<option>Value</option>

                                          ;ans1. Having /> a/e end of a HTML tag is called a self-closing tag, so the 
                                          ;ans1. renderer sees that as the end o\e tag. That is why e/rendered DOM 
                                          ;ans1. shows <option> t/b outside o/e select element.

ATTENTION: default value of option cd . <i d/n know what file this option is in?> (nautilus:4811): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_dbus_interface_skeleton_unexport: assertion 'interface_->priv->connections != NULL' failed c (nautilus:4811): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_dbus_interface_skeleton_unexport: assertion 'interface_->priv->connections != NULL' failed (nautilus:4811): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: assertion 'GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed (nautilus:4811): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance (nautilus:4811): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_object: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed ------------------------------------------------------------ I believe the problem to be <select class="form-control"/> ; ans1, select is closed prematurely ( ""/>"" ) line1 closes, <option>Value</option> </select> ; ans1, instead as intended here at line 3 </select> but I cannot find or think of the file this extra "/" is in..so I cant try to fix it??? <select class="form-control"/></select> ;ans1. e/select element gets closed b/e "/" i/e 1st line form-control"/> ;ans1. Having /> a/e end of a HTML tag is called a self-closing tag, so the ;ans1. renderer sees that as the end o\e tag. That is why e/rendered DOM ;ans1. shows <option> t/b outside o/e select element. <option>Value</option>