<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 (HTML) # the-datalist-element

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`datalist`	20	12	4	10	9.5	12.1	4.4.3	33	4 Since Firefox for Android 79, the dropdown menu containing available options does not appear. See bug 1535985.	Yes The dropdown menu containing available options does not appear in Opera for Android.	12.2	2.0