# Consistency of single-select and multi-select dropdown menus **URL:** \ **Category:** Features Launched\ **Tags:** launched\ **Created:** [22 February 2024 11:26 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974 "2024-02-22T11:26:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Richard\_Sather](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/richard_sather/32/276096_2.png) [@Richard\_Sather](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Sather)\ **Post date:** [22 February 2024 11:26 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/1 "2024-02-22T11:26:57Z")
I’ve been quiet too long about this.. that’s it, I’ve cracked! 😅 Call me a nerd 🤓 and a consistency freak but is there a reason why the dropdown sizes of a single-select and multi-select fields are different? It would warm my heart to see these equally visually presented, both in length and width. ❤ **Single-select field** options show **9 visible options** within a scrollable container: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/1/e/1e2c0be3239feca6a33b04160fbd7e21a762aaa0.png) **Multi-select field** options show about **4 and half visible options** in a shorter and much wider scrollable container: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/a/2/a24f9264d0d3046982a3bf1680c4a3c37c95b81f.png) Cc @Larry_Berger_lpb@Jan-Rienk ---
**Author:** ![Jan-Rienk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jan-rienk/32/227709_2.png) [@Jan-Rienk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jan-Rienk)\ **Post date:** [22 February 2024 12:22 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/2 "2024-02-22T12:22:41Z")
Also, why not include a radio button for single select where a checkbox is for multi-select? I believe that is the standard. ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [22 February 2024 14:37 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/3 "2024-02-22T14:37:52Z")
Glad you brought it up, @Richard_Sather! The width difference makes total sense to me; the multi-select needs a wider control as it needs to be able to display multiple selections within it, unlike the single-select. The height difference makes no sense! The multi-select should be the same longer height as the single-select, for sure. > [@Jan-Rienk](#): > > why not include a radio button for single select Actually that wouldn’t be standard; a dropdown list and a list of items with radio buttons are two distinct and mutually-exclusive ways to implement a selection of a single item from a set of items. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Sather](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/richard_sather/32/276096_2.png) [@Richard\_Sather](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Sather)\ **Post date:** [22 February 2024 14:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/4 "2024-02-22T14:41:36Z")
Well, I would challenge the ‘width’ because we still have the same space on the left which is either for the ✔ in the single-select or the ☑ in the multi-select, right? So why the extra width on the right of the multi-select 🤷 ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [22 February 2024 14:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/5 "2024-02-22T14:54:23Z")
> [@Richard\_Sather](#): > > why the extra width on the right of the multi-select I didn’t follow your point about the left-hand side - I’m not following why that’s relevant - but the reason the multi-select should be wider is if it were the same width as the single-select then this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/2/d/2da764f7f50474024249795efa9cdc5021304ab0.png) would instead look something like this, offering much less room to conveniently view and manage one’s choices: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/7/1/7132d7d3ad615551d4e82133a73552b3e5112422.png) ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Sather](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/richard_sather/32/276096_2.png) [@Richard\_Sather](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Sather)\ **Post date:** [22 February 2024 15:00 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/6 "2024-02-22T15:00:02Z")
Yup, I see your point now! > [@Phil\_Seeman](#): > > The width difference makes total sense to me; the multi-select needs a wider control as it needs to be able to display multiple selections within it, unlike the single-select. I misinterpreted that you were referring to the space on the left (that multi-select needs more over single-select, for some reason) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\ **Post date:** [22 February 2024 22:49 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/7 "2024-02-22T22:49:42Z")
I concur with all of @Phil_Seeman’s points. Not all of @Richard_Sather’s architecture background necessarily applies here!! ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Sather](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/richard_sather/32/276096_2.png) [@Richard\_Sather](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Sather)\ **Post date:** [22 February 2024 23:06 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/8 "2024-02-22T23:06:52Z")
😆 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Sather](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/richard_sather/32/276096_2.png) [@Richard\_Sather](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Sather)\ **Post date:** [13 October 2025 13:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/9 "2025-10-13T13:41:14Z")
Happy to see this launched (?), at least in my space.. and with only 2 votes 💪 Thanks to the only other person that voted for this, other than myself 🤣 [@Forum-team](https://forum.asana.com/groups/forum-team) , tag as #launched ? ---
**Author:** ![Joanna\_Colgan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/joanna_colgan/32/279312_2.png) [@Joanna\_Colgan](https://forum.asana.com/u/Joanna_Colgan)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2025 09:53 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/10 "2025-10-14T09:53:50Z")
It’s not fully launched yet @Richard_Sather , but glad you already see the effects! ---
**Author:** ![Esteban\_Giannini](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/esteban_giannini/32/159690_2.png) [@Esteban\_Giannini](https://forum.asana.com/u/Esteban_Giannini)\ **Post date:** [28 October 2025 14:07 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/11 "2025-10-28T14:07:17Z")
Hey @Joanna_Colgan ! I’m not sure if this is related to this request, but I just noticed that you can now type in a multi-select custom field dropdown and it filters the options as you type. I don’t remember it working like that before, it only did that for single-select fields. Am I imagining things, or is this new? I distinctly remember being frustrated about it in the past but too lazy to submit a request 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Jan-Rienk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/jan-rienk/32/227709_2.png) [@Jan-Rienk](https://forum.asana.com/u/Jan-Rienk)\ **Post date:** [28 October 2025 14:23 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-menus/715974/12 "2025-10-28T14:23:02Z")
> [@Esteban\_Giannini](#): > > I distinctly remember being frustrated about it in the past but too lazy to submit a request +1 I did do a search for it to see if I hadn’t, found this topic, then scrolled down only to find your comment realising I had circled back to where I started.