HTML label attribute
label
The purpose of the HTML label attribute is to specify a label for options or option groups within a pull-down menu.
Supported elements
HTML label attribute supports option and optgroup elements.
Syntax
<ElementName label="value" >.....</ElementName>
Where ElementName is any supported elements.
Type of value
Text.
Value
Text.
Default value
There is no default value of HTML label attribute.
Supported doctypes
HTML 4.01 strict, HTML 4.01 transitional, HTML 4.01 frameset.
Example of HTML label attribute with option and optgroup
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>Example of HTML label attribute with option and optgroup</title>
</head>
<body>
<form name="Fav_Sport" >
<label>Favorite Sports </label>
<select name="favoritesports" id="favoritesports">
<optgroup label="Sports">
<option label="Soccer">Soccer</option>
<option label="Hockey">Hockey</option>
<option label="Tennis">Tennis</option>
<option label="Golf">Golf</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Result

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Example of HTML label attribute with option and optgroup
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