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HTML

              
                <div class="wrapper">

  <p><a href="https://24ways.org/2019/making-a-better-custom-select-element/">https://24ways.org/2019/making-a-better-custom-select-element/</a></p>

  <div class="sample">
				<label for="custom-select-input">User Type</label>
				<div id='custom-select-status' class='hidden-visually' aria-live="polite"></div>
				<div class="custom-select" id="myCustomSelect">
					<input type="text" id="custom-select-input" class="select-css">
					<span class="custom-select-icons">
						<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" id="icon-circle-down" class="icon" role="img">
							<path d="M16 8c0-4.418-3.582-8-8-8s-8 3.582-8 8 3.582 8 8 8 8-3.582 8-8zM1.5 8c0-3.59 2.91-6.5 6.5-6.5s6.5 2.91 6.5 6.5-2.91 6.5-6.5 6.5-6.5-2.91-6.5-6.5z"></path>
							<path d="M4.957 5.543l-1.414 1.414 4.457 4.457 4.457-4.457-1.414-1.414-3.043 3.043z"></path>
						</svg>
						<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" id="icon-circle-up" class="icon hidden-all" role="img">
							<path d="M0 8c0 4.418 3.582 8 8 8s8-3.582 8-8-3.582-8-8-8-8 3.582-8 8zM14.5 8c0 3.59-2.91 6.5-6.5 6.5s-6.5-2.91-6.5-6.5 2.91-6.5 6.5-6.5 6.5 2.91 6.5 6.5z"></path>
							<path  d="M11.043 10.457l1.414-1.414-4.457-4.457-4.457 4.457 1.414 1.414 3.043-3.043z"></path>
						</svg>									
					</span>
					<ul class="custom-select-options hidden-all" id="custom-select-list">
						<li><strong>User</strong><br>Logged in Users can read locked content and update their profile.</li>
						<li><strong>Author</strong><br>Authors can create, edit and delete their own posts.</li>
						<li><strong>Editor</strong><br>Editors can create, edit and delete all posts by all authors.</li>
						<li><strong>Manager</strong><br>Managers have the same permissions as Editors, plus they can create, edit and delete categories, pages and manage comments.</li>
						<li><strong>Administrator</strong><br>Administrators have full control over the posts, pages, categories, themes and plugins of the site.</li>
					</ul>
				</div>
			</div>
</div>
              
            
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CSS

              
                body {
	font-family: sans-serif;
	background: #eeeeee;
}
.wrapper {
	margin: 1em auto;
  width: 32em;
	text-align: left;
}
.wrapper > p {
  text-align: center;
}

.sample {
	border: 1px solid #eeeeee;
	background: #ffffff;
	max-width: 30em;
	padding: 1em;
	margin-bottom: 1em;
}
.custom-select {
	position: relative;
}
.select-css {
	display: block;
	font-size: 1em;
	font-family: sans-serif;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #444;
	line-height: 1.3;
	padding: .6em 1.4em .5em .8em;
	width: 100%;
	max-width: 100%;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	margin: 0;
	border: 1px solid #aaa;
	box-shadow: 0 1px 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.04);
	border-radius: .25em;
	-moz-appearance: none;
	-webkit-appearance: none;
	appearance: none;
	background-color: #fff;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 10;
}
.select-css::-ms-expand {
	display: none;
}
.select-css:hover {
	border-color: #888;
}
.select-css:focus {
	border: 2px dashed blue; 
	color: #222;
	outline: none;
}
.custom-select-icons {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0.5em;
	right: 0.5em;
	z-index: 20;
	border: 1px solid white;
	background: transparent;
}
.custom-select-options {
	border: 1px solid #aaa;
	border-radius: 0 0 0.25em .25em;
	line-height: 1.5;
	margin: 0;
	margin-top: -0.5em;
	padding: 0;
	list-style-type: none;
	font-weight:normal;
	cursor: pointer;
	z-index: 2;
	position: absolute;
	width: calc(100% - 1px);
	background-color: #ffffff;
}
.custom-select-options li {
	padding: 1em;
}
.custom-select-options li:hover {
	background: blue;
	color: #fff;
	border: 1px solid blue;
	border-width: 0 0 0 1px;
}

.custom-select-options li:focus {
	border: 1px solid blue;
}
.icon {
		fill: ButtonText;
		pointer-events: none;
	}
@media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: active) {
	.icon {
		fill: ButtonText;
	}
}
.hidden-all {
	display: none;
}
.hidden-visually {
	position: absolute;
	width: 1px;
	height: 1px;
	padding: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
	clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
	white-space: nowrap;
	-webkit-clip-path: inset(50%);
	clip-path: inset(50%);
	border: 0;}
              
            
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JS

              
                // SETUP
// /////////////////////////////////
// assign names to things we'll need to use more than once
const csSelector = document.querySelector('#myCustomSelect') // the input, svg and ul as a group
const csInput = csSelector.querySelector('input')
const csList = csSelector.querySelector('ul')
const csOptions = csList.querySelectorAll('li')
const csIcons = csSelector.querySelectorAll('svg')
const csStatus = document.querySelector('#custom-select-status')
const aOptions = Array.from(csOptions)

// when JS is loaded, set up our starting point
// if JS fails to load, the custom select remains a plain text input
// create and set start point for the state tracker
let csState = "initial"
// inform assistive tech (screen readers) of the names & roles of the elements in our group
csSelector.setAttribute('role', 'combobox') 
csSelector.setAttribute('aria-haspopup', 'listbox') 
csSelector.setAttribute('aria-owns', 'custom-select-list') // container owns the list...
csInput.setAttribute('aria-autocomplete', 'both') 
csInput.setAttribute('aria-controls', 'custom-select-list') // ...but the input controls it
csList.setAttribute('role', 'listbox') 
csOptions.forEach(function(option) {
	option.setAttribute('role', 'option') 
	option.setAttribute('tabindex', "-1")  // make li elements keyboard focusable by script only
})
// set up a message to keep screen reader users informed of what the custom input is for/doing
csStatus.textContent = csOptions.length + " options available. Arrow down to browse or start typing to filter."

// EVENTS
// /////////////////////////////////
csSelector.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
	const currentFocus = findFocus()
	switch(csState) {
		case 'initial' : // if state = initial, toggleOpen and set state to opened
			toggleList('Open')
			setState('opened')
			break
		case 'opened':
			// if state = opened and focus on input, toggleShut and set state to initial
			if (currentFocus === csInput) {
				toggleList('Shut')
				setState('initial')
			} else if (currentFocus.tagName === 'LI') {
				// if state = opened and focus on list, makeChoice, toggleShut and set state to closed
				makeChoice(currentFocus)
				toggleList('Shut')
				setState('closed')
			}
			break
		case 'filtered':
			// if state = filtered and focus on list, makeChoice and set state to closed
			if (currentFocus.tagName === 'LI') {
				makeChoice(currentFocus)
				toggleList('Shut')
				setState('closed')
			} // if state = filtered and focus on input, do nothing (wait for next user input)

			break
		case 'closed': // if state = closed, toggleOpen and set state to filtered? or opened?
			toggleList('Open')
			setState('filtered')
			break
	}
})

csSelector.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
	doKeyAction(e.key)
})

document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
	if (!e.target.closest('#myCustomSelect')) {
		// click outside of the custom group
		toggleList('Shut')
		setState('initial')
	} 
})

// FUNCTIONS 
// /////////////////////////////////

function toggleList(whichWay) {
	if (whichWay === 'Open') {
		csList.classList.remove('hidden-all')
		csSelector.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true')
	} else { // === 'Shut'
		csList.classList.add('hidden-all')
		csSelector.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false')
	}
}

function findFocus() {
	const focusPoint = document.activeElement
	return focusPoint
}

function moveFocus(fromHere, toThere) {
	// grab the currently showing options, which might have been filtered
	const aCurrentOptions = aOptions.filter(function(option) {
		if (option.style.display === '') {
			return true
		}
	})
	// don't move if all options have been filtered out
	if (aCurrentOptions.length === 0) {
		return
	}
	if (toThere === 'input') {
		csInput.focus()
	}
	// possible start points
	switch(fromHere) {
		case csInput:
			if (toThere === 'forward') {
				aCurrentOptions[0].focus()
			} else if (toThere === 'back') {
				aCurrentOptions[aCurrentOptions.length - 1].focus()
			}
			break
		case csOptions[0]: 
			if (toThere === 'forward') {
				aCurrentOptions[1].focus()
			} else if (toThere === 'back') {
				csInput.focus()
			}
			break
		case csOptions[csOptions.length - 1]:
			if (toThere === 'forward') {
				aCurrentOptions[0].focus()
			} else if (toThere === 'back') {
				aCurrentOptions[aCurrentOptions.length - 2].focus()
			}
			break
		default: // middle list or filtered items 
			const currentItem = findFocus()
			const whichOne = aCurrentOptions.indexOf(currentItem)
			if (toThere === 'forward') {
				const nextOne = aCurrentOptions[whichOne + 1]
				nextOne.focus()
			} else if (toThere === 'back' && whichOne > 0) {
				const previousOne = aCurrentOptions[whichOne - 1]
				previousOne.focus()
			} else { // if whichOne = 0
				csInput.focus()
			}
			break
	}
}

function doFilter() {
	const terms = csInput.value
	const aFilteredOptions = aOptions.filter(function(option) {
		if (option.innerText.toUpperCase().startsWith(terms.toUpperCase())) {
			return true
		}
	})
	csOptions.forEach(option => option.style.display = "none")
	aFilteredOptions.forEach(function(option) {
		option.style.display = ""
	})
	setState('filtered')
	updateStatus(aFilteredOptions.length)
}

function updateStatus(howMany) {
	csStatus.textContent = howMany + " options available."
}

function makeChoice(whichOption) {
	const optionTitle = whichOption.querySelector('strong')
	csInput.value = optionTitle.textContent
	moveFocus(document.activeElement, 'input')
	// update aria-selected, if using
}

function setState(newState) {
	switch (newState) {
		case 'initial': 
			csState = 'initial'
			break
		case 'opened': 
			csState = 'opened'
			break
		case 'filtered':
			csState = 'filtered'
			break
		case 'closed': 
			csState = 'closed'
	}
	// console.log({csState})
}

function doKeyAction(whichKey) {
	const currentFocus = findFocus()
	switch(whichKey) {
		case 'Enter':
			if (csState === 'initial') { 
				// if state = initial, toggleOpen and set state to opened
				toggleList('Open')
				setState('opened')
			} else if (csState === 'opened' && currentFocus.tagName === 'LI') { 
				// if state = opened and focus on list, makeChoice and set state to closed
				makeChoice(currentFocus)
				toggleList('Shut')
				setState('closed')
			} else if (csState === 'opened' && currentFocus === csInput) {
				// if state = opened and focus on input, close it
				toggleList('Shut')
				setState('closed')
			} else if (csState === 'filtered' && currentFocus.tagName === 'LI') {
				// if state = filtered and focus on list, makeChoice and set state to closed
				makeChoice(currentFocus)
				toggleList('Shut')
				setState('closed')
			} else if (csState === 'filtered' && currentFocus === csInput) {
				// if state = filtered and focus on input, set state to opened
				toggleList('Open')
				setState('opened')
			} else { // i.e. csState is closed, or csState is opened/filtered but other focus point?
				// if state = closed, set state to filtered? i.e. open but keep existing input? 
				toggleList('Open')
				setState('filtered')
			}
			break

		case 'Escape':
			// if state = initial, do nothing
			// if state = opened or filtered, set state to initial
			// if state = closed, do nothing
			if (csState === 'opened' || csState === 'filtered') {
				toggleList('Shut')
				setState('initial')
			}
			break

		case 'ArrowDown':
			if (csState === 'initial' || csState === 'closed') {
				// if state = initial or closed, set state to opened and moveFocus to first
				toggleList('Open')
				moveFocus(csInput, 'forward')
				setState('opened')
			} else {
				// if state = opened and focus on input, moveFocus to first
				// if state = opened and focus on list, moveFocus to next/first
				// if state = filtered and focus on input, moveFocus to first
				// if state = filtered and focus on list, moveFocus to next/first
				toggleList('Open')
				moveFocus(currentFocus, 'forward')
			} 
			break
		case 'ArrowUp':
			if (csState === 'initial' || csState === 'closed') {
				// if state = initial, set state to opened and moveFocus to last
				// if state = closed, set state to opened and moveFocus to last
				toggleList('Open')
				moveFocus(csInput, 'back')
				setState('opened')
			} else {
				// if state = opened and focus on input, moveFocus to last
				// if state = opened and focus on list, moveFocus to prev/last
				// if state = filtered and focus on input, moveFocus to last
				// if state = filtered and focus on list, moveFocus to prev/last
				moveFocus(currentFocus, 'back')
			}
			break 
		default:
			if (csState === 'initial') {
				// if state = initial, toggle open, doFilter and set state to filtered
				toggleList('Open')
				doFilter()
				setState('filtered')
			} else if (csState === 'opened') {
				// if state = opened, doFilter and set state to filtered
				doFilter()
				setState('filtered')
			} else if (csState === 'closed') {
				// if state = closed, doFilter and set state to filtered
				doFilter()
				setState('filtered')
			} else { // already filtered
				doFilter()
			}
			break 
	}
}
              
            
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