In HTML, the **`<option>` element** is used to display a menu or popup item. The items are defined in a `<select>`, `<optgroup>`, or `<datalist>` element.

<option label="" value="" selected disabled> option content </option>

Where:
- `label`: It takes `text` as value. It specifies a shorter label that indicates the meaning of the option. In case the `label` is undefined, its value is the content of the `<option>` element.
- `value`: It takes `text` as value. It specifies the value that is submitted with the form to the server. In case the `value` is undefined, its value is the content of the `<option>` element.
- `selected`: It is a `Boolean` attribute that specifies that an option is selected when loading the page.
- `disabled`: It is a `Boolean` attribute that specifies that an `<option>` is disabled. The `<option>` is not selectable if it is set. This makes browsers unable to receive focus-related events like mouse clicks.

> In case the `<option>` element is the descendant of a `<select>` element, only one single `<option>` of this `<select>` element may have the **`selected`** attribute, if `multiple` attributes of `<select>` is not set.

# Example
The following code demonstrates the usage of **`<option>`** element in `HTML`.
The content we want to be displayed as option is written within the opening and closing tags `<option>` and `</option>`.

<html>
  <body>
    <select>
      <optgroup label="Group 1">
        <option>Option 1.1</option>
        <option>Option 1.2</option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Group 2">
        <option>Option 2.1</option>
        <option>Option 2.2</option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Group 3" disabled>
        <option>Option 3.1</option>
        <option>Option 3.2</option>
      </optgroup>
    </select>
  </body>
</html>

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What is <option> element in HTML?

The `<option>` element in HTML helps display items in menus or popups within `<select>`, `<optgroup>`, or `<datalist>` elements.

What is <option> element in HTML?

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