How to add background-image to select-box?

Question

I have done what is answered in this question but I haven\'t had luck so far in Google Chrome.

The code below works just fine in Firefox though:

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Answer 1

I have a solution for all browsers jsfiddle.net/8FydL/445

about options with background-image.

This is a known solution and helps me many many times. The solution came from here:

CSS:

.desc { color:#6b6b6b;}
.desc a {color:#0092dd;}

.dropdown dd, .dropdown dt, .dropdown ul { margin:0px; padding:0px; }
.dropdown dd { position:relative; }
.dropdown a, .dropdown a:visited { color:#816c5b; text-decoration:none; outline:none;}
.dropdown a:hover { color:#5d4617;}
.dropdown dt a:hover { color:#5d4617; border: 1px solid #d0c9af;}
.dropdown dt a {background:#e4dfcb url('http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/wp-content/uploads/examples/reinventing-drop-down/arrow.png') no-repeat scroll right center; display:block; padding-right:20px;
                border:1px solid #d4ca9a; width:150px;}
.dropdown dt a span {cursor:pointer; display:block; padding:5px;}
.dropdown dd ul { background:#e4dfcb none repeat scroll 0 0; border:1px solid #d4ca9a; color:#C5C0B0; display:none;
                  left:0px; padding:5px 0px; position:absolute; top:2px; width:auto; min-width:170px; list-style:none;}
.dropdown span.value { display:none;}
.dropdown dd ul li a { padding:5px; display:block;}
.dropdown dd ul li a:hover { background-color:#d0c9af;}

.dropdown img.flag { border:none; vertical-align:middle; margin-left:10px; }
.flagvisibility { display:none;}

JS:

 $(".dropdown img.flag").addClass("flagvisibility");
    $(".dropdown dt a").click(function() {
        $(".dropdown dd ul").toggle();
    });

    $(".dropdown dd ul li a").click(function() {
        var text = $(this).html();
        $(".dropdown dt a span").html(text);
        $(".dropdown dd ul").hide();
        $("#result").html("Selected value is: " + getSelectedValue("sample"));
    });

    function getSelectedValue(id) {
        return $("#" + id).find("dt a span.value").html();
    }

    $(document).bind('click', function(e) {
        var $clicked = $(e.target);
        if (! $clicked.parents().hasClass("dropdown"))
            $(".dropdown dd ul").hide();
    });

    $(".dropdown img.flag").toggleClass("flagvisibility");

and Demo Html:

 <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <dl id="sample" class="dropdown">
        <dt><a href="#"><span>Please select the country</span></a></dt>
        <dd>
            <ul>
                <li><a href="#">Brazil<img class="flag" src="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/wp-content/uploads/examples/reinventing-drop-down/br.png" alt="" /><span class="value">BR</span></a></li>
                <li><a href="#">France<img class="flag" src="http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/wp-content/uploads/examples/reinventing-drop-down/fr.png" alt="" /><span class="value">FR</span></a></li>

            </ul>
        </dd>
    </dl>
    <span id="result"></span>

Hope, that will save your day :) !

Answer 2

Should be like this:

option {
    background: transparent url(http://www.clinicalflow.com/skins/common/icons/ed_ins_img.png) no-repeat left center;
    padding-left: 20px;  
    width: 200px;
}

You were using semicolon just after the background: transparent; and after that url which is wrong.