The HTML <option></option>
element is used to create a control representing an option of a <select>
, <optgroup>
, or <datalist>
element. In other words, it defines an option in a selected list.
Attributes[]
disabled
- If this Boolean attribute is set, this option is not checkable. Often browsers cancel out such control and it won't receive any browsing event, like mouse clicks or focus-related ones. If this attribute is not set, the element can still be disabled if one its ancestors is a disabled<optgroup>
element.label
- This attribute is text for the label indicating the meaning of the option. If this attribute isn't defined, its value is that of the element text content.selected
- If present, this Boolean attribute indicates that the option is initially selected. If the<option>
element is the descendant of a<select>
element whosemultiple
attribute is not set, only one single<option>
of this<select>
element may have this attribute.value
- The textual content of this attribute represents the label explaining the option. If it is not defined, its default value is the text content of the element.
HTML example:
<select> <option>Red</option> <option>Blue</option> </select>