Custom Select Elements

Practice

Almost every major project that uses forms has experienced the need for custom select dropdowns. Unfortunately, CSS still doesn't offer many possibilities to style select dropdowns. Any additional functionality must be implemented asynchronously alongside a custom component, such as tagged input, search, or loading options. This extra effort creates many questions about accessibility, usability, and scope.

Fortunately, there are many tested and well-maintained libraries that can be used to achieve styleable, configurable custom select ...