# Dash dropdown allowing custom user input

**URL:** <https://community.plotly.com/t/dash-dropdown-allowing-custom-user-input/22676>\
**Category:** Dash Python\
**Created:** [April 24, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/dash-dropdown-allowing-custom-user-input/22676 "2019-04-24T13:43:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![janeadams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@janeadams](https://community.plotly.com/u/janeadams)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/dash-dropdown-allowing-custom-user-input/22676/1 "2019-04-24T13:43:26Z")

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Is it possible to allow users to add their own custom item to a multi-value dropdown if their query isn’t already in the options list? I want to offer suggestions as they are typing, but also allow for custom query values to be added by pressing ‘enter’.

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**Author:** ![flyingcujo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e480ec/32.png) [@flyingcujo](https://community.plotly.com/u/flyingcujo)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/dash-dropdown-allowing-custom-user-input/22676/2 "2019-04-24T14:07:36Z")

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This feature is not available to `Dropdowns` but it looks like `Inputs` have a `list` option that should work for you.