---
title: Basic Examples
nav_title: Basic
tags: demo
---

{% from "demo.njk" import demo %}



{{ demo('<label class="h2 mb-3">
		&lt;input&gt;
	</label>',
	'<input id="input-tags" value="awesome,neat" autocomplete="off" placeholder="How cool is this?">',
	'new TomSelect("#input-tags",{
	persist: false,
	createOnBlur: true,
	create: true
});','')
}}



{{ demo('<label class="h2 mb-3">
			&lt;select&gt;
		</label>',
		'<select id="select-beast" placeholder="Select a person..." autocomplete="off">
			<option value="">Select a person...</option>
			<option value="4">Thomas Edison</option>
			<option value="1">Nikola</option>
			<option value="3">Nikola Tesla</option>
			<option value="5">Arnold Schwarzenegger</option>
		</select>',
	'new TomSelect("#select-beast",{
	create: true,
	sortField: {
		field: "text",
		direction: "asc"
	}
});','')
}}


{{ demo('<label class="h2 mb-3">
			&lt;select&gt; (allow empty)
		</label>',
		'<select id="select-beast-empty" data-placeholder="Select a person..."  autocomplete="off">
				<option value="">None</option>
				<option value="4">Thomas Edison</option>
				<option value="1">Nikola</option>
				<option value="3">Nikola Tesla</option>
				<option value="5">Arnold Schwarzenegger</option>
			</select>',
	'new TomSelect("#select-beast-empty",{
	allowEmptyOption: true,
	create: true
});','')
}}


{{ demo('<label class="h2 mb-3">
			&lt;select disabled&gt;
		</label>',
		'<select id="select-beast-disabled" class="form-select" disabled placeholder="Select a person..."  autocomplete="off">
			<option value="">Select a person...</option>
			<option value="4">Thomas Edison</option>
			<option value="1">Nikola</option>
			<option value="3" selected>Nikola Tesla</option>
		</select>',
	'new TomSelect("#select-beast-disabled");','')
}}


{{ demo('<label class="h2 mb-3">
			&lt;select&gt; &lt;option disabled&gt;
		</label>',
		'<select id="select-beast-single-disabled" placeholder="Select a person..." autocomplete="off">
			<option value="">Select a person...</option>
			<option value="4" disabled>Thomas Edison</option>
			<option value="1">Nikola</option>
			<option value="3" selected>Nikola Tesla</option>
		</select>',
	'new TomSelect("#select-beast-single-disabled",{
	create: true,
	sortField: {field: "text"}
});','')
}}


{{ demo('<label class="h2 mb-3">
			&lt;select multiple&gt;
		</label>',
		'<select id="select-state" name="state[]" multiple placeholder="Select a state..." autocomplete="off">
			<option value="">Select a state...</option>
			<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
			<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
			<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
			<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
			<option value="CA" selected>California</option>
			<option value="CO">Colorado</option>
			<option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
			<option value="DE">Delaware</option>
			<option value="DC">District of Columbia</option>
			<option value="FL">Florida</option>
			<option value="GA">Georgia</option>
			<option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
			<option value="ID">Idaho</option>
			<option value="IL">Illinois</option>
			<option value="IN">Indiana</option>
			<option value="IA">Iowa</option>
			<option value="KS">Kansas</option>
			<option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
			<option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
			<option value="ME">Maine</option>
			<option value="MD">Maryland</option>
			<option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
			<option value="MI">Michigan</option>
			<option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
			<option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
			<option value="MO">Missouri</option>
			<option value="MT">Montana</option>
			<option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
			<option value="NV">Nevada</option>
			<option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
			<option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
			<option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
			<option value="NY">New York</option>
			<option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
			<option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
			<option value="OH">Ohio</option>
			<option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
			<option value="OR">Oregon</option>
			<option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
			<option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
			<option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
			<option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
			<option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
			<option value="TX">Texas</option>
			<option value="UT">Utah</option>
			<option value="VT">Vermont</option>
			<option value="VA">Virginia</option>
			<option value="WA">Washington</option>
			<option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
			<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
			<option value="WY" selected>Wyoming</option>
		</select>',
	'new TomSelect("#select-state",{
	maxItems: 3
});','')
}}