HTML: Can you limit length on drop down boxes?

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Hey guys,

I need to be able to limit the length of a drop down selection box because a few of the values in the box are too long making my tables look horrid... is it possible to do this?

Thanks

[ucm]

sure, you could specify in you php or asp/etc to only show the first xx number of characters "in between" the option and /option tags but put the full value in the option's value="" attribute