Datalist element

Method of setting a list of options for a user to select in a text field, while leaving the ability to enter a custom value.

WHATWG Living Standard: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/forms.html#the-datalist-element

Usage: 79.2% + 16.7% = 95.9%

Support summary

IE: partial since 10, existing polyfill since 6, notes for version 10₂
Edge: 79, partial since 12, notes for version 12₂, notes for version 16₂
Firefox: partial since 4, existing polyfill since 2, notes for version 4₃, notes for version 102₃, notes for version 110₇
Chrome: 69, partial since 20, existing polyfill since 4, notes for version 20₁
Safari: 12.1, existing polyfill since 3.1
Opera: 9, partial since 15, notes for version 15₁
Safari on iOS: partial since 12.2-12.5, existing polyfill since 3.2, notes for version 12.2-12.5₅
Opera Mini: Not supported
Android Browser: 4.4.3-4.4.4, existing polyfill since 2.1
Blackberry Browser: 10, existing polyfill since 7
Opera Mobile: 10
Chrome for Android: 137
Firefox for Android: Not supported
IE Mobile: existing polyfill since 10
UC Browser for Android: 15.5
Samsung Internet: 4
QQ Browser: 14.9
Baidu Browser: 13.52
KaiOS Browser: Not supported

Notes

While most commonly used on text fields, datalists can also be used on other input types. IE11 supports the element on `range` fields. Chrome and Opera also support datalists to suggest given values on `range`, `color` and date/time fields.

Partial support refers to a bug where long lists of items are unscrollable resulting in unselectable options. ↑
Partial support in IE refers to significantly buggy behavior (IE11+ does send the input and change events upon selection). ↑
Partial support refers to no support for datalists on non-text fields (e.g. number, range, color, date and time). ↑
Partial support in Edge refers to disappearing option elements on focusing the input element via tab. ↑
Supported through WKWebView and Safari but not through UIWebView ↑
In Firefox, autocomplete must be set to off to make dynamic datalist work due to a bug ↑
Partial support refers to no support for datalists on date and time fields. ↑
If both a value and label are provided for an option iOS will only display the value as suggested selection. (see bug) ↑

Full support table

IE

5.5	6	7	8	9	10	11
n	p	p	p	p	a	a

Edge

12	13	14	15	16	17	18	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112	113	114	115	116	117	118	119	120	121	122	123	124	125	126	127	128	129	130	131	132	133	134	135	136	137
a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Firefox

2	3	3.5	3.6	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112	113	114	115	116	117	118	119	120	121	122	123	124	125	126	127	128	129	130	131	132	133	134	135	136	137	138	139	140	141	142	143
p	p	p	p	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a

Chrome

4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112	113	114	115	116	117	118	119	120	121	122	123	124	125	126	127	128	129	130	131	132	133	134	135	136	137	138	139	140	141
p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Safari

3.1	3.2	4	5	5.1	6	6.1	7	7.1	8	9	9.1	10	10.1	11	11.1	12	12.1	13	13.1	14	14.1	15	15.1	15.2-15.3	15.4	15.5	15.6	16.0	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.4	16.5	16.6	17.0	17.1	17.2	17.3	17.4	17.5	17.6	18.0	18.1	18.2	18.3	18.4	18.5	26.0	TP
p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Opera

9	9.5-9.6	10.0-10.1	10.5	10.6	11	11.1	11.5	11.6	12	12.1	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	60	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112	113	114	115	116	117
y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Safari on iOS

3.2	4.0-4.1	4.2-4.3	5.0-5.1	6.0-6.1	7.0-7.1	8	8.1-8.4	9.0-9.2	9.3	10.0-10.2	10.3	11.0-11.2	11.3-11.4	12.0-12.1	12.2-12.5	13.0-13.1	13.2	13.3	13.4-13.7	14.0-14.4	14.5-14.8	15.0-15.1	15.2-15.3	15.4	15.5	15.6-15.8	16.0	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.4	16.5	16.6-16.7	17.0	17.1	17.2	17.3	17.4	17.5	17.6-17.7	18.0	18.1	18.2	18.3	18.4	18.5	26.0
p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a

Opera Mini

all
n

Android Browser

2.1	2.2	2.3	3	4	4.1	4.2-4.3	4.4	4.4.3-4.4.4	137
p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	y	y

Blackberry Browser

7	10
p	y

Opera Mobile

10	11	11.1	11.5	12	12.1	80
y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Chrome for Android

137
y

Firefox for Android

139
n

IE Mobile

10	11
p	p

UC Browser for Android

15.5
y

Samsung Internet

4	5.0-5.4	6.2-6.4	7.2-7.4	8.2	9.2	10.1	11.1-11.2	12.0	13.0	14.0	15.0	16.0	17.0	18.0	19.0	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

QQ Browser

14.9
y

Baidu Browser

13.52
y

KaiOS Browser

2.5	3.0-3.1
n	n

y = supported
a = partially supported, see notes
x = supported with a prefix, e.g. moz, webkit
p = supported with a polyfill
d = available but disabled by default; the feature need to be enabled in about:config, chrome://flags, etc.
n = not supported
u = unknown/untested

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