Appearance
In this article, you will find information about the styling options and rendering of the Kendo UI MultiSelect.
For a live example, visit the Appearance Demo of the MultiSelect.
Options
The Kendo UI MultiSelect supports the following styling options:
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size—configures the overall size of the component. -
rounded—configures the border radius for the tags. -
fillMode—controls how the color is applied.
Size
The size option controls how big or small the multiselect looks. The structure of the class is k-input-{size}.
The following values are available for the size option:
-
sm—small size -
md—medium size -
lg—large size -
none—unset
The default size value is medium and it is applied to the span wrapping element through the k-input-md class.
The example below shows a basic configuration and how to set size to "large":
<select id="multiselect" multiple="multiple">
<option>Item1</option>
<option>Item2</option>
</select>
<script>
$("#multiselect").kendoMultiSelect({
size: "large"
});
</script>
Below is the HTML that is affected from the configuration. The changes are applied to the span.k-multiselect wrapping element and to the span.k-chip elements:
<span class="k-multiselect k-input k-multiselect-clearable k-input-lg">
...
<span class="k-chip k-chip-lg k-rounded-lg k-chip-solid k-chip-solid-base" aria-setsize="2"></span>
</span>
Rounded
The rounded option controls how much border radius is applied to the tags for the selected items in the component. The structure of the class is k-rounded-{size}.
The following values are available for the rounded option:
-
sm—small border radius -
md—medium border radius -
lg—large border radius -
full—ellipse-like border radius -
none—unset
The default value is full and it is applied to the span.k-multiselect wrapping element that contains the whole HTML through the k-rounded-full class. That class is also applied to the span.k-chip element which contains the HTML for the tags.
The example below shows a basic MultiSelect configuration and how to set rounded to "medium":
<select id="multiselect" multiple="multiple">
<option>Item1</option>
<option>Item2</option>
</select>
<script>
$("#multiselect").kendoMultiSelect({
rounded: "medium"
});
</script>
The changes are applied to the span.k-multiselect wrapping element and to the span.k-chip elements:
<span class="k-multiselect k-input k-multiselect-clearable k-input-solid k-input-lg k-rounded-md">
...
<span class="k-chip k-chip-lg k-rounded-md k-chip-solid k-chip-solid-base" aria-setsize="2"></span>
</span>
FillMode
The fillMode option controls how the color of the tags is applied. The structure of the class is k-input-{fillMode}.
The following values are available for the fillMode option:
solidflatoutlinenone
The default value is solid and it is applied to the span.k-multiselect wrapping element through the k-input-solid class and to the span.k-chip elements through the .k-chip-outline .k-chip-outline-base classes.
The example below shows a basic MultiSelect configuration and how to set fillMode to "outline":
<select id="multiselect" multiple="multiple">
<option>Item1</option>
<option>Item2</option>
</select>
<script>
$("#multiselect").kendoMultiSelect({
fillMode: "outline"
});
</script>
The changes are applied to the span.k-multiselect wrapping element and to the span.k-chip elements:
<span class="k-multiselect k-input k-multiselect-clearable k-input-outline k-input-lg k-rounded-md">
...
<span class="k-chip k-chip-lg k-rounded-md k-chip-outline k-chip-outline-base" aria-setsize="2"></span>
</span>
Rendering
Starting with version R1 2022, the component has a new rendering. For additional information on the decision behind these changes, visit the Components Rendering Overview article.
To review the latest rendering of the component, refer to the HTML specifications in the Kendo UI Themes Monorepo. The tests folder of the repository contains the rendering for all flavors of the components, providing a clear reference for how their elements are structured. The rendering information can help you customize a component's appearance and behavior by applying custom CSS or JavaScript to suit specific design or functional requirements.