The HTML selected attribute define that an option should be already selected when the web page loads.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
<option selected></option>
Let us see an example of HTML selected Attribute −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
body {
color: #000;
height: 100vh;
background-color: #8BC6EC;
background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8BC6EC 0%, #9599E2 100%);
text-align: center;
}
</style>
<body>
<h1>HTML selected Demo</h1>
<p>Select your favourite subject:</p>
<select>
<option value="Physics">Physics</option>
<option value="Chemistry">Chemistry</option>
<option value="Biology" selected>Biology</option>
</select>
</body>
</html>Output
