="MH">Maharastra</option> <option value="Please select" selected="selected">Please select</option> <option value="GJ">Gujarat</option> <option value="MP">Madhya Pradesh</option> <option value="UP">Uttar Pradesh</option> </select> </body> </html>
HTML select Tag Sample Result
HTML select tag with multiple selections (Ctrl + click on option item)
HTML select tag without multiple selections
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are select tag attributes that are supported by <select> tag.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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autofocus | autofocus | Represents the autofocus to the dropdown on page load |
disabled | disabled | Represents whether dropdown is disabled or not on page load |
multiple | multiple | Allow to select multiple options from dropdown option list |
name | name | Represents the name of the dropdown control |
size | option_size | Represents the size in number to show options in dropdown list |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <select> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <select> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <select> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <select> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |