The select HTML element represents a control that provides a menu of options². The select element is most often used in a form, to collect user input¹.

Here is an example of creating a drop-down list with four options using the select element:

The select element has the following attributes:

• name: Defines a name for the drop-down list. This is needed to reference the form data after the form is submitted¹.

• autofocus: Specifies that the drop-down list should automatically get focus when the page loads¹.

• disabled: Specifies that a drop-down list should be disabled¹.

• form: Defines which form the drop-down list belongs to¹.

• multiple: Specifies that multiple options can be selected at once¹.

• required: Specifies that the user is required to select a value before submitting the form¹.

• size: Defines the number of visible options in a drop-down list¹.

You can also use optgroup elements to create separate groups of options inside the drop-down list.

Here is an example to use with tags: