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How do i make a placeholder for a 'select' box

Placeholder select html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
  <select name="food">
    <!-- The following line makes a placeholder -->
    <option value="" disabled selected hidden>select food</option>
    <option value="apple">apple</option>
    <option value="melon">melon</option>
  </select>
</body>

Select input placeholder

// disabled hidden play as a role of placeholder, as select input dosn't have placeholder

<select name="monthname" required>
  <option value="" selected disabled hidden>Select Month</option>
  <option value="Jan">January</option>
  <option value="Feb">February</option>
  <option value="Mar">March</option>
  <option value="Apr">April</option>
  <option value="May">May</option>
  <option value="Jun">June</option>
  <option value="Jul">July</option>
  <option value="Aug">August</option>
  <option value="Sep">September</option>
  <option value="Oct">October</option>
  <option value="Nov">November</option>
  <option value="Dec">December</option>
</select>

Source: codegrepper.com

How do i make a placeholder for a 'select' box

  <html>
  <head>
  </head>
  <body>
  <select required
  		<!-- The following line is the placeholder -->
        <option value="" disabled selected hidden>Choose Gender...</option>
        <option>Male</option>
        <option>Female</option>
    </select>
   <body>
   </html>

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