Style and appearance in Blazor ComboBox Component

23 Aug 202316 minutes to read

The following content provides the exact CSS structure that can be used to modify the control’s appearance based on the user preference.

Read-only mode

Specify the boolean value to the Readonly whether the ComboBox allows the user to change the value or not.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;
<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" Width="300px" DataSource="@LocalData" @bind-Value="GameValue" Readonly=true>
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
    public string GameValue { get; set; } = "Game4";
    public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

Customizing the appearance of container element

You can customize the appearance of the container element within the ComboBox component by targeting its CSS class .e-input, which indicates the parent element of the input, and allows you to apply any desired styles to the component.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper .e-input {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-family: emoji;
    color: #ab3243;
    background: #32a5ab;
}
</style>

Customizing the dropdown icon’s color

You can customize the dropdown icon by targeting its CSS class .e-ddl-icon.e-icons, which indicates the icon element displayed within the combobox component, and setting the desired color to the color property.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl .e-input-group-icon.e-ddl-icon.e-icons, .e-ddl .e-input-group-icon.e-ddl-icon.e-icons:hover {
    color: #bb233d;
    font-size: 13px;
}
</style>

Customizing the focus color

You can customize the component color when it is focused by targeting its CSS class .e-input-focus::after, which indicates the input element when it is focused, and set the desired color to the background property.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus::before, .e-ddl.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-input-focus::after {
    background: #c000ff;
}
</style>

Customizing the outline theme’s focus color

You can customize the color of the combobox component when it is in a focused state and rendered with an outline theme, by targeting its CSS class e-outline which indicates the input element when it is focused, and allows you to set the desired color to the color property.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px" CssClass="e-outline">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.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;
}
</style>

Customizing the disabled component’s text color

You can customize the text color of a disabled component by targeting its CSS class .e-input[disabled], which indicates the input element in a disabled state, and set the desired color to the -webkit-text-fill-color property.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px" Enabled=false>
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper .e-input[disabled] {
    -webkit-text-fill-color: #0d9133;
}
</style>

Customizing the float label element’s focusing color

You can change the text color of the floating label when it is focused by targeting its CSS classes .e-input-focus and .e-float-text.e-label-top. These classes indicate the floating label text while it is focused and set the desired color using the color property.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px" FloatLabelType="FloatLabelType.Auto">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.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-ddl.e-lib.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-control-container.e-float-input.e-input-focus .e-float-text.e-label-top {
    color: #2319b8;
}
</style>

Customizing the color of the placeholder text

You can change the color of the placeholder by targeting its CSS class input.e-input::placeholder, which indicates the placeholder text, and set the desired color using the color property.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl.e-input-group input.e-input::placeholder {
    color: red;
}
</style>

Customizing the placeholder to add mandatory indicator(*)

The mandatory indicator * can be applied to the placeholder by targeting its CSS class .e-float-text::after using the content style.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px" FloatLabelType="FloatLabelType.Auto">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-input-group.e-control-wrapper.e-control-container.e-float-input .e-float-text::after {
    content: "*";
    color: red;
}
</style>

Customizing the text selection color

The appearance of a selected item within a combobox component can be customized by targeting the CSS class input.e-input::selection and set the desired background color and text color. This customization will only be applied when the item is selected manually. To achieve this, use the background-color and color properties of the CSS class input.e-input::selection.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.e-ddl.e-input-group input.e-input::selection {
    color: red;
    background: yellow;
}
</style>

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

You can customize the background color and text color of list items within the combobox component when they are in a focused, active, or hovered state by targeting the CSS classes .e-list-item.e-item-focus, .e-list-item.e-active, and .e-list-item.e-hover, and set the desired color to the background-color and color properties.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;
@using Syncfusion.Blazor.Inputs;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

<style>
.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;
}
</style>

Customizing the appearance of pop-up element

You can customize the appearance of the popup element within the combobox component by targeting the CSS class .e-list-item.e-item-focus, which indicates the list item element when it is focused, and and allows you to apply any desired styles to the component.

CSHTML

@using Syncfusion.Blazor.DropDowns;

<SfComboBox TValue="string" TItem="Games" Placeholder="Select a game" DataSource="@LocalData" Width="300px">
    <ComboBoxFieldSettings Value="ID" Text="Text"></ComboBoxFieldSettings>
</SfComboBox>

@code {
  public class Games
  {  
    public string ID { get; set; }
    public string Text { get; set; }
  }
  List<Games> LocalData = new List<Games> {
    new Games() { ID= "Game1", Text= "American Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game2", Text= "Badminton" }, 
    new Games() { ID= "Game3", Text= "Basketball" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game4", Text= "Cricket" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game5", Text= "Football" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game6", Text= "Golf" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game7", Text= "Hockey" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game8", Text= "Rugby"},
    new Games() { ID= "Game9", Text= "Snooker" },
    new Games() { ID= "Game10", Text= "Tennis"},
  };
}

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