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Asked: 2026-06-18T03:59:47+00:00

I was under the impression you could type into a combo box besides selecting

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I was under the impression you could type into a combo box besides selecting any values already in the list. However, I can’t seem to find info on how to do this. Is there a property I need to add to it to allow typing of text?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Before datalist (see note below), you would supply an additional input element for people to type in their own option.

    <select name="example">
  <option value="A">A</option>
  <option value="B">B</option>
  <option value="-">Other</option>
</select>

<input type="text" name="other">

    This mechanism works in all browsers and requires no JavaScript.

    You could use a little JavaScript to be clever about only showing the input if the "Other" option was selected.

    datalist Element

    The datalist element is intended to provide a better mechanism for this concept. In some browsers, e.g. iOS Safari < 12.2, this was not supported or the implementation had issues. Check the Can I Use page to see current datalist support.

    <input type="text" name="example" list="exampleList">
<datalist id="exampleList">
  <option value="A">  
  <option value="B">
</datalist>
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