HTML <select> multiple Attribute
Example
A drop-down list that allows multiple selections:
<select multiple>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="opel">Opel</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>
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Definition and Usage
The multiple attribute is a boolean attribute.
When present, it specifies that multiple options can be selected at once.
Selecting multiple options vary in different operating systems and browsers:
- For windows: Hold down the control (ctrl) button to select multiple options
- For Mac: Hold down the command button to select multiple options
Because of the different ways of doing this, and because you have to inform the user that multiple selection is available, it is more user-friendly to use checkboxes instead.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| multiple | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the multiple attribute must be defined as <select multiple="multiple">.
Syntax
<select multiple>
❮ HTML <select> tag
