Question: I thought that adding a `"value"` attribute set on the `<select>` element below would cause the `<option>` containing my provided `"value"` to be selected by default:

```html
<select name="hall" id="hall" value="3">
  <option>1</option>
  <option>2</option>
  <option>3</option>
  <option>4</option>
  <option>5</option>
</select>
```

However, this did not work as I had expected. How can I set which `<option>` element is selected by default?

Answer: 
Set `selected="selected"` for the option you want to be the default.

```
<option selected="selected">
3
</option>

```
You can use:

```
<option value="someValue" selected>Some Value</option>

```

instead of,

```
<option value="someValue" selected = "selected">Some Value</option>

```

both are equally correct.