Change Select List Option background colour on hover

Question

Is it possible to change the default background color of a select list option on hover?

HTML:

<select id="select">     <option value="1">One</option>     <option value="2">Two</option>     <option value="3">Three</option> </select> 

I have tried option:hover { background-color: red; }, but it is of no use. Does anybody know how to do this?

Answer 1

This can be done by implementing an inset box shadow. eg:

select.decorated option:hover {     box-shadow: 0 0 10px 100px #1882A8 inset; } 

Here, .decorated is a class assigned to the select box.

Hope you got the point.

Answer 2

Select / Option elements are rendered by the OS, not HTML. You cannot change the style for these elements.