---
layout: layouts/component.njk
title: Select
description: Displays a list of options for the user to pick from—triggered by a button.
toc:
  - label: Usage
    id: usage
    children:
      - label: Default
        id: usage-default
      - label: Jinja or Nunjucks
        id: usage-jinja
  - label: Examples
    id: examples
    children:
      - label: Scrollable
        id: example-scrollable
      - label: Disabled
        id: example-disabled
      - label: With icon
        id: example-with-icon
---

{% from "macros/code_preview.njk" import code_preview %}
{% from "macros/code_block.njk" import code_block %}
{% from "components/select.njk" import select %}

{% set code_native %}<select class="select w-[180px]">
  <optgroup label="Fruits">
    <option>Apple</option>
    <option>Banana</option>
    <option>Blueberry</option>
    <option>Grapes</option>
    <option>Pineapple</option>
</select>{% endset %}
{{ code_preview("select-native", code_native) }}

{% set code_alpine %}
{% call select(
  name="select-js",
  trigger_attrs={"class": "w-[180px]"},
  register_on=["alpine:init", "htmx:afterSwap"]
) %}
<div role="group" aria-labelledby="fruit-options-label">
  <span id="fruit-options-label" role="heading">Fruits</span>
  <div role="option" data-value="apple">Apple</div>
  <div role="option" data-value="banana">Banana</div>
  <div role="option" data-value="blueberry">Blueberry</div>
  <div role="option" data-value="pineapple">Grapes</div>
  <div role="option" data-value="pineapple">Pineapple</div>
</div>
{% endcall %}
{% endset %}
{{ code_preview("select", code_alpine | prettyHtml) }}

<h2 id="usage"><a href="#usage">Usage</a></h2>

<h3 id="usage-html"><a href="#usage-html">Pure HTML</a></h3>

<section class="prose my-6">
  <p>If you use a <code>&lt;select&gt;</code> element, just add the <code>select</code> class to it or have a parent with the <code>form</code> class (<a href="/components/form">read more about form</a>).</p>
</section>

{{ code_block(code_native) }}

<h3 id="usage-js"><a href="#usage-js">With Javascript</a></h3>

<section class="prose my-6">
  <p>If you need to do more than what <code>&lt;select&gt;</code> allows (e.g. HTML options), you can use the code below which uses the <a href="/components/combobox">Popover</a> component. Make sure to include the hidden input with the name you want to use for that field.</p>
</section>

<h4 class="badge-secondary">HTML</h4>

<section class="prose my-6">
  {% set code_html %}
  {% call select(
    name="select-js",
    trigger_attrs={"class": "w-[180px]"},
    register_on=["alpine:init", "htmx:afterSwap"],
    include_script=false
  ) %}
  <div role="group" aria-labelledby="fruit-options-label">
    <span id="fruit-options-label" role="heading">Fruits</span>
    <div role="option" data-value="apple">Apple</div>
    <div role="option" data-value="banana">Banana</div>
    <div role="option" data-value="blueberry">Blueberry</div>
    <div role="option" data-value="pineapple">Grapes</div>
    <div role="option" data-value="pineapple">Pineapple</div>
  </div>
  {% endcall %}
  {% endset %}
  {{ code_block(code_html | prettyHtml) }}
</section>

<h4 class="badge-secondary">Javascript</h4>

<section class="prose my-6">
  {% set code_script %}{% include "components/select-script.njk" %}{% endset %}
  {{ code_block(code_script | prettyHtml, "html") }}
</section>

<h3 id="usage-jinja"><a href="#usage-jinja">Jinja or Nunjucks</a></h3>

<section class="prose my-6">
  <p>If you use Jinja (or Nunjucks), you can use the <code>select()</code> macro directly.</p>
  <ul>
    <li>
      <a href="/jinja-and-nunjucks">Read more about using Basecoat with Jinja or Nunjucks</a>
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href="/components/popover">Read more about the Popover component</a>
    </li>
  </ul>
</section>

{% set raw_code %}{% raw %}{% call select(name="select-js") %}
<div role="group" aria-labelledby="fruit-options-label">
  <span id="fruit-options-label" role="heading">Fruits</span>
  <div role="option" data-value="apple">Apple</div>
  <div role="option" data-value="banana">Banana</div>
  <div role="option" data-value="blueberry">Blueberry</div>
  <div role="option" data-value="pineapple">Grapes</div>
  <div role="option" data-value="pineapple">Pineapple</div>
</div>
{% endcall %}{% endraw %}{% endset %}
{{ code_block(raw_code, "jinja") }}

<h2 id="examples"><a href="#examples">Examples</a></h2>

<h3 id="example-scrollable"><a href="#example-scrollable">Scrollable</a></h3>

{% set code %}
{% call select(
  listbox_attrs={"class": "scrollbar overflow-y-auto max-h-64"},
  register_on=["alpine:init", "htmx:afterSwap"]
) %}
{% for i in range(0, 99) %}
<div role="option" data-value="item-{{ i }}">Item {{ i }}</div>
{% endfor %}
{% endcall %}
{% endset %}

{{ code_preview("select-scrollable", code | prettyHtml) }}

<h3 id="example-disabled"><a href="#example-disabled">Disabled</a></h3>

{% set code %}
{% call select(
  trigger_attrs={"disabled": "disabled"},
  register_on=["alpine:init", "htmx:afterSwap"]
) %}
<div role="option" data-value="disabled">Disabled</div>
{% endcall %}
{% endset %}

{{ code_preview("select-disabled", code | prettyHtml) }}

<h3 id="example-with-icon"><a href="#example-with-icon">With icon</a></h3>

{% set code %}
{% call select(
  trigger_attrs={'class': 'w-[180px]'},
  register_on=["alpine:init", "htmx:afterSwap"]
) %}
<div type="button" role="option" data-value="bar">
  {% lucide "chart-bar", {"class": "text-muted-foreground"} %}
  Bar
</div>
<div type="button" role="option" data-value="line">
  {% lucide "chart-line", {"class": "text-muted-foreground"} %}
  Line
</div>
<div type="button" role="option" data-value="pie">
  {% lucide "chart-pie", {"class": "text-muted-foreground"} %}
  Pie
</div>
{% endcall %}
{% endset %}

{{ code_preview("select-scrollable", code | prettyHtml) }}