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CSS: Customize SELECT and OPTION elements
How to customize the look of select and option HTML elements.
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This is simplier than writing a custom dropdown list.
This code is compatible with all browsers including IE, but the formatting looks best on Chrome and Firefox.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Custom Style SELECT/OPTION Lists</title>
<style>
body {
background-color: silver;
}
main {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
min-height: 100vh;
}
.select select,
.select option {
border: none;
outline: none;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 5px 55px 5px 5px;
background-color: slategray;
color: white;
-webkit-appearance: none; /* for Safari */
margin: 0;
border-radius: 0;
}
.select {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.select .arrow {
position: absolute;
height: 100%;
width: 25px;
top: 0;
right: 0;
background-color: dimgray;
pointer-events: none;
}
.select select:focus + .arrow,
.select select:hover + .arrow{
background-color: dodgerblue;
}
.select .arrow::before,
.select .arrow::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
width: 0;
height: 0;
border-style: solid;
left: 5px;
}
.select .arrow::before {
border-color: transparent transparent white transparent;
border-width: 0 8px 8px 8px;
top: 20%;
}
.select .arrow::after {
border-color: white transparent transparent transparent;
border-width: 8px 8px 0 8px;
bottom: 20%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<main>
<div class="select">
<select>
<option value="">Lorem.</option>
<option value="">Sequi.</option>
<option value="">Praesentium!</option>
<option value="">Debitis.</option>
<option value="">Sequi.</option>
<option value="">Praesentium!</option>
<option value="">Debitis.</option>
</select>
<div class="arrow"></div>
</div>
</main>
</body>
</html>
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