Style Option Elements in Select List (Add Padding and/or Margins)

Question

Is it possible to style the option elements of a select list/dropdown beyond background and font? I\'m specifically looking to add some padding/margins so the l

Answer 1

Not possible if you want broad browser support. At least IE doesn't support it. There's then no other option than to mimic and progressively enhance the dropdown with

• and a good shot of JavaScript. You can get here some ideas what's possible with JS (jQuery actually) based dropdowns.