bootstrap select option dropdown down arrow not showing

Question

I use bootstrap select option field with class form-control

Here is my code:

<select class="form-control" onchange="location = this.value;">
            <option>Select a Generic Name</option>
            <option value="1">Title 1</option>
            <option value="2">Title 2</option>
 </select>

But in dropdown option down arrow icon not displaying

CSS:

.form-control {
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: 34px;
padding: 6px 12px;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 1.42857143;
color: #555;
background-color: #fff;
background-image: none;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.075);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.075);
-webkit-transition: border-color ease-in-out .15s,-webkit-box-shadow ease-in-out .15s;
-o-transition: border-color ease-in-out .15s,box-shadow ease-in-out .15s;
transition: border-color ease-in-out .15s,box-shadow ease-in-out .15s;}

What is the main problem to displaying this icon?

Answer 1

If you are using Bootstrap v5 the tag has changed to

<select class="form-select">

Answer 2

Hi i trying to reproduce this issue with your sample code.
But i not faced any specified arrow missing issue in the result.

.form-control {
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: 34px;
padding: 6px 12px;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 1.42857143;
color: #555;
background-color: #fff;
background-image: none;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.075);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.075);
-webkit-transition: border-color ease-in-out .15s,-webkit-box-shadow ease-in-out .15s;
-o-transition: border-color ease-in-out .15s,box-shadow ease-in-out .15s;
transition: border-color ease-in-out .15s,box-shadow ease-in-out .15s;}

<select class="form-control" onchange="location = this.value;">
            <option>Select a Generic Name</option>
            <option value="1">Title 1</option>
            <option value="2">Title 2</option>
 </select>

Note: Make sure the following css is not used for the select dropdown.

select {
  /* for Firefox */
  -moz-appearance: none;
  /* for Chrome */
  -webkit-appearance: none;
}

/* For IE10 */
select::-ms-expand {
  display: none;
}

Hope it will helpful.

Answer 3

I was facing the same issue with the bootstrap-select field. here is a simple class that definitely solves the problem.

Add custom-select class next to the form-control class.

  <select class="form-control custom-select">
        <option>Select a Generic Name</option>
        <option value="1">Title 1</option>
        <option value="2">Title 2</option>
     </select>

It will display an arrow notation, which may differ in look according to the browser and OS you are using.

Answer 4

I was facing the same issue with the bootstrap-select field. here is a simple class that definitely solves the problem.

Add form-select class next to the form-control class.

<select class="form-control form-select">
    <option>Select a Generic Name</option>
    <option value="1">Title 1</option>
    <option value="2">Title 2</option>
 </select>

Answer 5

It worked for me using the following way: (The following edit fixed the issue in Chrome )

select.form-control { -webkit-appearance: menulist; }