Sometimes, we want to set the default value for an HTML select element.
In this article, we’ll look at how to set the default value for an HTML select element.
How to set the default value for an HTML select element?
To set the default value for an HTML select element, we set the selected
attribute.
For instance, we write
<option selected="selected">3</option>
to set the selected
attribute of the option to selected
so that the option is selected by default.
Conclusion
To set the default value for an HTML select element, we set the selected
attribute.