HTML <optgroup> label attribute

The HTML <optgroup> tag

Definition and Usage

label The attribute specifies the label of the option group.

Example

Two labeled option groups:

<label for="cars">Please select a car brand:</label>
<select name="cars" id="cars">
  <optgroup label="Chinese Cars">
    <option value="byd">BYD</option>
    <option value="geely">Geely</option>
  </optgroup>
  <optgroup label="German Cars">
    <option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
    <option value="audi">Audi</option>
  </optgroup>
</select>

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Syntax

<optgroup label="text">

attribute value

value description
text Specify the tag/description of the option group.

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The HTML <optgroup> tag