how to set a default prompt when nothing selected for "select" using css

Question

Is it possible to set a default prompt when nothing is selected for select box using css? or is there an elegant way to deal with this other than

 <option>Select Here</option>?

Answer 1

Try this:

<select>
    <option value="" disabled>Select one--</option>
    <option value="someVal1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="someVal2">Option 2</option>
    <option value="someVal3">Option 3</option>
    <option value="someVal4">Option 4</option>
</select>