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Select Dropdowns

Custom selects built from dropdowns and lists: searchable menus, multi-select with checkboxes, grouped options, people pickers and tag inputs for richer choices than a native select.

1Dropdown as select

A button styled like a select opens a menu of choices; the active item is highlighted.

Category

2Searchable dropdown

A filter field at the top of the menu hides options that do not match (data-demo-filter).

3Multi-select with checkboxes

Checkboxes inside the menu; auto-close outside keeps it open while picking.

4Grouped options

Dropdown headers and dividers group long option lists like optgroup does.

5People picker

Avatars and roles in each option make assigning work faster.

Assignee

6Options with icons and descriptions

Each option shows an icon, a name and a short explanation.

7Tag input

data-demo-tags turns typed text into removable chips on Enter or comma.

Separate tags with Enter or a comma.

8Tags with suggestions

Existing chips inside the field and suggested tags below it.

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Suggested:

9Searchable list

A filter field above a list group works like a always-open searchable select.

10Country code picker

A searchable dropdown of dialling codes attached to a phone field.

11Status picker

Coloured dots before each status make the options easy to tell apart.

12Combo box

Type a value freely or pick a suggestion from the attached menu.

13Multi-select with chips

The toggle shows the chosen options as badges, the menu holds the checkboxes.

Departments

14Single choice with radios

Radios inside the menu make the current selection explicit.

15Multi-column picker

A wide menu with grouped columns for large category trees.

16Dropdown with footer actions

Clear and Apply buttons at the bottom of a filter menu.

17Command palette

A large search over a list of actions with keyboard hints.

18Label picker

Filterable coloured labels with checkboxes, as used in issue trackers.

19Searchable multi-select

Filter, select-all and checkboxes combined for picking many people from a long list.

20Sizes and states

Small, default and large dropdown selects plus a disabled one.