option
elementsPublished: August 6, 2019
select
with child option
sThe label
attribute should provide user visible text for an option
, specifically if following the first line of the HTML Living Standard's Content Model for the element:
If the element has a label attribute and a value attribute: Nothing
e.g., there is no expected subtree content for the option
element because the value and label are provided by the element's attributes.
However, a visible text label fails to load with:
Testing with IE11, Edge (pre and post chromium), Chrome (mac, Android and PC), Firefox Android, and Safari on macOS, all options render with a visible label.