HTMLOptionElement

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The HTMLOptionElement interface represents <option> elements and inherits all classes and methods of the HTMLElement interface.

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Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

Name	Type	Description
`defaultSelected`	`Boolean`	Contains the initial value of the `selected` HTML attribute, indicating whether the option is selected by default or not.
`disabled`	`Boolean`	Reflects the value of the `disabled` HTML attribute, which indicates that the option is unavailable to be selected. An option can also be disabled if it is a child of an `<optgroup>` element that is disabled.
`form`Read only	`HTMLFormElement`	If the option is a descendent of a `<select>` element, then this property has the same value as the `form` property of the corresponding `HTMLSelectElement` object; otherwise, it is `null`.
`index`Read only	`long`	The position of the option within the list of options it belongs to, in tree-order. If the option is not part of a list of options, like when it is part of the `<datalist>` element, the value is `0`.
`label`	`DOMString`	Reflects the value of the `label` HTML attribute, which provides a label for the option. If this attribute isn't specifically set, reading it returns the element's text content.
`selected`	`Boolean`	Indicates whether the option is currently selected.
`text`	`DOMString`	Contains the text content of the element.
`value`	`DOMString`	Reflects the value of the `value` HTML attribute, if it exists; otherwise reflects value of the `Node.textContent` property.

Methods

Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

Option(): Is a constructor creating an HTMLOptionElement object. It has four values: the text to display, text, the value associated, value, the value of defaultSelected, and the value of selected. The last three values are optional.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLOptionElement' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLOptionElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	A constructor, `Option()`, has been added. The `form` property can be the `null` value.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLOptionElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	The `selected` property changed its meaning: it now indicates if the option is currently selected and no longer if it was initally selected. The `defaultSelected` property is no longer read-only.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLOptionElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`HTMLOptionElement`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support Yes	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`defaultSelected`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`disabled`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`form`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`index`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`label`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 7 Full support 7 No support ? — 7 Notes Notes Prior to Firefox 7 the `label` property incorrectly returned an empty string if not defined instead of returning the element's text content.	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 7 Full support 7 No support ? — 7 Notes Notes Prior to Firefox 7 the `label` property incorrectly returned an empty string if not defined instead of returning the element's text content.	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`selected`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`text`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`value`	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

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