HTML select form attribute

Online Example

An example dropdown list outside (but still part of) the form:

<form action="action_page.php" id="carform">
　　Firstname:<input type="text" name="fname">
　　<input type="submit">
</form>
<br>
<select name="carlist" form="carform">
　　<option value="PHP">PHP</option>/option>
　　<option value="Python">Python</option>
　　<option value="C#">C#</option>
　　<option value="Golang">Golang</option>
</select>

Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari support the form attribute.

Note:Internet Explorer does not support the form attribute of the <select> tag.

Definition and Usage

The form attribute specifies one or more forms that the dropdown list belongs to.

HTML 4.01 and HTML5differences between

The form attribute in HTML5 New attribute added in.

Syntax

　 　 　 　 <select form="form_id"

Attribute Value