templateString|Function
The template used to render the items. By default the widget displays only the text of the data item (configured via dataTextField).
Example - specify template as a string literal
<input id="dropdownlist" /> <script> let encode = kendo.htmlEncode; $("#dropdownlist").kendoDropDownList({ dataSource: [ { id: 1, name: "Apples" }, { id: 2, name: "Oranges" } ], dataTextField: "name", dataValueField: "id", template: ({ id, name }) => `<span>${name}</span>` }); </script>In this article