The <select> element
Completion requirements
The <select> element gives a menu of options for a user and is implemented by the DOM HTMLSelectElementInterface. You can add the <multiple> attributes to the select element and add multiple options. The examples in this section use HTML, CSS, and JavasScript to customize <select> styles.
Technical summary
| Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, interactive content, listed, labelable, resettable, and submittable form-associated element |
|---|---|
| Permitted content |
Zero or more <option> or
<optgroup> elements.
|
| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
| Implicit ARIA role |
combobox with no
multiple attribute and no
size attribute greater than 1, otherwise
listbox
|
| Permitted ARIA roles |
menu with no
multiple attribute and no
size attribute greater than 1, otherwise no
role permitted
|
| DOM interface | HTMLSelectElement |