CSS Styling and Customization in Angular Multi-select component

26 Aug 20255 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;
}