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HTML

<script src="http://harvesthq.github.io/chosen/chosen.jquery.js"></script>
<select class="chosen-deselect" data-placeholder="Don't pick this, but something else.">
    <option value="0"></option>
    <option value="1">Pick me!</option>
    <option value="2">No! Pick me instead!</option>
</select>

<select class="chosen-select" data-placeholder="Let's see with a new select...">
    <option value="0"></option>
    <option value="1">Random choice</option>
    <option value="999">Other</option>
</select>

CSS

/* @group Base */
.chosen-container {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
  font-size: 13px;
  zoom: 1;
  *display: inline;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
}
.chosen-container .chosen-drop {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: -9999px;
  z-index: 1010;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid #aaa;
  border-top: 0;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}
.chosen-container.chosen-with-drop .chosen-drop {
  left: 0;
}
.chosen-container a {
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* @end */
/* @group Single Chosen */
.chosen-container-single .chosen-single {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0 0 0 8px;
  height: 23px;
  border: 1px solid #aaa;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background-color: #fff;
  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 50% 0%, 50% 100%, color-stop(20%, #ffffff), color-stop(50%, #f6f6f6), color-stop(52%, #eeeeee), color-stop(100%, #f4f4f4));
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 20%, #f6f6f6 50%, #eeeeee 52%, #f4f4f4 100%);
  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 20%, #f6f6f6 50%, #eeeeee 52%, #f4f4f4 100%);
  background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 20%, #f6f6f6 50%, #eeeeee 52%, #f4f4f4 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 20%, #f6f6f6 50%, #eeeeee 52%, #f4f4f4 100%);
  background-clip: padding-box;
  box-shadow: 0 0 3px white inset, 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  color: #444;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  line-height: 24px;
}
.chosen-container-single .chosen-default {
  color: #999;
}
.chosen-container-single .chosen-single span {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-right: 26px;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.chosen-container-single .chosen-single-with-deselect span {
  margin-right: 38px;
}
.chosen-container-single .chosen-single abbr {
  position:...

JavaScript

$(".chosen-select").chosen();
$(".chosen-deselect").chosen({allow_single_deselect: true});