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: 96.4% + 1.08% = 97.5%

Support summary

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.

  1. Partial support refers to a bug where long lists of items are unscrollable resulting in unselectable options.
  2. Partial support in IE refers to significantly buggy behavior (IE11+ does send the input and change events upon selection).
  3. Partial support refers to no support for datalists on non-text fields (e.g. number, range, color).
  4. Partial support in Edge refers to disappearing option elements on focusing the input element via tab.
  5. Supported through WKWebView and Safari but not through UIWebView
  6. In Firefox, autocomplete must be set to off to make dynamic datalist work due to a bug

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Full support table

IE

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Edge

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Firefox

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Chrome

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Safari

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Opera

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Safari on iOS

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Opera Mini

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Android Browser

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Blackberry Browser

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Opera Mobile

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Chrome for Android

124
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Firefox for Android

125
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IE Mobile

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UC Browser for Android

15.5
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Samsung Internet

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QQ Browser

14.9
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Baidu Browser

13.52
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KaiOS Browser

2.53.0-3.1
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