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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
