Instructions for swapping out the default drop-down icon in my select box with the <i class="icon-xyz-chevron down-rotation"></i> symbol

Is there a way to replace the default drop down arrow with a new one without creating a new class and adding it to the label?

<i class="icon-xyz-chevron down-rotation"></i>

Any suggestions on achieving this?

<label class="col-md-8 col-sm-8 col-xs-12">         
   <select class="template-drop-down custom-alert" ng-class="{'alert alert-danger': !$ctrl.formObject.visitors[$index].selectedPark && !$ctrl.formActionsObject.validateFormDetails}" ng-options="parkArea as parkArea.name for parkArea in $ctrl.formDataObject.parkAreas track by parkArea.code"
       ng-model="$ctrl.formObject.visitors[$index].selectedPark">
           <option value="parkArea.name"></option>
   </select>

   <span class="template-drop-down custom-alert-message" ng-if="!$ctrl.formObject.visitors[$index].selectedParkArea && !$ctrl.formActionsObject.validateFormDetails">
       <ng-message data-when="required" data-i18n-key="errors.selectedPark.required"></ng-message>
   </span>
</label>
htmlcssbootstrap-4

Answer №1

If you want to customize the select arrow, you can hide the default one and replace it with your own icon positioned to the right of the select box.

This helpful tip was shared by Siavas:

select {
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  -moz-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
  /* Some browsers may not display the caret with calc */
  background: url("http://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/cc_mono_icon_set/blacks/16x16/br_down.png") white no-repeat 98.5% !important; /* Fallback placement */
  background: url("http://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/cc_mono_icon_set/blacks/16x16/br_down.png") white no-repeat calc(100% - 10px) !important; /* Better positioning regardless of input width */
}

You can see an example of this implementation here.

In your scenario, you have the option to use base64, SVG, or pseudo selectors like before or after to set the icon.

Using Font Awesome, you could do something similar to this:

select::before {
  font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free";
  font-weight: 900;
  content: "\f007";
}

To adjust the position of the icon, you can utilize CSS properties such as:

position: absolute; 
right: 0;

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