HTML element: <option>
Attributes
Attribute |
Value(s) |
Description |
Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
disabled |
— |
When specified, this attribute indicates that the option is initially disabled. |
4.6 or later |
label |
text |
This attribute allows you to specify a label for the option. This attribute is useful when the content of the <option> element is excessively long. |
4.6 or later |
selected |
— |
When specified, this attribute indicates that the option is initially selected. |
3.7 or later |
value |
text |
This attribute specifies the initial value of the element. If this attribute is not set, the initial value is set to the contents of the <option> element. |
4.6 or later |
Common attributes
The <option> element supports the class, dir, id, lang, style, and title attributes.
For more information, see Common attributes.
Event attributes
The <option> element supports the onclick, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseout, onmouseover, and onmouseup events.
For more information, see HTML event attributes.