HTML Forms: Creating a Default Option

The HTML OPTION tag is used to create options listed in a drop down box of a web page form.

You can select a default option by adding the word "selected" within your OPTION tag.

<SELECT> <OPTION>option 1 <OPTION SELECTED>option 2 <OPTION>option 3 <OPTION>option 4 <OPTION>option 5 <OPTION>option 6 </SELECT>

Browser View:

  option 1 option 2 option 3 option 4 option 5 option 6 

Creating a default option within your drop down box is a great way to display an option that is most-likely to be selected. However, if your visitor prefers another option, they can easily select another option.