# Search functionality in Dropdown

**URL:** <https://community.elfsight.com/t/search-functionality-in-dropdown/56142>\
**Category:** Form Builder\
**Tags:** Gathering-Feedback\
**Created:** [June 8, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/search-functionality-in-dropdown/56142 "2024-06-08T10:33:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![user12746](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/97f17d/32.png) [@user12746](https://community.elfsight.com/u/user12746)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/search-functionality-in-dropdown/56142/1 "2024-06-08T10:33:07Z")

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It would be great the option to add a possibility to Search an option in the Dropdown field. And I believe it will be great also for other widgets.

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**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 11:06am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/search-functionality-in-dropdown/56142/2 "2024-06-10T11:06:46Z")

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Great thought, thanks for sharing @user12746 👍

Let’s see if this request catches on with other users 🙂

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**Author:** ![user37387](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a183cd/32.png) [@user37387](https://community.elfsight.com/u/user37387)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/search-functionality-in-dropdown/56142/3 "2026-05-29T04:49:51Z")

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Creating a job application. The candidate having searchability for dropdown options (instead of having to scroll through them all) in the application they are applying for would help a ton.

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**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/search-functionality-in-dropdown/56142/4 "2026-05-29T11:01:18Z")

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Greetings and welcome to the Community, @user37387 👋

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

We already have such a Wishlist request and I’ve added your comment there too. If more users upvote this idea, we’ll try to think it over in the future 🙂

In the meantime, we’ve got a custom solution. Feel free to try it out - [Forms: How to add search for dropdowns with long option lists](https://community.elfsight.com/t/forms-how-to-add-search-for-dropdowns-with-long-option-lists/142964)