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HTML 4, 4.01, 5

Indicates a group of related options in a selection list.

HTML Syntax

<optgroup
   class = classname
   id = value
   style = css_style_rules
   title = text
>

An <optgroup> element’s end tag can be omitted if the <optgroup> element is immediately followed by another <optgroup> element, if it is immediately followed by an <hr> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element.

The <optgroup> element supports the following attributes, in addition to global attributes common to all HTML elements.

Attribute	Value	Description
disabled	disabled	Specifies that an option-group should be disabled
label	text	Specifies a label for an option-group

<optgroup>MSN</optgroup>