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> The <select> doesn't render outside the browser pane. ... It doesn't trigger built-in mobile operating system components.

To me, this is intrinsically what makes a <select> a <select>. Styling is great, but without these features, this doesn't really bring anything new to the table



With these features scammers will create all sorts of "you have to log into your password manager" popups again.


Thanks to humanity, supporting this is a surefire ticket to someone figuring out how to phish credentials through a <select> element.


Certainly, there exists a middle ground between having no options for styling and some options where we don't compromise users




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