I m using placeholders for text inputs which is working out just fine But I d like to use a placeholder for my selectboxes as well Of course I can just use this code lt select gt lt option value gt Select your option lt option gt lt option value hurr gt Durr lt option gt lt select gt But the Select your option is in black instead of lightgrey So my solution could possibly be CSS-based jQuery is fine too This only makes the option grey in the dropdown so after clicking the arrow option first color 999 The question is How do people create placeholders in selectboxes But it has already been answered cheers And using this results in the selected value always being grey even after selecting a real option select color 999

A non-CSS - no JavaScript jQuery answer x000D x000D lt select gt x000D lt option value disabled selected gt Select your option lt option gt x000D lt option value hurr gt Durr lt option gt x000D lt select gt x000D x000D x000D

How do I make a placeholder for a 'select' box?

The Solution to How do I make a placeholder for a 'select' box? is

A non-CSS - no JavaScript/jQuery answer:

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<select>_x000D_
    <option value="" disabled selected>Select your option</option>_x000D_
    <option value="hurr">Durr</option>_x000D_
</select>

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~ Answered on 2011-05-02 15:45:49

How do I make a placeholder for a 'select' box?

The Solution to How do I make a placeholder for a 'select' box? is

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