Style and Appearance in Angular MultiSelect Dropdown

31 Aug 20265 minutes to read

The following content provides the CSS selectors and properties that can be used to customize the Angular Multi-select component’s appearance based on specific requirements.

Customizing the background color of wrapper element

Use the following CSS to customize the background color of the main wrapper element

.e-multiselect.e-input-group .e-multi-select-wrapper {
    background-color: red;
}

Customizing the appearance of the delimiter wrapper element

Use the following CSS to customize the appearance of the delimiter wrapper element that displays selected values in delimiter mode.

.e-multiselect .e-delim-values {
    -webkit-text-fill-color: blue;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: cursive;
}

Customizing the appearance of chips

Use the following CSS to customize the appearance of selected value chips displayed in box mode.

.e-multiselect .e-multi-select-wrapper .e-chips .e-chipcontent {
    font-family: cursive;
    font-size: 20px;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: blue;
}

.e-multi-select-wrapper .e-chips {
    background-color: aqua;
    height: 26px;
}

Customizing the dropdown icon’s color

Use the following CSS to customize the dropdown icon’s color and size.

.e-multiselect.e-input-group .e-input-group-icon, .e-multiselect.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper .e-input-group-icon:hover {
    color: red;
    font-size: 14px;
}

Customizing the focus color

Use the following CSS to customize the focus indicator color of the input element.

.e-multiselect.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus::before, .e-multiselect.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus::after {
    background: #c000ff;
}

Customizing the disabled component’s text color

Use the following CSS to customize the text color when the component is in disabled state.

.e-multiselect.e-disabled .e-multi-select-wrapper .e-delim-values {
    -webkit-text-fill-color: red;
}

Customizing the color of the placeholder text

Use the following CSS to customize the text color of the placeholder.

.e-multiselect input.e-dropdownbase::placeholder {
        color: red;
}

Customizing the placeholder to add mandatory indicator (*)

Use the following CSS to add the mandatory indicator (*) to the float label element.

.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-float-input .e-float-text::after {
    content: "*";
    color: red;
}

Customizing the float label element’s focus color

Use the following CSS to customize the focus color of the float label element.

.e-float-input.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::before,.e-float-input.e-control-wrapper.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::before,.e-float-input.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::after,.e-float-input.e-control-wrapper.e-input-group:not(.e-float-icon-left) .e-float-line::after {
    background-color: #2319b8;
}

.e-multiselect.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-float-input.e-input-focus .e-float-text.e-label-top, .e-float-input.e-control-wrapper:not(.e-error).e-input-focus input ~ label.e-float-text {
    color: #2319b8;
}

Customizing the outline theme’s focus color

Use the following CSS to customize the focus color when using the outline theme.

.e-outline.e-input-group.e-input-focus:hover:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled):not(.e-float-icon-left),.e-outline.e-input-group.e-input-focus.e-control-wrapper:hover:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled):not(.e-float-icon-left),.e-outline.e-input-group.e-input-focus:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled),.e-outline.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus:not(.e-success):not(.e-warning):not(.e-error):not(.e-disabled) {
    border-color: #b1bd15;
    box-shadow: inset 1px 1px #b1bd15, inset -1px 0 #b1bd15, inset 0 -1px #b1bd15;
}

Customizing the background color of focus, hover, and active items

Use the following CSS to customize the background color of focused, hovered, and active items in the dropdown list.

.e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-item-focus, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-active, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-active.e-hover, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-hover {
    background-color: #1f9c99;
    color: #2319b8;
}

Customizing the appearance of popup element

Use the following CSS to customize the appearance of dropdown popup list items.

.e-dropdownbase .e-list-item, .e-dropdownbase .e-list-item.e-item-focus {
    background-color: #29c2b8;
    color: #207cd9;
    font-family: emoji;
    min-height: 29px
}

Customizing the color of the checkbox

Use the following CSS to customize the color of the checkbox selection indicators.

.e-popup .e-checkbox-wrapper .e-frame.e-check, .e-popup .e-checkbox-wrapper:hover .e-frame.e-check {
    background-color: green;
    color: white;
}