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The <select> element can now be customized with CSS

(developer.chrome.com)
507 points tosh | 2 comments | 31 Mar 25 09:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.42s | source
1. largehotcoffee ◴[31 Mar 25 19:40 UTC] No.43538975[source]▶
Why would this be preferred over creating a new HTML element, like <options>?
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2. minitech ◴[31 Mar 25 21:29 UTC] No.43540197[source]▶
Backwards compatibility. Older browsers will still be able to render the <select> and submit it as part of a form, just with its options unstyled.