What is the best method to adjust the width of the <option> tag within the <select> tag using CSS?

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<html>

<head>
  <title>Page Title</title>
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</head>

<body>
  <div class="col-md-6 valtype" id="pass_val">Type :
    <div class="">
      <select name="" aria-controls="" class="form-control select-focus">
        <option value="">Select</option>
        <option value="4"> Debtor out of area</option>
        <option value="5"> Debtor out of area (repetitive text)</option>
        <option value="29">Consumer old</option>
        <option value="6">determine action</option>

      </select><span></span></div>
  </div>

</body>

</html>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <title>Page Title</title>
  <!-- Latest compiled and minified CSS -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-BVYiiSIFeK1dGmJRAkycuHAHRg32OmUcww7on3RYdg4Va+PmSTsz/K68vbdEjh4u" crossorigin="anonymous">

  <!-- Optional theme -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css" integrity="sha384-rHyoN1iRsVXV4nD0JutlnGaslCJuC7uwjduW9SVrLvRYooPp2bWYgmgJQIXwl/Sp" crossorigin="anonymous">
</head>

<body>
  <div class="col-md-6 valtype" id="pass_val">Type :
    <div class="">
      <select name="" aria-controls="" class="form-control select-focus">
        <option value="">Select</option>
        <option value="4"> Debtor out of area</option>
        <option value="5"> Debtor out of area (repetitive text)</option>
        <option value="29">Consumer old</option>
        <option value="6">determine action</option>

      </select><span></span></div>
  </div>

</body>

</html>

I am experiencing an issue with the dropdown list where the width of the options increases along with the content, but the select width remains the same.

I would like the width of the options to remain equal to the width of the select when the content is increased.

htmlcsshtml-select

Answer №1

It seems like you're looking for a solution where the select tag does not change its size when an option is selected. Here's my proposed solution:

#mySelect select
{ 
width:150px; 
}
<div id='mySelect'>
      <select name="" aria-controls="" class="form-control select-focus">
        <option value="">Select</option>
        <option value="4"> Debtor out of area</option>
        <option value="5"> Debtor out of area Debtor out of area Debtor out of area Debtor out of area Debtor out of area Debtor out of area Debtor out of area Debtor out of area Debtor out of area Debtor out of area</option>
        <option value="29">Consumer old</option>
        <option value="6">determine action</option>

      </select><span></span></div>
  </div>

Hopefully, this helps with what you're trying to achieve!

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