In our ongoing series of lessons on the components of HTML, we will focus on HTML select in this article. The HTML <select> element is used to define a selection list within a form. The selection list is displayed as a drop-down menu from which the user can select one or more options, depending on its attributes.

What is an HTML Select Tag?

The HTML <select> tag is used to create a dropdown list. It is also used in forms to collect user input. 

The <option> tag is used to display available options in a dropdown menu.

html-select-tag

This will produce the following result:

output-html-select.

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An Example of Using the HTML <select> Tag With the <optgroup> tag

optgroup-tag

This will produce the following result:

output-optgroup-tag.

Attributes

The HTML <select> tag supports the following attributes:

Attribute

Value

Description

autofocus

autofocus

Specifies that the list should be focused after the page loads

disabled

disabled

Specifies that the drop-down list should be disabled

form

form_id

Specifies one or more form

size

number

Specifies the number of visible options in a drop-down list

required

required

Specifies that the user must select the value before submitting the form.

multiple

multiple

Specifies that multiple values can be selected at a time

name

name

Defines the name for the drop-down menu.

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Conclusion

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