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Bootstrap 5 Select
Select Menu
Select menus are used if you want to allow the user to pick from multiple options.
To style a select menu in Bootstrap 5, add the .form-select class to the <select> element:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=”en”>
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset=”utf-8″>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<link href=”https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css” rel=”stylesheet”>
<script src=”https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js”></script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<h2>Select Menu</h2>
<p>To style a select menu in Bootstrap 5, add the .form-select class to the select element:</p>
<form action=”/action_page.php”>
<label for=”sel1″>Select list (select one):</label>
<select id=”sel1″ name=”sellist1″>
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
</select>
<br>
<label for=”sel2″>Mutiple select list (hold shift to select more than one):</label>
<select multiple id=”sel2″ name=”sellist2″>
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
<option>5</option>
</select>
<button type=”submit”>Submit</button>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Select Menu Size
Use the .form-select-lg or .form-select-sm class to change the size of the select menu:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=”en”>
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset=”utf-8″>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<link href=”https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css” rel=”stylesheet”>
<script src=”https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js”></script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<h2>Select Menu Size</h2>
<p>Use the .form-select-lg or .form-select-sm class to change the size of the select menu:</p>
<form>
<select>
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
</select>
<select>
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
</select>
<select>
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
</select>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Disabled Select Menu
Use the disabled attribute to disable the select menu:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=”en”>
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset=”utf-8″>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<link href=”https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css” rel=”stylesheet”>
<script src=”https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js”></script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<h2>Select Menu Size</h2>
<p>Use the disabled attribute to disable the select menu:</p>
<form>
<select disabled>
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
</select>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Data Lists
Bootstrap will also style data lists, which is a list of pre-defined options for an <input> element:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=”en”>
<head>
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<meta charset=”utf-8″>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<link href=”https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css” rel=”stylesheet”>
<script src=”https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js”></script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<h2>Data List</h2>
<form action=”/action_page.php”>
<label for=”browser”>Choose your browser from the list:</label>
<input list=”browsers” name=”browser” id=”browser”>
<datalist id=”browsers”>
<option value=”Edge”>
<option value=”Firefox”>
<option value=”Chrome”>
<option value=”Opera”>
<option value=”Safari”>
</datalist>
<button type=”submit”>Submit</button>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>