HTML <input> list attribute

HTML <input> tag

Definition and Usage

list attribute reference The <datalist> elementwhich includes predefined options for the <input> element.

Example

The following <input> element references a <datalist> element containing predefined values:

<input list="browsers">
<datalist id="browsers">
  <option value="Internet Explorer">
  <option value="Firefox">
  <option value="Google Chrome">
  <option value="Opera">
  <option value="Safari">
</datalist>

Try It Yourself

Syntax

<input list="datalist_id">

Attribute Value

Value Description
datalist_id Specifies the id of the <datalist> element, which binds to the <input> element.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that fully supports this attribute.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
20.0 10.0 4.0 Not supported 9.6

list The attribute is a new attribute of the <input> tag in HTML5.

HTML <input> tag