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Anti-Pattern Suggestion: Select Element

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
html
Domain
accessibility, documentation, frontend

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. First locate the repository's existing anti-pattern documentation and determine how a select-element example is recorded; done means the proposed empty-option-as-label pattern is documented consistently and reviewed for fit with the project's structure.

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Description

I have a suggestion for an anti-pattern for the select element. This is one I see a lot, where the default/empty option is used as a substitute for the label.

<select name="colorPrefs">
   <option value="">Select a color</option>
   <option value="red">Red</option>
   <option value="orange">Orange</option>
   <option value="yellow">Yellow</option>
</select>

Thanks for your consideration!

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