In a drop down list, I need to add spaces in front of the options in the list. I am trying
<select>
<option>  Sample</option>
</select>
for adding two spaces but it displays no spaces. How can I add spaces before option texts?
Isn't  
the entity for space?
<select>
<option> option 1</option>
<option> option 2</option>
</select>
Works for me...
Just checked this out, there may be compatibility issues with this in older browsers, but all seems to work fine for me here. Just thought I should let you know as you may want to replace with