<select name="text">
<option>Yes</option>
<option>No</option>
<option>Maybe</option>
<option>Perhaps</option>
</select>
/*var buttons = "";
$("select option").each(function () {
buttons += "<input type='button' value='" + this.value + "'/>";
});
$("select").replaceWith(buttons);
*/
var selectName = $('select').attr('name');
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// add a hidden element with the same name as the select
var hidden = $('<input type="hidden" name="'+selectName+'">');
hidden.val($('select').val());
hidden.insertAfter($('select'));
$("select option").unwrap().each(function() {
var btn = $('<div class="btn">'+$(this).text()+'</div>');
if($(this).is(':checked')) btn.addClass('on');
$(this).replaceWith(btn);
});
$(document).on('click', '.btn', function() {
$('.btn').removeClass('on');
$(this).addClass('on');
$('input[name="'+selectName+'"]').val($(this).text());
});
div.btn {
display: inline-block;
border: 2px solid #ccc;
margin-right: 5px;
padding: 2px 5px;
cursor: pointer;
}
div.btn.on {
background-color: #777;
color: white;
}