Select2

Select2 gives you a customizable select box with support for searching, tagging, remote data sets, infinite scrolling, and many other highly used options.

Basic example

The jQuery replacement for select boxes. Select2 gives you a customizable select box with support for searching, tagging, remote data sets, infinite scrolling, and many other highly used options.

														
<div class="row">
	<div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-12">
		<select class="form-control select2">
			<option>Select</option>
			<optgroup label="Alaskan/Hawaiian Time Zone">
				<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
				<option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
			</optgroup>
			<optgroup label="Pacific Time Zone">
				<option value="CA">California</option>
				<option value="NV">Nevada</option>
				<option value="OR">Oregon</option>
				<option value="WA">Washington</option>
			</optgroup>
			<optgroup label="Mountain Time Zone">
				<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
				<option value="CO">Colorado</option>
				<option value="ID">Idaho</option>
				<option value="MT">Montana</option>
				<option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
				<option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
				<option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
				<option value="UT">Utah</option>
				<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
			</optgroup>
			<optgroup label="Central Time Zone">
				<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
				<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
				<option value="IL">Illinois</option>
				<option value="IA">Iowa</option>
				<option value="KS">Kansas</option>
				<option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
				<option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
				<option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
				<option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
				<option value="MO">Missouri</option>
				<option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
				<option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
				<option value="TX">Texas</option>
				<option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
				<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
			</optgroup>
			<optgroup label="Eastern Time Zone">
				<option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
				<option value="DE">Delaware</option>
				<option value="FL">Florida</option>
				<option value="GA">Georgia</option>
				<option value="IN">Indiana</option>
				<option value="ME">Maine</option>
				<option value="MD">Maryland</option>
				<option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
				<option value="MI">Michigan</option>
				<option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
				<option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
				<option value="NY">New York</option>
				<option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
				<option value="OH">Ohio</option>
				<option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
				<option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
				<option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
				<option value="VT">Vermont</option>
				<option value="VA">Virginia</option>
				<option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
			</optgroup>
		</select>
	</div>
	<div class="col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-12">
		<select class="form-control select2" disabled>
			<option>Select</option>
			<optgroup label="Alaskan/Hawaiian Time Zone">
				<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
				<option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
			</optgroup>
			<optgroup label="Pacific Time Zone">
				<option value="CA">California</option>
				<option value="NV">Nevada</option>
				<option value="OR">Oregon</option>
				<option value="WA">Washington</option>
			</optgroup>
			<optgroup label="Mountain Time Zone">
				<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
				<option value="CO">Colorado</option>
				<option value="ID">Idaho</option>
				<option value="MT">Montana</option>
				<option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
				<option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
				<option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
				<option value="UT">Utah</option>
				<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
			</optgroup>
			<optgroup label="Central Time Zone">
				<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
				<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
				<option value="IL">Illinois</option>
				<option value="IA">Iowa</option>
				<option value="KS">Kansas</option>
				<option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
				<option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
				<option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
				<option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
				<option value="MO">Missouri</option>
				<option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
				<option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
				<option value="TX">Texas</option>
				<option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
				<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
			</optgroup>
			<optgroup label="Eastern Time Zone">
				<option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
				<option value="DE">Delaware</option>
				<option value="FL">Florida</option>
				<option value="GA">Georgia</option>
				<option value="IN">Indiana</option>
				<option value="ME">Maine</option>
				<option value="MD">Maryland</option>
				<option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
				<option value="MI">Michigan</option>
				<option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
				<option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
				<option value="NY">New York</option>
				<option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
				<option value="OH">Ohio</option>
				<option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
				<option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
				<option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
				<option value="VT">Vermont</option>
				<option value="VA">Virginia</option>
				<option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
			</optgroup>
		</select>
	</div>
</div>
													
														
<!-- Select2 JS -->
<script src="vendors/select2/dist/js/select2.full.min.js"></script>

$(".select2").select2();
													
Multiple Select

Not interested in custom validation feedback messages or writing JavaScript to change form behaviors? All good, you can use the browser defaults. Try submitting the form below.

														
<select class="select2 select2-multiple" multiple="multiple" data-placeholder="Choose">

	<optgroup label="Alaskan/Hawaiian Time Zone">
		<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
		<option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
	</optgroup>
	<optgroup label="Pacific Time Zone">
		<option value="CA">California</option>
		<option value="NV">Nevada</option>
		<option value="OR">Oregon</option>
		<option value="WA">Washington</option>
	</optgroup>
	<optgroup label="Mountain Time Zone">
		<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
		<option value="CO">Colorado</option>
		<option value="ID">Idaho</option>
		<option value="MT">Montana</option>
		<option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
		<option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
		<option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
		<option value="UT">Utah</option>
		<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
	</optgroup>
	<optgroup label="Central Time Zone">
		<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
		<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
		<option value="IL">Illinois</option>
		<option value="IA">Iowa</option>
		<option value="KS">Kansas</option>
		<option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
		<option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
		<option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
		<option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
		<option value="MO">Missouri</option>
		<option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
		<option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
		<option value="TX">Texas</option>
		<option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
		<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
	</optgroup>
	<optgroup label="Eastern Time Zone">
		<option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
		<option value="DE">Delaware</option>
		<option value="FL">Florida</option>
		<option value="GA">Georgia</option>
		<option value="IN">Indiana</option>
		<option value="ME">Maine</option>
		<option value="MD">Maryland</option>
		<option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
		<option value="MI">Michigan</option>
		<option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
		<option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
		<option value="NY">New York</option>
		<option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
		<option value="OH">Ohio</option>
		<option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
		<option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
		<option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
		<option value="VT">Vermont</option>
		<option value="VA">Virginia</option>
		<option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
	</optgroup>
</select>
												
Input Tags

Tagging can be used in multi-value select boxes. Try entering a value that isn't listed in the dropdown - you'll be able to add it as a new option!

														
<select id="input_tags" class="form-control" multiple="multiple">
	<option selected="selected">orange</option>
	<option>white</option>
	<option selected="selected">purple</option>
</select>
													
														
$("#input_tags").select2({
	tags: true,
	tokenSeparators: [',', ' ']
});