<optgroup>: The Option Group element #

::: section-content The <optgroup> HTML element creates a grouping of options within a <select> element. :::

Try it #

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HTML Demo: <optgroup> #

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Output #

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Console Output #

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::: {#sect1 .notecard .note} Note: Optgroup elements may not be nested. ::: :::

Attributes #

::: section-content This 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. :::

Examples #

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<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>

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Result #

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Technical summary #

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Content categories	None.
Permitted content	Zero or more `<option>` elements.
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`

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Specifications #

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Specification #

HTML Standard
[# the-optgroup-element]{.small}

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Browser compatibility #

::: _table Desktop Mobile

           Chrome    Edge   Firefox   Internet Explorer   Opera   Safari   WebView Android   Chrome Android   Firefox for Android   Opera Android   Safari on IOS   Samsung Internet

optgroup 1 12 1 5.5 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0 disabled 1 12 1 8 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0 label 1 12 1 5.5 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0 :::