diff --git a/fancySelect.coffee b/fancySelect.coffee
index 26de6bd..1788755 100644
--- a/fancySelect.coffee
+++ b/fancySelect.coffee
@@ -1,23 +1,34 @@
-$ = window.jQuery || window.Zepto || window.$
+$ = window.jQuery or window.Zepto or window.$
 
-$.fn.fancySelect = (opts = {}) ->
+$.fn.fancySelect = (opts) ->
+  isiOS = undefined
+  settings = undefined
+  if opts == null
+    opts = {}
   settings = $.extend({
     forceiOS: false
     includeBlank: false
     optionTemplate: (optionEl) ->
-      return optionEl.text()
+      optionEl.text()
     triggerTemplate: (optionEl) ->
-      return optionEl.text()
-  }, opts)
-
-  isiOS = !!navigator.userAgent.match /iP(hone|od|ad)/i
+      optionEl.text()
 
-  return this.each ->
+  }, opts)
+  isiOS = ! !navigator.userAgent.match(/iP(hone|od|ad)/i)
+  @each ->
+    copyOptionsToList = undefined
+    disabled = undefined
+    options = undefined
+    sel = undefined
+    trigger = undefined
+    updateTriggerText = undefined
+    wrapper = undefined
+    searchTerm = ''
+    searchTimeout = undefined
     sel = $(this)
-    return if sel.hasClass('fancified') || sel[0].tagName != 'SELECT'
-    sel.addClass('fancified')
-
-    # hide the native select
+    if sel.hasClass('fancified') or sel[0].tagName != 'SELECT'
+      return
+    sel.addClass 'fancified'
     sel.css
       width: 1
       height: 1
@@ -26,169 +37,179 @@ $.fn.fancySelect = (opts = {}) ->
       top: 0
       left: 0
       opacity: 0
-
-    # some global setup stuff
     sel.wrap '<div class="fancy-select">'
     wrapper = sel.parent()
-
-    wrapper.addClass(sel.data('class')) if sel.data('class')
-
+    if sel.data('class')
+      wrapper.addClass sel.data('class')
     wrapper.append '<div class="trigger">'
-    wrapper.append '<ul class="options">' unless isiOS && !settings.forceiOS
-
-    trigger = wrapper.find '.trigger'
-    options = wrapper.find '.options'
-
-    # disabled in markup?
+    if !(isiOS and !settings.forceiOS)
+      wrapper.append '<ul class="options">'
+    trigger = wrapper.find('.trigger')
+    options = wrapper.find('.options')
     disabled = sel.prop('disabled')
     if disabled
       wrapper.addClass 'disabled'
 
     updateTriggerText = ->
+      triggerHtml = undefined
       triggerHtml = settings.triggerTemplate(sel.find(':selected'))
-      trigger.html(triggerHtml)
+      trigger.html triggerHtml
 
     sel.on 'blur.fs', ->
-      if trigger.hasClass 'open'
-        setTimeout ->
+      if trigger.hasClass('open')
+        return setTimeout((->
           trigger.trigger 'close.fs'
-        , 120
-
+        ), 120)
+      return
     trigger.on 'close.fs', ->
       trigger.removeClass 'open'
       options.removeClass 'open'
-
     trigger.on 'click.fs', ->
-      unless disabled
+      offParent = undefined
+      parent = undefined
+      if !disabled
         trigger.toggleClass 'open'
-
-        # fancySelect defaults to using native selects with a styled trigger on mobile
-        # don't show the options if we're on mobile and haven't set `forceiOS`
-        if isiOS && !settings.forceiOS
-          if trigger.hasClass 'open'
-            sel.focus()
+        if isiOS and !settings.forceiOS
+          if trigger.hasClass('open')
+            return sel.focus()
         else
-          if trigger.hasClass 'open'
+          if trigger.hasClass('open')
             parent = trigger.parent()
             offParent = parent.offsetParent()
-
-            # TODO 20 is very static
-            if (parent.offset().top + parent.outerHeight() + options.outerHeight() + 20) > $(window).height() + $(window).scrollTop()
+            if parent.offset().top + parent.outerHeight() + options.outerHeight() + 20 > $(window).height() + $(window).scrollTop()
               options.addClass 'overflowing'
             else
               options.removeClass 'overflowing'
-
           options.toggleClass 'open'
-
-          sel.focus() unless isiOS
-
+          if !isiOS
+            return sel.focus()
+      return
     sel.on 'enable', ->
       sel.prop 'disabled', false
       wrapper.removeClass 'disabled'
       disabled = false
       copyOptionsToList()
-
     sel.on 'disable', ->
       sel.prop 'disabled', true
       wrapper.addClass 'disabled'
       disabled = true
-
     sel.on 'change.fs', (e) ->
-      if e.originalEvent && e.originalEvent.isTrusted
-        # discard firefox-only automatic event when hitting enter, we want to trigger our own
+      if e.originalEvent and e.originalEvent.isTrusted
         e.stopPropagation()
       else
         updateTriggerText()
-
-    # keyboard control
     sel.on 'keydown', (e) ->
+      hovered = undefined
+      newHovered = undefined
+      w = undefined
       w = e.which
       hovered = options.find('.hover')
-      hovered.removeClass('hover')
-
+      hovered.removeClass 'hover'
       if !options.hasClass('open')
-        if w in [13, 32, 38, 40] # enter, space, up, down
+        if w == 13 or w == 38 or w == 40
           e.preventDefault()
-          trigger.trigger 'click.fs'
+          return trigger.trigger('click.fs')
+        else
+          clearTimeout searchTimeout
+          searchTimeout = setTimeout((->
+            searchTerm = ''
+            return
+          ), 500)
+          searchTerm += String.fromCharCode(w).toLowerCase()
+          optCount = options.find('li').length + 1
+          i = 1
+          while i < optCount
+            current = options.find('li:nth-child(' + i + ')')
+            text = current.text()
+            if text.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm) >= 0
+              current.trigger 'mousedown.fs'
+              return
+            i++
       else
-        if w == 38 # up
+        if w == 38
           e.preventDefault()
-          if hovered.length && hovered.index() > 0 # move up
-            hovered.prev().addClass('hover')
-          else # move to bottom
-            options.find('li:last-child').addClass('hover')
-        else if w == 40 # down
+          if hovered.length and hovered.index() > 0
+            hovered.prev().addClass 'hover'
+          else
+            options.find('li:last-child').addClass 'hover'
+        else if w == 40
           e.preventDefault()
-          if hovered.length && hovered.index() < options.find('li').length - 1 # move down
-            hovered.next().addClass('hover')
-          else # move to top
-            options.find('li:first-child').addClass('hover')
-        else if w == 27 # escape
+          if hovered.length and hovered.index() < options.find('li').length - 1
+            hovered.next().addClass 'hover'
+          else
+            options.find('li:first-child').addClass 'hover'
+        else if w == 27
           e.preventDefault()
           trigger.trigger 'click.fs'
-        else if w in [13, 32] # enter, space
+        else if w == 13
           e.preventDefault()
           hovered.trigger 'mousedown.fs'
-        else if w == 9 # tab
-          if trigger.hasClass 'open' then trigger.trigger 'close.fs'
-
+        else if w == 9
+          if trigger.hasClass('open')
+            trigger.trigger 'close.fs'
+        else
+          clearTimeout searchTimeout
+          searchTimeout = setTimeout((->
+            `var current`
+            `var i`
+            searchTerm = ''
+            return
+          ), 500)
+          searchTerm += String.fromCharCode(w).toLowerCase()
+          optCount = options.find('li').length + 1
+          i = 1
+          while i < optCount
+            current = options.find('li:nth-child(' + i + ')')
+            text = current.text()
+            if text.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm) >= 0
+              current.addClass 'hover'
+              return
+            i++
         newHovered = options.find('.hover')
         if newHovered.length
           options.scrollTop 0
-          options.scrollTop newHovered.position().top - 12
-
-    # Handle item selection, and
-    # Add class selected to selected item
+          return options.scrollTop(newHovered.position().top - 12)
+      return
     options.on 'mousedown.fs', 'li', (e) ->
+      clicked = undefined
       clicked = $(this)
-
-      sel.val(clicked.data('raw-value'))
-
-      sel.trigger('blur.fs').trigger('focus.fs') unless isiOS
-
-      options.find('.selected').removeClass('selected')
+      sel.val clicked.data('raw-value')
+      if !isiOS
+        sel.trigger('blur.fs').trigger 'focus.fs'
+      options.find('.selected').removeClass 'selected'
       clicked.addClass 'selected'
-      trigger.addClass 'selected'
-      return sel.val(clicked.data('raw-value')).trigger('change.fs').trigger('blur.fs').trigger('focus.fs')
-
-    # handle mouse selection
+      trigger.toggleClass 'selected', clicked.data('raw-value') != ''
+      sel.val(clicked.data('raw-value')).trigger('change.fs').trigger('blur.fs').trigger 'focus.fs'
     options.on 'mouseenter.fs', 'li', ->
+      hovered = undefined
+      nowHovered = undefined
       nowHovered = $(this)
       hovered = options.find('.hover')
       hovered.removeClass 'hover'
-
       nowHovered.addClass 'hover'
-
     options.on 'mouseleave.fs', 'li', ->
-      options.find('.hover').removeClass('hover')
+      options.find('.hover').removeClass 'hover'
 
     copyOptionsToList = ->
-      # update our trigger to reflect the select (it really already should, this is just a safety)
+      selOpts = undefined
       updateTriggerText()
-
-      return if isiOS && !settings.forceiOS
-
-      # snag current options before we add a default one
-      selOpts = sel.find 'option'
-
-      # generate list of options for the fancySelect
-
+      if isiOS and !settings.forceiOS
+        return
+      selOpts = sel.find('option')
       sel.find('option').each (i, opt) ->
+        optHtml = undefined
         opt = $(opt)
-
-        if !opt.prop('disabled') && (opt.val() || settings.includeBlank)
-          # Generate the inner HTML for the option from our template
+        if !opt.prop('disabled') and (opt.val() or settings.includeBlank)
           optHtml = settings.optionTemplate(opt)
-
-          # Is there a select option on page load?
           if opt.prop('selected')
-            options.append "<li data-raw-value=\"#{opt.val()}\" class=\"selected\">#{optHtml}</li>"
+            return options.append('<li data-raw-value="' + opt.val() + '" class="selected">' + optHtml + '</li>')
           else
-            options.append "<li data-raw-value=\"#{opt.val()}\">#{optHtml}</li>"
+            return options.append('<li data-raw-value="' + opt.val() + '">' + optHtml + '</li>')
+        return
 
-    # for updating the list of options after initialization
     sel.on 'update.fs', ->
       wrapper.find('.options').empty()
       copyOptionsToList()
-
     copyOptionsToList()
+
+return
diff --git a/fancySelect.js b/fancySelect.js
index 4bd378a..65b88e7 100644
--- a/fancySelect.js
+++ b/fancySelect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.4.0
 (function() {
   var $;
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@
     }, opts);
     isiOS = !!navigator.userAgent.match(/iP(hone|od|ad)/i);
     return this.each(function() {
-      var copyOptionsToList, disabled, options, sel, trigger, updateTriggerText, wrapper;
+      var copyOptionsToList, disabled, options, sel, trigger, updateTriggerText, wrapper, searchTerm = '', searchTimeout;
       sel = $(this);
       if (sel.hasClass('fancified') || sel[0].tagName !== 'SELECT') {
         return;
@@ -116,9 +115,24 @@
         hovered = options.find('.hover');
         hovered.removeClass('hover');
         if (!options.hasClass('open')) {
-          if (w === 13 || w === 32 || w === 38 || w === 40) {
+          if (w === 13 || w === 38 || w === 40) {
             e.preventDefault();
             return trigger.trigger('click.fs');
+          } else {
+            clearTimeout(searchTimeout);
+            searchTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
+              searchTerm = '';
+            }, 500);
+            searchTerm += String.fromCharCode(w).toLowerCase();
+            optCount = options.find('li').length + 1;
+            for(var i = 1; i < optCount; i ++) {
+              var current = options.find('li:nth-child(' + i + ')');
+                  text = current.text();
+              if(text.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm) >= 0) {
+                current.trigger('mousedown.fs');
+                return;
+              }
+            }
           }
         } else {
           if (w === 38) {
@@ -138,13 +152,28 @@
           } else if (w === 27) {
             e.preventDefault();
             trigger.trigger('click.fs');
-          } else if (w === 13 || w === 32) {
+          } else if (w === 13) {
             e.preventDefault();
             hovered.trigger('mousedown.fs');
           } else if (w === 9) {
             if (trigger.hasClass('open')) {
               trigger.trigger('close.fs');
             }
+          } else {
+            clearTimeout(searchTimeout);
+            searchTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
+              searchTerm = '';
+            }, 500);
+            searchTerm += String.fromCharCode(w).toLowerCase();
+            optCount = options.find('li').length + 1;
+            for(var i = 1; i < optCount; i ++) {
+              var current = options.find('li:nth-child(' + i + ')');
+                  text = current.text();
+              if(text.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm) >= 0) {
+                current.addClass('hover');
+                return;
+              }
+            }
           }
           newHovered = options.find('.hover');
           if (newHovered.length) {
@@ -162,7 +191,7 @@
         }
         options.find('.selected').removeClass('selected');
         clicked.addClass('selected');
-        trigger.addClass('selected');
+        trigger.toggleClass('selected', clicked.data('raw-value') !== '');
         return sel.val(clicked.data('raw-value')).trigger('change.fs').trigger('blur.fs').trigger('focus.fs');
       });
       options.on('mouseenter.fs', 'li', function() {
@@ -202,5 +231,4 @@
       return copyOptionsToList();
     });
   };
-
 }).call(this);