# Convert input step select from radio buttons to \<select\> for large lists

**URL:** <https://forum.buildkite.community/t/convert-input-step-select-from-radio-buttons-to-select-for-large-lists/1521>\
**Category:** Features Requests\
**Created:** [April 7, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/convert-input-step-select-from-radio-buttons-to-select-for-large-lists/1521 "2021-04-07T18:39:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![jl-applied](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.buildkite.community/jl-applied/32/995_2.png) [@jl-applied](https://forum.buildkite.community/u/jl-applied)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/convert-input-step-select-from-radio-buttons-to-select-for-large-lists/1521/1 "2021-04-07T18:39:06Z")

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Before:

 ![Screenshot at 2021-04-07 14-30-20](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/buildkite1/original/1X/77eed05e1ca6b09e2cc376f5acf95e98b805a7c6.png)

After:  
 ![Screenshot at 2021-04-07 14-37-13](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/buildkite1/original/1X/f825dfe24c9eb96427bb08a173f83321b094dc51.png)

Alternatively, allow for input step selects to switch between radio buttons and select tags with an optional attribute.

Bonus points if it’s a select with search :)

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**Author:** ![anon18884907](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@anon18884907](https://forum.buildkite.community/u/anon18884907)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/convert-input-step-select-from-radio-buttons-to-select-for-large-lists/1521/2 "2021-04-08T02:19:08Z")

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Thanks for the feedback! I’ll pass it on to our design folks.

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**Author:** ![jess](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.buildkite.community/jess/32/24_2.png) [@jess](https://forum.buildkite.community/u/jess)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/convert-input-step-select-from-radio-buttons-to-select-for-large-lists/1521/3 "2021-04-12T20:57:17Z")

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Hey @ji-applied, we already do this if you are selecting a single value, but for [`multiple` selections](https://buildkite.com/docs/pipelines/input-step#main) we’ve found the browser built-in select box to be less clear than checkboxes, and of course it doesn’t support any of our emoji.

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**Author:** ![jl-applied](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.buildkite.community/jl-applied/32/995_2.png) [@jl-applied](https://forum.buildkite.community/u/jl-applied)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/convert-input-step-select-from-radio-buttons-to-select-for-large-lists/1521/4 "2021-04-12T22:21:22Z")

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Ah, yes, sorry. This is indeed with select multiple. I have multiple selects each of which has \>10 items and allows for multiple selections. If the default select is not an option, thoughts on chips instead, [Material Design](https://material.io/components/chips#usage)?