With
$('select').on('change', function() { var val = $(this).val(); // Показывает значение выбранное сейчас }) <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <select name="name"> <option value="1" selected>Мото</selected> <option value="2">Авто</selected> </select> And if I had chosen: "moto" before the choice, how can this be determined in the context of the change event?