drop down box html code example

Example 1: dropdown in html

<select>
  <option value="actual value 1">Display Text 1</option>
  <option value="actual value 2">Display Text 2</option>
  <option value="actual value 3">Display Text 3</option>
</select>

Example 2: html select list

<label for="cars">Choose a car:</label>

<select id="cars">
  <option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
  <option value="saab">Saab</option>
  <option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
  <option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>

Example 3: html create drop down list

<html>
 <head>
   <title>Selection Inputs</title>
 </head>
 <body>
   <form>
     <label for="selector"> <!-- Can add label if want -->
       <p>A "select" element allows users to input from a selection:</p>
       <select id="selector"> <!-- Use "select" to create object -->
         <option>Option 1</option> <!-- Add all applicable options -->
         <option>Option 2</option>
         <option selected>Option 3</option> <!-- add selected to change default from first option -->
         <optgroup label="Group"> <!-- To create nested options for categories use "optgroup" -->
           <option>Option 4</option>
           <option>Option 5</option>
       </select>
     </label>
   </form>
 </body>
</html>