html select option separator

Issue

How do you make a separator in a select tag?

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The disabled option approach seems to look the best and be the best supported. I've also included an example of using the optgroup.

optgroup (this way kinda sucks):

<select>
    <optgroup>
        <option>First</option>
    </optgroup>
    <optgroup label="_________">
        <option>Second</option>
        <option>Third</option>
    </optgroup>
</select>

disabled option (a bit better):

<select>
    <option>First</option>
    <option disabled>_________</option>
    <option>Second</option>
    <option>Third</option>
</select>

And if you want to be really fancy, use the horizontal unicode box drawing character.
(BEST OPTION!)

<select>
    <option>First</option>
    <option disabled>──────────</option>
    <option>Second</option>
    <option>Third</option>
</select>

http://jsfiddle.net/JFDgH/2/

Answered By - Alex K