# Value for select input **URL:** \ **Category:** Prismic for Content Creators\ **Created:** [October 6, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/value-for-select-input/2170 "2020-10-06T13:03:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Phil](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/phil/32/14_2.png) [@Phil](https://community.prismic.io/u/Phil)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/value-for-select-input/2170/2 "2020-10-06T15:15:40Z")
Split this topic on October 6, 2020, 3:15pm UTC A post was merged into an existing topic: > [@Iterating Select values in template from other Document (Object + Key)](https://community.prismic.io/t/iterating-select-values-in-template-from-other-document/818/5): > > When adding select input to a document type it is only possible to add one string for each option. This string is then basically both the value and the label for the dropdown that is presented to the user in Prismic. In html a select input is made up of one or more options each option has a value and a label. Most of the time the label is just a presentation but the value is what matters the most. Sometimes value and label can be the same. What I suggest is that for a select input in Prismic … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.prismic.io/t/value-for-select-input/2170)._