A select menu enables the user to select a value from a list of options in a form.

Example

⌘ Cmd + ⌥ Option + 1

Properties

propertypropTyperequireddefaultdescription
childrennode--options elements
idstring--select id
isDisabledbool--boolean for when select is disabled
namestring--select name

Usage

Use the select menu when there are two or more short text choices.

Multi-select

The Select component only supports single selection. If you require multiple selection, use the FilterPicker component.

Best Practices

Do

Keep select list items short

Write items using sentence case

Sort the list logically. For example, alphabetically or by most used

Don't

Don't include puncuation in your list item

Don't use a select with only two items (instead consider a switch, checkbox, or radio buttons)