Quick Reference
The <select> tag is used to create a drop-down list, and is most often used in a form to collect user input.
<select>
<option value = "Maserati">Maserati</option>
<option value = "Bentley">Bentley</option>
<option value = "Ferrari">Ferrari</option>
<option value = "Lamborghini">Lamborghini</option>
</select>Attributes
The following attributes can be used within the <select> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| autofocus | autofocus | Specifies that the drop-down list should automatically get focus when the page loads |
| disabled | disabled | Specifies that a drop-down list should be disabled |
| form | form_id | Defines which form the drop-down list belongs to |
| multiple | multiple | Specifies that multiple options can be selected at once |
| name | name | Defines a name for the drop-down list |
| required | required | Specifies that the user is required to select a value before submitting the form |
| size | number | Defines the number of visible options in a drop-down list |
HTML Notes:
- In our HTML section the term “tag” and “element” are often used interchangeably to refer to both the tag used to create a page element and the element created by the tag (<p> tag = <p> element = paragraph on the page)
- HTML5 is not case sensitive; so <P> is the same as <p>, <H1> is the same as <h1>
- Global attributes can be used with all HTML tags and are therefore not mentioned on every tag page
- To write clean, readable HTML code, it is best to use indentation whereas elements within elements are indented (tabbed or spaces) to create something that looks like a project outline
- The browser will automatically remove any extra spaces and lines in your HTML code when the page is displayed
- Double quotes or single quotes can be used around HTML attribute values, but when the attribute value itself contains one form of quote, it will be necessary to use the other around the attribute
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