Font Awesome icon in select option

You can simply add a FontAwesome icon to your select dropdown as text. You only need a few things in CSS only, the FontAwesome CSS and the unicode. For example :

select {
  font-family: 'FontAwesome', 'Second Font name'
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.6.1/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<select>
  <option>Hi, &#xf042;</option>
  <option>Hi, &#xf043;</option>
  <option>Hi, &#xf044;</option>
  <option>Hi, &#xf045;</option>
  <option>Hi, &#xf046;</option>
</select>

Working fiddle

The Unicode can be found when you click on an icon: Fontawesome

According to the comment below and issue on Github, the Unicode in select elements won't work on OSX (yet).


Update: from the Github issue, adding multiple attribute to select element makes it work on:

OSX El Capitan 10.11.4

  • Chrome version 50.0.2661.75 (64-bit)
  • Safari version 9.1
  • Firefox version 45.0.2

select{
  font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.6.1/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<select multiple>
  <option>&#xf26e 500px</option>
  <option>&#xf042 Adjust</option>
  <option>&#xf170 Adn</option>
  <option>&#xf037 Align-center</option>
  <option>&#xf039 Align-justify</option>
  <option>&#xf036 Align-left</option>
  <option>&#xf038 Align-right</option>
</select>

JSFiddle


Full Sample and newer version:https://codepen.io/Nagibaba/pen/bagEgx enter image description here

select {
  font-family: 'FontAwesome', 'sans-serif';
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.6.1/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<div>
  <select>
    <option value="fa-align-left">&#xf036; fa-align-left</option>
    <option value="fa-align-right">&#xf038; fa-align-right</option>
    <option value="fa-amazon">&#xf270; fa-amazon</option>
    <option value="fa-ambulance">&#xf0f9; fa-ambulance</option>
    <option value="fa-anchor">&#xf13d; fa-anchor</option>
    <option value="fa-android">&#xf17b; fa-android</option>
    <option value="fa-angellist">&#xf209; fa-angellist</option>
    <option value="fa-angle-double-down">&#xf103; fa-angle-double-down</option>
    <option value="fa-angle-double-left">&#xf100; fa-angle-double-left</option>
    <option value="fa-angle-double-right">&#xf101; fa-angle-double-right</option>
    <option value="fa-angle-double-up">&#xf102; fa-angle-double-up</option>

    <option value="fa-angle-left">&#xf104; fa-angle-left</option>
    <option value="fa-angle-right">&#xf105; fa-angle-right</option>
    <option value="fa-angle-up">&#xf106; fa-angle-up</option>
    <option value="fa-apple">&#xf179; fa-apple</option>
    <option value="fa-archive">&#xf187; fa-archive</option>
    <option value="fa-area-chart">&#xf1fe; fa-area-chart</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-circle-down">&#xf0ab; fa-arrow-circle-down</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-circle-left">&#xf0a8; fa-arrow-circle-left</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-circle-o-down">&#xf01a; fa-arrow-circle-o-down</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-circle-o-left">&#xf190; fa-arrow-circle-o-left</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-circle-o-right">&#xf18e; fa-arrow-circle-o-right</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-circle-o-up">&#xf01b; fa-arrow-circle-o-up</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-circle-right">&#xf0a9; fa-arrow-circle-right</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-circle-up">&#xf0aa; fa-arrow-circle-up</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-down">&#xf063; fa-arrow-down</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-left">&#xf060; fa-arrow-left</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-right">&#xf061; fa-arrow-right</option>
    <option value="fa-arrow-up">&#xf062; fa-arrow-up</option>
    <option value="fa-arrows">&#xf047; fa-arrows</option>
    <option value="fa-arrows-alt">&#xf0b2; fa-arrows-alt</option>
    <option value="fa-arrows-h">&#xf07e; fa-arrows-h</option>
    <option value="fa-arrows-v">&#xf07d; fa-arrows-v</option>
    <option value="fa-asterisk">&#xf069; fa-asterisk</option>
    <option value="fa-at">&#xf1fa; fa-at</option>
    <option value="fa-automobile">&#xf1b9; fa-automobile</option>
    <option value="fa-backward">&#xf04a; fa-backward</option>
    <option value="fa-balance-scale">&#xf24e; fa-balance-scale</option>
    <option value="fa-ban">&#xf05e; fa-ban</option>
    <option value="fa-bank">&#xf19c; fa-bank</option>
    <option value="fa-bar-chart">&#xf080; fa-bar-chart</option>
    <option value="fa-bar-chart-o">&#xf080; fa-bar-chart-o</option>

    <option value="fa-battery-full">&#xf240; fa-battery-full</option>
    n value="fa-beer">&#xf0fc; fa-beer</option>
    <option value="fa-behance">&#xf1b4; fa-behance</option>
    <option value="fa-behance-square">&#xf1b5; fa-behance-square</option>
    <option value="fa-bell">&#xf0f3; fa-bell</option>
    <option value="fa-bell-o">&#xf0a2; fa-bell-o</option>
    <option value="fa-bell-slash">&#xf1f6; fa-bell-slash</option>
    <option value="fa-bell-slash-o">&#xf1f7; fa-bell-slash-o</option>
    <option value="fa-bicycle">&#xf206; fa-bicycle</option>
    <option value="fa-binoculars">&#xf1e5; fa-binoculars</option>
    <option value="fa-birthday-cake">&#xf1fd; fa-birthday-cake</option>
    <option value="fa-bitbucket">&#xf171; fa-bitbucket</option>
    <option value="fa-bitbucket-square">&#xf172; fa-bitbucket-square</option>
    <option value="fa-bitcoin">&#xf15a; fa-bitcoin</option>
    <option value="fa-black-tie">&#xf27e; fa-black-tie</option>
    <option value="fa-bold">&#xf032; fa-bold</option>
    <option value="fa-bolt">&#xf0e7; fa-bolt</option>
    <option value="fa-bomb">&#xf1e2; fa-bomb</option>
    <option value="fa-book">&#xf02d; fa-book</option>
    <option value="fa-bookmark">&#xf02e; fa-bookmark</option>
    <option value="fa-bookmark-o">&#xf097; fa-bookmark-o</option>
    <option value="fa-briefcase">&#xf0b1; fa-briefcase</option>
    <option value="fa-btc">&#xf15a; fa-btc</option>
    <option value="fa-bug">&#xf188; fa-bug</option>
    <option value="fa-building">&#xf1ad; fa-building</option>
    <option value="fa-building-o">&#xf0f7; fa-building-o</option>
    <option value="fa-bullhorn">&#xf0a1; fa-bullhorn</option>
    <option value="fa-bullseye">&#xf140; fa-bullseye</option>
    <option value="fa-bus">&#xf207; fa-bus</option>
    <option value="fa-cab">&#xf1ba; fa-cab</option>
    <option value="fa-calendar">&#xf073; fa-calendar</option>
    <option value="fa-camera">&#xf030; fa-camera</option>
    <option value="fa-car">&#xf1b9; fa-car</option>
    <option value="fa-caret-up">&#xf0d8; fa-caret-up</option>
    <option value="fa-cart-plus">&#xf217; fa-cart-plus</option>
    <option value="fa-cc">&#xf20a; fa-cc</option>
    <option value="fa-cc-amex">&#xf1f3; fa-cc-amex</option>
    <option value="fa-cc-jcb">&#xf24b; fa-cc-jcb</option>
    <option value="fa-cc-paypal">&#xf1f4; fa-cc-paypal</option>
    <option value="fa-cc-stripe">&#xf1f5; fa-cc-stripe</option>
    <option value="fa-cc-visa">&#xf1f0; fa-cc-visa</option>
    <option value="fa-chain">&#xf0c1; fa-chain</option>
    <option value="fa-check">&#xf00c; fa-check</option>
    <option value="fa-chevron-left">&#xf053; fa-chevron-left</option>
    <option value="fa-chevron-right">&#xf054; fa-chevron-right</option>
    <option value="fa-chevron-up">&#xf077; fa-chevron-up</option>
    <option value="fa-child">&#xf1ae; fa-child</option>
    <option value="fa-chrome">&#xf268; fa-chrome</option>
    <option value="fa-circle">&#xf111; fa-circle</option>
    <option value="fa-circle-o">&#xf10c; fa-circle-o</option>
    <option value="fa-circle-o-notch">&#xf1ce; fa-circle-o-notch</option>
    <option value="fa-circle-thin">&#xf1db; fa-circle-thin</option>
    <option value="fa-clipboard">&#xf0ea; fa-clipboard</option>
    <option value="fa-clock-o">&#xf017; fa-clock-o</option>
    <option value="fa-clone">&#xf24d; fa-clone</option>
    <option value="fa-close">&#xf00d; fa-close</option>
    <option value="fa-cloud">&#xf0c2; fa-cloud</option>
    <option value="fa-cloud-download">&#xf0ed; fa-cloud-download</option>
    <option value="fa-cloud-upload">&#xf0ee; fa-cloud-upload</option>
    <option value="fa-cny">&#xf157; fa-cny</option>
    <option value="fa-code">&#xf121; fa-code</option>
    <option value="fa-code-fork">&#xf126; fa-code-fork</option>
    <option value="fa-codepen">&#xf1cb; fa-codepen</option>
    <option value="fa-coffee">&#xf0f4; fa-coffee</option>
    <option value="fa-cog">&#xf013; fa-cog</option>
    <option value="fa-cogs">&#xf085; fa-cogs</option>
    <option value="fa-columns">&#xf0db; fa-columns</option>
    <option value="fa-comment">&#xf075; fa-comment</option>
    <option value="fa-comment-o">&#xf0e5; fa-comment-o</option>
    <option value="fa-commenting">&#xf27a; fa-commenting</option>
    <option value="fa-commenting-o">&#xf27b; fa-commenting-o</option>
    <option value="fa-comments">&#xf086; fa-comments</option>
    <option value="fa-comments-o">&#xf0e6; fa-comments-o</option>
    <option value="fa-compass">&#xf14e; fa-compass</option>
    <option value="fa-compress">&#xf066; fa-compress</option>
    <option value="fa-connectdevelop">&#xf20e; fa-connectdevelop</option>
    <option value="fa-contao">&#xf26d; fa-contao</option>
    <option value="fa-copy">&#xf0c5; fa-copy</option>
    <option value="fa-copyright">&#xf1f9; fa-copyright</option>
    <option value="fa-creative-commons">&#xf25e; fa-creative-commons</option>
    <option value="fa-credit-card">&#xf09d; fa-credit-card</option>
    <option value="fa-crop">&#xf125; fa-crop</option>
    <option value="fa-crosshairs">&#xf05b; fa-crosshairs</option>
    <option value="fa-css3">&#xf13c; fa-css3</option>
    <option value="fa-cube">&#xf1b2; fa-cube</option>
    <option value="fa-cubes">&#xf1b3; fa-cubes</option>
    <option value="fa-cut">&#xf0c4; fa-cut</option>
    <option value="fa-cutlery">&#xf0f5; fa-cutlery</option>
    <option value="fa-dashboard">&#xf0e4; fa-dashboard</option>
    <option value="fa-dashcube">&#xf210; fa-dashcube</option>
    <option value="fa-database">&#xf1c0; fa-database</option>
    <option value="fa-dedent">&#xf03b; fa-dedent</option>
    <option value="fa-delicious">&#xf1a5; fa-delicious</option>
    <option value="fa-desktop">&#xf108; fa-desktop</option>
    <option value="fa-deviantart">&#xf1bd; fa-deviantart</option>
    <option value="fa-diamond">&#xf219; fa-diamond</option>
    <option value="fa-digg">&#xf1a6; fa-digg</option>
    <option value="fa-dollar">&#xf155; fa-dollar</option>
    <option value="fa-download">&#xf019; fa-download</option>
    <option value="fa-dribbble">&#xf17d; fa-dribbble</option>
    <option value="fa-dropbox">&#xf16b; fa-dropbox</option>
    <option value="fa-drupal">&#xf1a9; fa-drupal</option>
    <option value="fa-edit">&#xf044; fa-edit</option>
    <option value="fa-eject">&#xf052; fa-eject</option>
    <option value="fa-ellipsis-h">&#xf141; fa-ellipsis-h</option>
    <option value="fa-ellipsis-v">&#xf142; fa-ellipsis-v</option>
    <option value="fa-empire">&#xf1d1; fa-empire</option>
    <option value="fa-envelope">&#xf0e0; fa-envelope</option>
    <option value="fa-envelope-o">&#xf003; fa-envelope-o</option>
    <option value="fa-eur">&#xf153; fa-eur</option>
    <option value="fa-euro">&#xf153; fa-euro</option>
    <option value="fa-exchange">&#xf0ec; fa-exchange</option>
    <option value="fa-exclamation">&#xf12a; fa-exclamation</option>
    <option value="fa-exclamation-circle">&#xf06a; fa-exclamation-circle</option>
    <option value="fa-exclamation-triangle">&#xf071; fa-exclamation-triangle</option>
    <option value="fa-expand">&#xf065; fa-expand</option>
    <option value="fa-expeditedssl">&#xf23e; fa-expeditedssl</option>
    <option value="fa-external-link">&#xf08e; fa-external-link</option>
    <option value="fa-external-link-square">&#xf14c; fa-external-link-square</option>
    <option value="fa-eye">&#xf06e; fa-eye</option>
    <option value="fa-eye-slash">&#xf070; fa-eye-slash</option>
    <option value="fa-eyedropper">&#xf1fb; fa-eyedropper</option>
    <option value="fa-facebook">&#xf09a; fa-facebook</option>
    <option value="fa-facebook-f">&#xf09a; fa-facebook-f</option>
    <option value="fa-facebook-official">&#xf230; fa-facebook-official</option>
    <option value="fa-facebook-square">&#xf082; fa-facebook-square</option>
    <option value="fa-fast-backward">&#xf049; fa-fast-backward</option>
    <option value="fa-fast-forward">&#xf050; fa-fast-forward</option>
    <option value="fa-fax">&#xf1ac; fa-fax</option>
    <option value="fa-feed">&#xf09e; fa-feed</option>
    <option value="fa-female">&#xf182; fa-female</option>
    <option value="fa-fighter-jet">&#xf0fb; fa-fighter-jet</option>
    <option value="fa-file">&#xf15b; fa-file</option>
    <option value="fa-file-archive-o">&#xf1c6; fa-file-archive-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-audio-o">&#xf1c7; fa-file-audio-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-code-o">&#xf1c9; fa-file-code-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-excel-o">&#xf1c3; fa-file-excel-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-image-o">&#xf1c5; fa-file-image-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-movie-o">&#xf1c8; fa-file-movie-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-o">&#xf016; fa-file-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-pdf-o">&#xf1c1; fa-file-pdf-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-photo-o">&#xf1c5; fa-file-photo-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-picture-o">&#xf1c5; fa-file-picture-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-powerpoint-o">&#xf1c4; fa-file-powerpoint-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-sound-o">&#xf1c7; fa-file-sound-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-text">&#xf15c; fa-file-text</option>
    <option value="fa-file-text-o">&#xf0f6; fa-file-text-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-video-o">&#xf1c8; fa-file-video-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-word-o">&#xf1c2; fa-file-word-o</option>
    <option value="fa-file-zip-o">&#xf1c6; fa-file-zip-o</option>
    <option value="fa-files-o">&#xf0c5; fa-files-o</option>
    <option value="fa-film">&#xf008; fa-film</option>
    <option value="fa-filter">&#xf0b0; fa-filter</option>
    <option value="fa-fire">&#xf06d; fa-fire</option>
    <option value="fa-fire-extinguisher">&#xf134; fa-fire-extinguisher</option>
    <option value="fa-firefox">&#xf269; fa-firefox</option>
    <option value="fa-flag">&#xf024; fa-flag</option>
    <option value="fa-flag-checkered">&#xf11e; fa-flag-checkered</option>
    <option value="fa-flag-o">&#xf11d; fa-flag-o</option>
    <option value="fa-flash">&#xf0e7; fa-flash</option>
    <option value="fa-flask">&#xf0c3; fa-flask</option>
    <option value="fa-flickr">&#xf16e; fa-flickr</option>
    <option value="fa-floppy-o">&#xf0c7; fa-floppy-o</option>
    <option value="fa-folder">&#xf07b; fa-folder</option>
    <option value="fa-folder-o">&#xf114; fa-folder-o</option>
    <option value="fa-folder-open">&#xf07c; fa-folder-open</option>
    <option value="fa-folder-open-o">&#xf115; fa-folder-open-o</option>
    <option value="fa-font">&#xf031; fa-font</option>
    <option value="fa-fonticons">&#xf280; fa-fonticons</option>
    <option value="fa-forumbee">&#xf211; fa-forumbee</option>
    <option value="fa-forward">&#xf04e; fa-forward</option>
    <option value="fa-foursquare">&#xf180; fa-foursquare</option>
    <option value="fa-frown-o">&#xf119; fa-frown-o</option>
    <option value="fa-futbol-o">&#xf1e3; fa-futbol-o</option>
    <option value="fa-gamepad">&#xf11b; fa-gamepad</option>
    <option value="fa-gavel">&#xf0e3; fa-gavel</option>
    <option value="fa-gbp">&#xf154; fa-gbp</option>
    <option value="fa-ge">&#xf1d1; fa-ge</option>
    <option value="fa-gear">&#xf013; fa-gear</option>
    <option value="fa-gears">&#xf085; fa-gears</option>
    <option value="fa-genderless">&#xf22d; fa-genderless</option>
    <option value="fa-get-pocket">&#xf265; fa-get-pocket</option>
    <option value="fa-gg">&#xf260; fa-gg</option>
    <option value="fa-gg-circle">&#xf261; fa-gg-circle</option>
    <option value="fa-gift">&#xf06b; fa-gift</option>
    <option value="fa-git">&#xf1d3; fa-git</option>
    <option value="fa-git-square">&#xf1d2; fa-git-square</option>
    <option value="fa-github">&#xf09b; fa-github</option>
    <option value="fa-github-alt">&#xf113; fa-github-alt</option>
    <option value="fa-github-square">&#xf092; fa-github-square</option>
    <option value="fa-gittip">&#xf184; fa-gittip</option>
    <option value="fa-glass">&#xf000; fa-glass</option>
    <option value="fa-globe">&#xf0ac; fa-globe</option>
    <option value="fa-google">&#xf1a0; fa-google</option>
    <option value="fa-google-plus">&#xf0d5; fa-google-plus</option>
    <option value="fa-google-plus-square">&#xf0d4; fa-google-plus-square</option>
    <option value="fa-google-wallet">&#xf1ee; fa-google-wallet</option>
    <option value="fa-graduation-cap">&#xf19d; fa-graduation-cap</option>
    <option value="fa-gratipay">&#xf184; fa-gratipay</option>
    <option value="fa-group">&#xf0c0; fa-group</option>
    <option value="fa-h-square">&#xf0fd; fa-h-square</option>
    <option value="fa-hacker-news">&#xf1d4; fa-hacker-news</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-grab-o">&#xf255; fa-hand-grab-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-lizard-o">&#xf258; fa-hand-lizard-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-o-down">&#xf0a7; fa-hand-o-down</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-o-left">&#xf0a5; fa-hand-o-left</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-o-right">&#xf0a4; fa-hand-o-right</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-o-up">&#xf0a6; fa-hand-o-up</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-paper-o">&#xf256; fa-hand-paper-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-peace-o">&#xf25b; fa-hand-peace-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-pointer-o">&#xf25a; fa-hand-pointer-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-rock-o">&#xf255; fa-hand-rock-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-scissors-o">&#xf257; fa-hand-scissors-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-spock-o">&#xf259; fa-hand-spock-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hand-stop-o">&#xf256; fa-hand-stop-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hdd-o">&#xf0a0; fa-hdd-o</option>
    <option value="fa-header">&#xf1dc; fa-header</option>
    <option value="fa-headphones">&#xf025; fa-headphones</option>
    <option value="fa-heart">&#xf004; fa-heart</option>
    <option value="fa-heart-o">&#xf08a; fa-heart-o</option>
    <option value="fa-heartbeat">&#xf21e; fa-heartbeat</option>
    <option value="fa-history">&#xf1da; fa-history</option>
    <option value="fa-home">&#xf015; fa-home</option>
    <option value="fa-hospital-o">&#xf0f8; fa-hospital-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hotel">&#xf236; fa-hotel</option>
    <option value="fa-hourglass">&#xf254; fa-hourglass</option>
    <option value="fa-hourglass-1">&#xf251; fa-hourglass-1</option>
    <option value="fa-hourglass-2">&#xf252; fa-hourglass-2</option>
    <option value="fa-hourglass-3">&#xf253; fa-hourglass-3</option>
    <option value="fa-hourglass-end">&#xf253; fa-hourglass-end</option>
    <option value="fa-hourglass-half">&#xf252; fa-hourglass-half</option>
    <option value="fa-hourglass-o">&#xf250; fa-hourglass-o</option>
    <option value="fa-hourglass-start">&#xf251; fa-hourglass-start</option>
    <option value="fa-houzz">&#xf27c; fa-houzz</option>
    <option value="fa-html5">&#xf13b; fa-html5</option>
    <option value="fa-i-cursor">&#xf246; fa-i-cursor</option>
    <option value="fa-ils">&#xf20b; fa-ils</option>
    <option value="fa-image">&#xf03e; fa-image</option>
    <option value="fa-inbox">&#xf01c; fa-inbox</option>
    <option value="fa-indent">&#xf03c; fa-indent</option>
    <option value="fa-industry">&#xf275; fa-industry</option>
    <option value="fa-info">&#xf129; fa-info</option>
    <option value="fa-info-circle">&#xf05a; fa-info-circle</option>
    <option value="fa-inr">&#xf156; fa-inr</option>
    <option value="fa-instagram">&#xf16d; fa-instagram</option>
    <option value="fa-institution">&#xf19c; fa-institution</option>
    <option value="fa-internet-explorer">&#xf26b; fa-internet-explorer</option>
    <option value="fa-intersex">&#xf224; fa-intersex</option>
    <option value="fa-ioxhost">&#xf208; fa-ioxhost</option>
    <option value="fa-italic">&#xf033; fa-italic</option>
    <option value="fa-joomla">&#xf1aa; fa-joomla</option>
    <option value="fa-jpy">&#xf157; fa-jpy</option>
    <option value="fa-jsfiddle">&#xf1cc; fa-jsfiddle</option>
    <option value="fa-key">&#xf084; fa-key</option>
    <option value="fa-keyboard-o">&#xf11c; fa-keyboard-o</option>
    <option value="fa-krw">&#xf159; fa-krw</option>
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  </select>
</div>

You can't add i tag in option tag because tags are stripped.

But you can add it after the select like this