Default text which won't be shown in drop-down list

Question

I have a select which initially shows Select language until the user selects a language. When the user opens the select, I don\'t want it to show a

Answer 1

Here is the solution:

<select>
    <option style="display:none;" selected>Select language</option>
    <option>Option 1</option>
    <option>Option 2</option>
</select>

Answer 2

Try this:

<div class="selectSelection">
    <select>
        <option>Do not display</option>
        <option>1</option>
        <option>1</option>
    </select>
</div>

In the CSS:

.selectSelection option:first-child{
    display:none;
}