<html> <head> <title></title> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <script language="javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"></script> <style type="text/css"> div { color: red; } select{ width:200px; } </style> <script language="javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ var ab = $(':selected'); var str = ""; for(var i = 0; i < ab.length; i++){ str += $( ab[i] ).text() + " "; } $( "div" ).text( str ); }); </script> </head> <body> <select name="garden" multiple="multiple"> <option>Chelsea</option> <option selected="selected">Manchester UTD</option> <option>Arsenal</option> <option selected="selected">Manchester City</option> <option>Tottenham</option> <option>Liverpool</option> </select> <div></div> </body> </html>