HTMLOptionElement

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.

HTMLOptionElement.defaultSelected: Is a Boolean that contains the initial value of the selected HTML attribute, indicating whether the option is selected by default or not.
HTMLOptionElement.disabled: Is a Boolean representing 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.
HTMLOptionElement.form Read only: Is a HTMLFormElement representing the same value as the form of the corresponding <select> element, if the option is a descendant of a <select> element, or null if none is found.
HTMLOptionElement.index Read only: Is a long representing 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.
HTMLOptionElement.label Read only: Is a DOMString that 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.
HTMLOptionElement.selected: Is a Boolean that indicates whether the option is currently selected.
HTMLOptionElement.text: Is a DOMString that contains the text content of the element.
HTMLOptionElement.value: Is a DOMString that 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 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
`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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Full support: Full support
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Properties

Methods

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

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