Question

how can i add <div> or a <span> tag inside an <option> tag?

I want the row to be <option> of course it has a value and everything, but I need to put a circle red color next to the text in that option, is that possible?

code like:

<option value="1">text<div style='background:none repeat scroll 0 0 green;height:25px;width:25px;'></div></option>
<option value="2">text<div style='background:none repeat scroll 0 0 green;height:25px;width:25px;'></div></option>
<option value="3">text<div style='background:none repeat scroll 0 0 green;height:25px;width:25px;'></div></option>
<option value="4">text<div style='background:none repeat scroll 0 0 green;height:25px;width:25px;'></div></option>

Answer 1

2019 UPDATE

This solution doesn’t work anymore.

Checked in latest Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

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It is possible to put a red circle after the text – http://jsfiddle.net/V8cvQ/

option:after {
    content: " ";
    height: 5px;
    width: 5px;
    background: #c00;
    border-radius: 5px;
    display: inline-block;
}

…

UPDATE

To have different color dots

HTML

<select>
    <option> select </option>
    <option class="red"> one </option>
    <option class="green"> two </option>
    <option class="blue"> three </option>
</select>

CSS

option:after {
    content: " ";
    height: 5px;
    width: 5px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    display: inline-block;
}

option.red:after { background: #c00; }
option.green:after { background: #0c0; }
option.blue:after { background: #00c; }

DEMO