Tagged “datalist”
Making a Better Custom Select Element (24 ways)
We want a way for someone to choose an item from a list of options, but it’s more complicated than just that. We want autocomplete options. We want to put images in there, not just text. The
optgroup
element is ugly, hard to style, and not announced by screen readers. I had high hopes for thedatalist
element, but it’s no good for people with low vision who zoom or use high contrast themes.select
inputs are limited in a lot of ways. Let’s work out how to make our own while keeping all the accessibility features of the original.
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