index.md

---
title: Example 1
slug: Learn/Forms/How_to_build_custom_form_controls/Example_1
page-type: learn-module-chapter
---

This is the first example of code that explains [how to build a custom form widget](/en-US/docs/Learn/Forms/How_to_build_custom_form_controls).

## Basic state

### HTML

```html
<div class="select">
  <span class="value">Cherry</span>
  <ul class="optList hidden">
    <li class="option">Cherry</li>
    <li class="option">Lemon</li>
    <li class="option">Banana</li>
    <li class="option">Strawberry</li>
    <li class="option">Apple</li>
  </ul>
</div>
```

### CSS

```css
/* --------------- */
/* Required Styles */
/* --------------- */

.select {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.select.active,
.select:focus {
  box-shadow: 0 0 3px 1px #227755;
  outline-color: transparent;
}

.select .optList {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
}

.select .optList.hidden {
  max-height: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
}

/* ------------ */
/* Fancy Styles */
/* ------------ */

.select {
  font-size: 0.625em; /* 10px */
  font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;

  box-sizing: border-box;

  padding: 0.1em 2.5em 0.2em 0.5em; /* 1px 25px 2px 5px */
  width: 10em; /* 100px */

  border: 0.2em solid #000; /* 2px */
  border-radius: 0.4em; /* 4px */

  box-shadow: 0 0.1em 0.2em rgb(0 0 0 / 45%); /* 0 1px 2px */

  background: #f0f0f0;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, #e3e3e3, #fcfcfc 50%, #f0f0f0);
}

.select .value {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;

  white-space: nowrap;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.select::after {
  content: "▼";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  height: 100%;
  width: 2em; /* 20px */
  top: 0;
  right: 0;

  padding-top: 0.1em;

  box-sizing: border-box;

  text-align: center;

  border-left: 0.2em solid #000;
  border-radius: 0 0.1em 0.1em 0;

  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

.select .optList {
  z-index: 2;

  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;

  background: #f0f0f0;
  border: 0.2em solid #000;
  border-top-width: 0.1em;
  border-radius: 0 0 0.4em 0.4em;

  box-shadow: 0 0.2em 0.4em rgb(0 0 0 / 40%);

  box-sizing: border-box;

  min-width: 100%;
  max-height: 10em; /* 100px */
  overflow-y: auto;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

.select .option {
  padding: 0.2em 0.3em;
}

.select .highlight {
  background: #000;
  color: #ffffff;
}
```

### Result for basic state

{{ EmbedLiveSample('Basic_state', 120, 130) }}

## Active state

### HTML

```html
<div class="select active">
  <span class="value">Cherry</span>
  <ul class="optList hidden">
    <li class="option">Cherry</li>
    <li class="option">Lemon</li>
    <li class="option">Banana</li>
    <li class="option">Strawberry</li>
    <li class="option">Apple</li>
  </ul>
</div>
```

### CSS

```css
/* --------------- */
/* Required Styles */
/* --------------- */

.select {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.select.active,
.select:focus {
  box-shadow: 0 0 3px 1px #227755;
  outline-color: transparent;
}

.select .optList {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
}

.select .optList.hidden {
  max-height: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
}

/* ------------ */
/* Fancy Styles */
/* ------------ */

.select {
  font-size: 0.625em; /* 10px */
  font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;

  box-sizing: border-box;

  padding: 0.1em 2.5em 0.2em 0.5em; /* 1px 25px 2px 5px */
  width: 10em; /* 100px */

  border: 0.2em solid #000; /* 2px */
  border-radius: 0.4em; /* 4px */

  box-shadow: 0 0.1em 0.2em rgb(0 0 0 / 45%); /* 0 1px 2px */

  background: #f0f0f0;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, #e3e3e3, #fcfcfc 50%, #f0f0f0);
}

.select .value {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;

  white-space: nowrap;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.select::after {
  content: "▼";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  height: 100%;
  width: 2em; /* 20px */
  top: 0;
  right: 0;

  padding-top: 0.1em;

  box-sizing: border-box;

  text-align: center;

  border-left: 0.2em solid #000;
  border-radius: 0 0.1em 0.1em 0;

  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

.select .optList {
  z-index: 2;

  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;

  background: #f0f0f0;
  border: 0.2em solid #000;
  border-top-width: 0.1em;
  border-radius: 0 0 0.4em 0.4em;

  box-shadow: 0 0.2em 0.4em rgb(0 0 0 / 40%);

  box-sizing: border-box;

  min-width: 100%;
  max-height: 10em; /* 100px */
  overflow-y: auto;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

.select .option {
  padding: 0.2em 0.3em;
}

.select .highlight {
  background: #000;
  color: #ffffff;
}
```

### Result for active state

{{ EmbedLiveSample('Active_state', 120, 130) }}

## Open state

### HTML

```html
<div class="select active">
  <span class="value">Cherry</span>
  <ul class="optList">
    <li class="option highlight">Cherry</li>
    <li class="option">Lemon</li>
    <li class="option">Banana</li>
    <li class="option">Strawberry</li>
    <li class="option">Apple</li>
  </ul>
</div>
```

### CSS

```css
/* --------------- */
/* Required Styles */
/* --------------- */

.select {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.select.active,
.select:focus {
  box-shadow: 0 0 3px 1px #227755;
  outline-color: transparent;
}

.select .optList {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
}

.select .optList.hidden {
  max-height: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
}

/* ------------ */
/* Fancy Styles */
/* ------------ */

.select {
  font-size: 0.625em; /* 10px */
  font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;

  box-sizing: border-box;

  padding: 0.1em 2.5em 0.2em 0.5em; /* 1px 25px 2px 5px */
  width: 10em; /* 100px */

  border: 0.2em solid #000; /* 2px */
  border-radius: 0.4em; /* 4px */

  box-shadow: 0 0.1em 0.2em rgb(0 0 0 / 45%); /* 0 1px 2px */

  background: #f0f0f0;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, #e3e3e3, #fcfcfc 50%, #f0f0f0);
}

.select .value {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;

  white-space: nowrap;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.select::after {
  content: "▼";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  height: 100%;
  width: 2em; /* 20px */
  top: 0;
  right: 0;

  padding-top: 0.1em;

  box-sizing: border-box;

  text-align: center;

  border-left: 0.2em solid #000;
  border-radius: 0 0.1em 0.1em 0;

  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

.select .optList {
  z-index: 2;

  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;

  background: #f0f0f0;
  border: 0.2em solid #000;
  border-top-width: 0.1em;
  border-radius: 0 0 0.4em 0.4em;

  box-shadow: 0 0.2em 0.4em rgb(0 0 0 / 40%);

  box-sizing: border-box;

  min-width: 100%;
  max-height: 10em; /* 100px */
  overflow-y: auto;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

.select .option {
  padding: 0.2em 0.3em;
}

.select .highlight {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
}
```

### Result for open state

{{ EmbedLiveSample('Open_state', 120, 130) }}