---
title: HTMLOptGroupElement
slug: Web/API/HTMLOptGroupElement
page-type: web-api-interface
browser-compat: api.HTMLOptGroupElement
---

{{ APIRef("HTML DOM") }}

The **`HTMLOptGroupElement`** interface provides special properties and methods (beyond the regular {{domxref("HTMLElement")}} object interface they also have available to them by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of {{HTMLElement("optgroup")}} elements.

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## Instance properties

_Inherits properties from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}._

- {{domxref("HTMLOptGroupElement.disabled")}}
  - : A boolean value representing whether or not the whole list of children {{HTMLElement("option")}} is disabled (true) or not (false).
- {{domxref("HTMLOptGroupElement.label")}}
  - : A string representing the label for the group.

## Instance methods

_No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}._

## Specifications

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## Browser compatibility

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## See also

- The HTML element implementing this interface: {{ HTMLElement("optgroup") }}.