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HTML Tag: select

A drop-down list form element. option elements within the select element define each list item.

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Required Attributes

  • None.

Optional Attributes

  • name can be used so that the value of the selected option element can be processed.
  • size can be used to specify how many items of the list are displayed at any time. The default is 1.
  • multiple can be used to specify that more than one item from the list can be selected. This must be used in the format multiple="multiple".
  • disabled can be used to disable an element. It must be used in the format disabled="disabled".
  • tabindex can be used to specify where the element appears in the tab order of the page.
  • Common attributes

Example


<select name="dogs">
	<option>Domestic Dog</option>
	<option>Arctic Fox</option>
	<option>Maned Wolf</option>
	<option>Grey Wolf</option>
	<option>Red Fox</option>
	<option>Fennec</option>
</select>