The HTML <optgroup>
element creates a grouping of options within a <select>
element.
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Content categories | None. |
Permitted content | Zero or more <option> elements.
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Tag omission | The start tag is mandatory. The end tag is optional if this element is immediately followed by another <optgroup> element, or if the parent element has no more content.
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Permitted parents | A <select> element.
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Implicit ARIA role | group
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Permitted ARIA roles | No role permitted
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DOM interface | HTMLOptGroupElement
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Note: Optgroup elements may not be nested.
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
disabled
- If this Boolean attribute is set, none of the items in this option group is selectable. Often browsers grey out such control and it won't receive any browsing events, like mouse clicks or focus-related ones.
label
- The name of the group of options, which the browser can use when labeling the options in the user interface. This attribute is mandatory if this element is used.
Examples
<select>
<optgroup label="Group 1">
<option>Option 1.1</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Group 2">
<option>Option 2.1</option>
<option>Option 2.2</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Group 3" disabled>
<option>Option 3.1</option>
<option>Option 3.2</option>
<option>Option 3.3</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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HTML Living StandardThe definition of '<optgroup>' in that specification. | Living Standard | |
HTML5The definition of '<optgroup>' in that specification. | Recommendation | |
HTML 4.01 SpecificationThe definition of '<optgroup>' in that specification. | Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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optgroup
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Chrome
Full support 1 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support 1 |
IE
Full support 5.5 |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
disabled
|
Chrome
Full support 1 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support 1 |
IE
Full support 8 |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
label
|
Chrome
Full support 1 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support 1 |
IE
Full support 5.5 |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
See also
- Other form-related elements:
<form>
,<legend>
,<label>
,<button>
,<select>
,<datalist>
,<option>
,<fieldset>
,<textarea>
,<keygen>
,<input>
,<output>
,<progress>
and<meter>
.
<optgroup> by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.