Set default option in mat-select
Working StackBlitz No need to use ngModel or Forms In your html: <mat-form-field> <mat-select [(value)]=”selected” placeholder=”Mode”> <mat-option value=”domain”>Domain</mat-option> <mat-option value=”exact”>Exact</mat-option> </mat-select> </mat-form-field> and in your component just set your public property selected to the default: selected = ‘domain’;