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Multi-select dropdown (CheckMark dropdown) VS single-select dropdown (CheckMark dropdown) VS Plain dropdowns

At Secure area, we use "Checkmark dropdown" as multi-selection dropdown. I was thinking the check was indicating to the user that it is a "multi-selection" feature. But recently, I found out sometimes, single selection also "Checkmark dropdown", sometimes single selection uses "Plain dropdown", the Pajama doc doesn't give clear guideline how to use them. Here is a summary of all the confusing part I have encountered.

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  1. Checkmark is not a clear affordance for the user. It could be multi-selection; it also could be single selection
  2. Having or Not having a "close icon" is not consistent and there are two different icons
  3. After select multi items in the list, there is not enough space to show what is selected
  4. There is no guideline of how many items could be in a dropdown, it could be a lot in the future.