# \[HTML\] Default select option?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-default-select-option/204601>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [October 21, 2006, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-default-select-option/204601 "2006-10-21T11:35:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2006, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-default-select-option/204601/1 "2006-10-21T11:35:23Z")

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Ok so I have a tradiotional select form:

```auto

<form> 
Example:
<select name="Example" onchange="example(this.value)">
<option value="1">option 1
<option value="2">option 2
<option value="3">option 3
</select>
</form>

```

My question is how do I set a deafult option as when I click on option 2 then refresh the page or anything it now starts on op[tion 2, any help?