Dropdown
Color
Inputs come in two different colors. The default input color is $field-01
and
is used on $ui-background
and $ui-02
page backgrounds. The --light
version
input color is $field-02
and is used on $ui-01
page backgrounds.
Class | Property | SCSS |
---|---|---|
.bx--label | text color | $text-02 |
.bx--dropdown | background-color | $field-01 |
.bx--dropdown | border-bottom | $ui-04 |
.bx--dropdown--light | background-color | $field-02 |
.bx--dropdown-list | background-color | $ui-01 |
.bx--dropdown-text | text color | $text-01 |
:placeholder | text color | $text-03 |
.bx--dropdown-item | background-color | $hover-ui |
.bx--dropdown-item | text color | $text-02 |
.bx--dropdown__arrow | fill | $icon-01 |
.bx--list-box__selection--multi | background-color | $ui-05 |
.bx--dropdown--open | box-shadow | 0 2px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.2) |
Interactive states
Class | Property | SCSS |
---|---|---|
:focus | border | $focus |
.bx--dropdown-item:hover | background-color | $hover-ui |
.bx--dropdown-item:hover | text color | $text-01 |
.bx--form-requirement | text color | $support-01 |
[data-invalid] | border-bottom | $support-01 |
.bx--label:disabled | text color | $disabled-02 |
.bx--dropdown:disabled | background-color | $disabled-01 |
.bx--dropdown-text:disabled | text color | $disabled-02 |
Active: Placeholder text should remain when the user clicks into the text input and gets a cursor. Once the user starts typing, the hint text is replaced with the user input text.
Helper text: Helper text appears below the label when the input is active. Helper text remains visible while the input is focused and disappears after focus away.
Error: Error messages appear below the input field and are always present while invalid.
Disabled: Disabled state should has a .not-allowed
 cursor on hover.
Typography
All dropdown text should be set in sentence case, with only the first word in a phrase and any proper nouns capitalized. Dropdown options should not exceed three words.
Class | Font-size | Font-weight | Type style |
---|---|---|---|
.bx--dropdown-text | 14 / 0.875 | Regular / 400 | $body-short-01 |
.bx--dropdown-link | 14 / 0.875 | Regular / 400 | $body-short-01 |
.bx--label | 14 / 0.875 | Regular / 400 | $label-01 |
.bx--form-requirement | 12 / 0.75 | Regular / 400 | $label-01 |
Structure
Dropdowns have two states, open and closed. An open and closed dropdown should be the same width and appropriately fit the design, layout, and content. The height of a closed dropdown stays consistent while the height of an open dropdown will vary based on the amount of options it has. Please note the various color differences for closed and open dropdowns.
Class | Property | px / rem | Spacing tokens |
---|---|---|---|
.bx--label | margin-bottom | 8 / 0.5 | $spacing-03 |
.bx--dropdown | height | 40 / 2.5 | – |
.bx--dropdown-text | padding-left | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
.bx--dropdown__arrow | padding-right, padding-left | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
.bx--dropdown | border-bottom | 1px | – |
.bx--dropdown-item | height | 40 / 2.5 | – |
Multiselect dropdown
Class | Property | px / rem | Spacing tokens |
---|---|---|---|
.bx--list-box | height | 40 / 2.5 | – |
.bx--list-box__menu-item | height | 40 / 2.5 | – |
.bx--list-box__field | padding-left, padding-right | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
.bx--checkbox-label | padding-left | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
.bx--list-box__menu-icon | padding-left, padding-right | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
.bx--list-box__selection--multi | height | 24 / 1.5 | – |
.bx--list-box__selection--multi | margin-right | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
Inline dropdown
Class | Property | px / rem | Spacing token |
---|---|---|---|
.bx--list-box.bx--list-box--inline | height | 32 / 2 | - |
.bx--list-box__menu-item | height | 40 / 2.5 | - |
.bx--list-box__menu-item | padding-right, padding-left | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
.bx--checkbox-label | padding-left | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
.bx--list-box__menu-icon | padding-left, padding-right | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
Inline dropdown states
Inline select has two different states; one for mouse hover and one for keyboard focus.
Filtering
Filtering can be used with dropdown and multiselect dropdown but not inline dropdown.
Class | Property | px / rem | Spacing token |
---|---|---|---|
.bx--list-box__selection | height | 40 / 2.5 | – |
.bx--list-box__selection svg | height | 16 / 1 | – |
.bx--list-box__menu-icon | padding-left, padding-right | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
.bx--list-box__selection | padding-left, padding-right | 16 / 1 | $spacing-05 |
.bx--list-box__selection--multi | height | 24 / 1.5 | – |