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Asked: 2026-05-13T10:49:06+00:00

What is the correct way to have the option tag default value set in

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What is the correct way to have the option tag default value set in IE6?

I’ve tried doing 

<option SELECTED>
<option selected='selected'>
<option selected='true'>

none of them work in ie6, any ideas?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Depends on the doctype. If HTML, then you need

    <option value="value1" selected>label1</option>

    If XHTML (i.e. HTML massaged into XML flavor), then you need

    <option value="value1" selected="selected">label1</option>

    If still in vain, then the problem lies somewhere else. You’ll need to post an SSCCE then, for example:

    <!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <title>SO question 2073877</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <select>
            <option value="value1">label1</option>
            <option value="value2" selected>label2</option>
            <option value="value3">label3</option>
        </select>
    </body>
</html>

    This shows “label2” as selected option in all browsers, including IE6.

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