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How to Make HTML Select Fields Required?

Barbara Streisand
Release： 2024-10-30 10:25:03
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How to Make HTML Select Fields Required?

Validating User Input in HTML Select Fields with Required Attribute

Despite its presence in other HTML form elements, the required attribute is not natively supported by HTML select fields. However, there is a method to achieve this functionality.

Prerequisites:

  • Valid HTML5 document type declaration (e.g., )
  • Named input field within the select element (e.g., name="some_name")

Implementation:

To make a select field mandatory, ensure the following:

  1. Empty First Value: The first option in the select list should have an empty value (e.g.,
  2. Required Attribute: Add the required attribute to the select element (e.g.,