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Select

Color

ClassPropertyColor token
.bx--select-inputbackground$field
.bx--select--inlinebackgroundtransparent
.bx--labeltext color$text-primary
.bx--select-inputtext color$text-primary
.bx--select--inlinetext color$icon-primary
.bx--select__arrowfill$icon-primary
Default and new selection state examples for Select

Examples of default and new selection select states

Interaction states

ClassPropertyColor token
.bx--select-input:focusborder$focus
.bx--select-input[data-invalid]border$support-error
.bx--form-requirementtext color$support-error
.bx--select-input:disabledbackground$field-disabled
.bx--select-input:disabledtext color$text-disabled
Open, disabled, and more information/help state examples for Select

Examples of open, disabled, and help select states

Typography

Select text should be set in sentence case, with only the first word in a phrase and any proper nouns capitalized. Select text should be three words or less.

ElementFont-size (px/rem)Font-weightType token
Label12 / 0.75Regular / 400$label-01
Field text14 / 0.875Regular / 400$body-compact-01
Error message12 / 0.75Regular / 400$label-01

Structure

Select

ClassPropertypx / remSpacing token
.bx--labelmargin-bottom8 / 0.5$spacing-03
.bx--select-inputpadding-left16 / 1$spacing-05
.bx--select__arrowpadding-left, padding-right16 / 1$spacing-05
.bx--select-inputborder-bottom1px–
.bx--select-input:focusborder2px–
Structure and spacing measurements for select

Structure and spacing measurements for select | px / rem

Inline select

ClassPropertypx / remSpacing token
.bx--select-inputpadding-left8 / 0.5$spacing-03
.bx--select__arrowpadding-left, padding-right8 / 0.5$spacing-03
Structure and spacing measurements for Inline Select

Structure and spacing measurements for inline select (focused) | px / rem

Size

ElementSizeHeight (px / rem)
InputSmall (sm)32 / 2
Medium (md)40 / 2.5
Large (lg)48 / 3
Sizes for select

Sizes for default select | px / rem

Sizes for select

Sizes for inline select | px / rem