$(document).ready(function() { $('#example').DataTable({ language: { searchPlaceholder: 'Search records', sSearch: '', sLengthMenu: 'Show _MENU_', sLength: 'dataTables_length', oPaginate: { sFirst: 'chevron_left', sPrevious: 'chevron_left', sNext: 'chevron_right', sLast: 'chevron_right' } } }); $('.dataTables_length select').addClass('browser-default'); });