The selected attribute

The selected attribute specifies the default selected item of the option drop-down list select.

Is an attribute without a value.

Example

Let's select the city Minsk by default. We'll do this using the selected attribute:

html<select>
  <option>city1</option>
  <option selected>city2</option>
  <option>city3</option>
  <option>city4</option>
</select>

Результат:

Example . Multiple default values ​​in multiselect

In a multiselect, more than one value can be selected by default:

html<select multiple name="city[]">
  <option>city1</option>
  <option selected>city2</option>
  <option>city3</option>
  <option selected>city4</option>
</select>

Результат:

See also