<datalist>: The HTML Data List element

The <datalist> HTML element contains a set of <option> elements that represent the permissible or recommended options available to choose from within other controls.

Content categories Flow content, phrasing content.
Permitted content Either phrasing content or zero or more <option> elements.
Tag omission None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Implicit ARIA role listbox
Permitted ARIA roles No role permitted
DOM interface HTMLDataListElement

Attributes

This element has no other attributes than the global attributes, common to all elements.

Examples

Basic datalist

<label for="myBrowser">Choose a browser from this list:</label>
<input list="browsers" id="myBrowser" name="myBrowser" />
<datalist id="browsers">
  <option value="Chrome">
  <option value="Firefox">
  <option value="Internet Explorer">
  <option value="Opera">
  <option value="Safari">
  <option value="Microsoft Edge">
</datalist>

Result

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# the-datalist-element

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also