HTML Select Placeholder
With HTML5 came a way to show a placeholder for a select form element, without giving the user an option to select it. This give developers an easy way to have a nice looking placeholder but not have it as an option for selection.
Example
Below is an example and some code to go with it.
<label style="font-weight: bold">NPC Type:</label>
<select name="npc-type">
<option value="" disabled hidden selected>Select a Type for the NPC...</option>
<option value="king">King</option>
<option value="shop-keep">Shop Keep</option>
<option value="citizen">Citizen</option>
<option value="guard">Guard</option>
</select>