# Kendo UI for jQuery ComboBox Overview

The ComboBox displays a list of values, allowing for making a single selection from that list. The component enables the user to enter custom values through the keyboard and represents a richer version of the `<select>` element.

* [Demo page for the ComboBox](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/combobox/index)

## Functionality and Features

* [Data binding](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/combobox/binding)—The ComboBox enables you to bind it to local data arrays and to remote data services.
* [Grouping](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/combobox/grouping)—You can use the provided options for displaying data items categorized by a specific model field of the ComboBox.
* [Server filtering](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/combobox/serverfiltering)—The ComboBox allows you to perform server-side data filtering.
* [Templates](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/combobox/templates)—You can also control the way a ComboBox item or the popup header and footer are rendered by using the Kendo UI templates.
* [Virtualization](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/combobox/virtualization)—The ComboBox enables you to display large datasets by using a fixed amount of list items in its popup list.
* [Appearance](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/autocomplete/appearance)—You can use the available styling options for configuring the size, border radius, and fill mode of the ComboBox.
* [Cascading ComboBoxes](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/combobox/cascading)—The cascading functionality of the ComboBox enables you to implement a series of two or more ComboBoxes in which each ComboBox is filtered according to the selected options in the previous ComboBox.
* [Prefix and suffix](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/autocomplete/prefix-suffix)—The ComboBox component lets you add custom content as prefix and suffix adornments.

> tip To learn more about the appearance, anatomy, and accessibility of the ComboBox, visit the [Progress Design System documentation](https://www.telerik.com/design-system/docs/components/combobox/)—an information portal offering rich component usage guidelines, descriptions of the available style variables, and globalization support details.

## Next Steps

* [Getting Started with the Kendo UI ComboBox for jQuery](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/combobox/get-started)
* [Overview of the ComboBox (Demo)](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/combobox/index)
* [Using the API of the ComboBox (Demo)](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/combobox/api)

## See Also

* [JavaScript API Reference of the ComboBox](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/api/ui/combobox)
* [Demo Page for the jQuery ComboBox](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/combobox/index)
* [Knowledge Base Section](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base)
* [jQuery ComboBox Product Page](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/combobox)