Baseline Widely available
The <optgroup>
HTML element creates a grouping of options within a <select>
element.
In customizable <select>
elements, the <legend>
element is allowed as a child of <optgroup>
, to provide a label that is easy to target and style. This replaces any text set in the <optgroup>
element's label
attribute, and it has the same semantics.
<label for="dino-select">Choose a dinosaur:</label>
<select id="dino-select">
<optgroup label="Theropods">
<option>Tyrannosaurus</option>
<option>Velociraptor</option>
<option>Deinonychus</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Sauropods">
<option>Diplodocus</option>
<option>Saltasaurus</option>
<option>Apatosaurus</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
label {
display: block;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
Note: Optgroup elements may not be nested.
AttributesThis 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.
<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 Technical summary Content categories None. Permitted content Zero or more <option>
elements. In customizable select elements, a <legend>
element is permitted as a child of <optgroup>
. 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. Permitted parents A <select>
element. Implicit ARIA role group
Permitted ARIA roles No role
permitted DOM interface HTMLOptGroupElement
Specifications Browser compatibility See also
<form>
, <legend>
, <label>
, <button>
, <select>
, <datalist>
, <option>
, <fieldset>
, <textarea>
, <input>
, <output>
, <progress>
and <meter>
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