HTMLOptGroupElement: label property

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The label property of the HTMLOptGroupElement interface is a string value that reflects the <optgroup> element's label attribute, which provides a textual label to the group of options.

Value

A string.

Examples

const optionGroup = document.getElementById("groupB");
console.log(optionGroup.label);
optionGroup.label = `${optionGroup.label} (${optionGroup.children.length})`;