diff --git a/assets/icons/close.svg b/assets/icons/close.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..346ec0b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/icons/close.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-x"><path d="M18 6 6 18"/><path d="m6 6 12 12"/></svg>
diff --git a/crates/story/src/dropdown_story.rs b/crates/story/src/dropdown_story.rs
index f7b75181..781a0d2b 100644
--- a/crates/story/src/dropdown_story.rs
+++ b/crates/story/src/dropdown_story.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-
 use gpui::{
     px, IntoElement, ParentElement, Render, SharedString, Styled, View, ViewContext, VisualContext,
     WindowContext,
@@ -13,24 +11,24 @@ use ui::{
 };
 
 struct Country {
-    name: String,
-    code: String,
+    name: SharedString,
+    code: SharedString,
 }
 
 impl Country {
-    pub fn new(name: &str, code: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(name: impl Into<SharedString>, code: impl Into<SharedString>) -> Self {
         Self {
-            name: name.to_string(),
-            code: code.to_string(),
+            name: name.into(),
+            code: code.into(),
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl DropdownItem for Country {
-    type Value = String;
+    type Value = SharedString;
 
-    fn title(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
-        self.name.as_str().into()
+    fn title(&self) -> SharedString {
+        self.name.clone()
     }
 
     fn value(&self) -> &Self::Value {
diff --git a/crates/ui/src/dropdown.rs b/crates/ui/src/dropdown.rs
index 3e543943..8d815dc7 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/dropdown.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/dropdown.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-
 use gpui::{
     actions, deferred, div, prelude::FluentBuilder, px, rems, AnyElement, AppContext, ClickEvent,
     DismissEvent, Div, Element, ElementId, EventEmitter, FocusHandle, Focusable, FocusableView,
@@ -31,15 +29,15 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut AppContext) {
 /// A trait for items that can be displayed in a dropdown.
 pub trait DropdownItem {
     type Value: Clone;
-    fn title(&self) -> Cow<'_, str>;
+    fn title(&self) -> SharedString;
     fn value(&self) -> &Self::Value;
 }
 
 impl DropdownItem for String {
     type Value = Self;
 
-    fn title(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
-        self.as_str().into()
+    fn title(&self) -> SharedString {
+        SharedString::from(self.to_string())
     }
 
     fn value(&self) -> &Self::Value {
@@ -50,8 +48,8 @@ impl DropdownItem for String {
 impl DropdownItem for SharedString {
     type Value = Self;
 
-    fn title(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
-        self.as_ref().into()
+    fn title(&self) -> SharedString {
+        SharedString::from(self.to_string())
     }
 
     fn value(&self) -> &Self::Value {