$('select').each(function () {
// Cache the number of options
var $this = $(this),
numberOfOptions = $(this).children('option').length;
// Hides the select element
$this.addClass('s-hidden');
// Wrap the select element in a div
$this.wrap('<div class="select"></div>');
// Insert a styled div to sit over the top of the hidden select element
$this.after('<div class="styledSelect"></div>');
// Cache the styled div
var $styledSelect = $this.next('div.styledSelect');
// Show the first select option in the styled div
$styledSelect.text($this.children('option').eq(0).text());
// Insert an unordered list after the styled div and also cache the list
var $list = $('<ul />', {
'class': 'options'
}).insertAfter($styledSelect);
// Insert a list item into the unordered list for each select option
for (var i = 0; i < numberOfOptions; i++) {
$('<li />', {
text: $this.children('option').eq(i).text(),
rel: $this.children('option').eq(i).val()
}).appendTo($list);
}
// Cache the list items
var $listItems = $list.children('li');
// Show the unordered list when the styled div is clicked (also hides it if the div is clicked again)
$styledSelect.click(function (e) {
e.stopPropagation();
$('div.styledSelect.active').each(function () {
$(this).removeClass('active').next('ul.options').hide();
});
$(this).toggleClass('active').next('ul.options').toggle();
});
// Hides the unordered list when a list item is clicked and updates the styled div to show the selected list item
// Updates the select element to have the value of the equivalent option
$listItems.click(function (e) {
e.stopPropagation();
$styledSelect.text($(this).text()).removeClass('active');
$this.val($(this).attr('rel'));
$list.hide();
/* alert($this.val()); Uncomment this for demonstration! */
});
// Hides the unordered list when clicking outside of it
$(document).click(function () {
$styledSelect.removeClass('active');
$list.hide();
});
});
body {
padding:50px;
background-color:white;
}
.s-hidden {
visibility:hidden;
padding-right:10px;
}
.select {
cursor:pointer;
display:inline-block;
position:relative;
font:normal 11px/22px Arial, Sans-Serif;
color:black;
border:1px solid #ccc;
width: 450px;
padding:20px;
}
.styledSelect {
font-size: 30px;
position:absolute;
top:0;
right:0;
bottom:0;
left:0;
background-color:white;
padding:20px;
font-weight:bold;
}
.styledSelect:after {
content:"";
width:0;
height:0;
border:5px solid transparent;
border-color:black transparent transparent transparent;
position:absolute;
top:30px;
right:6px;
}
.styledSelect:active, .styledSelect.active {
background-color:#eee;
}
.options {
display:none;
position:absolute;
top:100%;
right:0;
left:0;
z-index:999;
margin:0 0;
padding:0 0;
list-style:none;
border:1px solid #ccc;
background-color:white;
-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
.options li {
padding:0 6px;
margin:0 0;
padding:0 10px;
}
.options li:hover {
background-color:#39f;
color:white;
}
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="styled-select slate">
<select class="service-area" name="service-area">
<option selected="selected" class="service-small">Service area?</option>
<option class="service-small">Volunteering</option>
<option class="service-small">Partnership & Support</option>
<option class="service-small">Business Services</option>
</select>
</div>