Example
Two option-groups with labels:
<select>
<optgroup label="Swedish Cars">
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="German Cars">
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
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Definition and Usage
The label attribute specifies a label for an option-group.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| label | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
Syntax
<optgroup label="text">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| text | Specifies a label/description for the option-group |