<section> <h2 id="templateSelection"> How can I customize the way selections are displayed? </h2> <p> When a selection is made by the user Select2 will display the text of the option by default, just like how it is displayed in a standard select box. You can override the display of the selection by setting the <code>templateSelection</code> option to a JavaScript function. </p> {% highlight js linenos %} function template(data, container) { return data.text; } $('select').select2({ templateSelection: template }); {% endhighlight %} <h3> Nothing is being displayed when I select an option </h3> {% include options/not-written.html %} <h3> I am using HTML in my selection template but it isn't displaying it </h3> {% include options/not-written.html %} <h3> How can I access the container where the selection is displayed? </h3> {% include options/not-written.html %} </section>