Style and appearance in EJ2 TypeScript List box control

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To modify the ListBox appearance, you need to override the default CSS of ListBox component. Please find the list of CSS classes and its corresponding section in ListBox component. Also, you have an option to create your own custom theme for the controls using our Theme Studio.

CSS Class Purpose of Class  
  .e-listbox-wrapper To customize the listbox wrapper
  .e-list-parent .e-list-item To customize the listbox list items
  .e-list-parent .e-list-item:hover To customize the listbox list items on hover
  .e-list-parent .e-list-item.e-selected To customize the listbox selected list item
  .e-listboxtool-wrapper .e-listbox-tool To customize the listbox toolbar
  .e-listboxtool-wrapper .e-listbox-tool .e-btn To customize the listbox toolbar button
  .e-listboxtool-wrapper .e-listbox-tool .e-btn .e-btn-icon.e-icons::before To customize the listbox toolbar icon

Horizontal ListBox

You can use cssClass property to display the Listbox horizontally.

import { ListBox } from '@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns';

// define the array of object
let data: { [key: string]: Object }[] = [
    { text: 'Hennessey Venom' },
    { text: 'Bugatti Chiron' },
    { text: 'Bugatti Veyron Super Sport' },
    { text: 'SSC Ultimate Aero' },
    { text: 'Koenigsegg CCR' },
    { text: 'McLaren F1' },
    { text: 'Aston Martin One- 77' },
    { text: 'Jaguar XJ220' },
    { text: 'McLaren P1' },
    { text: 'Ferrari LaFerrari' },
];

// initialize ListBox component
let listObj: ListBox = new ListBox({
    //set the data to dataSource property
    dataSource: data,
    cssClass: 'e-horizontal-listbox'
});
listObj.appendTo('#listbox');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 ListBox</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.2.3/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/28.2.3/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
    <div id='container' style="margin:0 auto; width:250px;">
        <h4>Select your favorite car:</h4>
        <input id='listbox' />
    </div>
</body>

</html>