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HTML5 <optgroup> Tag

Example

Group related options with <optgroup> tags:

<select>
  <optgroup label="Swedish Cars">
    <option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
    <option value="saab">Saab</option>
  </optgroup>
  <optgroup label="German Cars">
    <option value="vw">VW</option>
    <option value="audi">Audi</option>
  </optgroup>
</select>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <optgroup> tag is supported in all major browsers.


Definition and Usage

The <optgroup> is used to group related options in a drop-down list.

If you have a long list of options, groups of related options are easier to handle for a user.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE


Attributes

Attribute Value Description
label text Specifies a label for an option-group
disabled disabled Specifies that an option-group should be disabled

Global Attributes

The <optgroup> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.


Event Attributes

The <optgroup> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.


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