css39 CSS Forms

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The look of an HTML form can be greatly improved with CSS:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
input[type=text], select {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  display: inline-block;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

input[type=submit] {
  width: 100%;
  background-color: #4CAF50;
  color: white;
  padding: 14px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

input[type=submit]:hover {
  background-color: #45a049;
}

div {
  border-radius: 5px;
  background-color: #f2f2f2;
  padding: 20px;
}
</style>
<body>

<h3>Using CSS to style an HTML Form</h3>

<div>
  <form action="/action_page.php">
    <label for="fname">First Name</label>
    <input type="text" id="fname" name="firstname" placeholder="Your name..">

    <label for="lname">Last Name</label>
    <input type="text" id="lname" name="lastname" placeholder="Your last name..">

    <label for="country">Country</label>
    <select id="country" name="country">
      <option value="australia">Australia</option>
      <option value="canada">Canada</option>
      <option value="usa">USA</option>
    </select>
  
    <input type="submit" value="Submit">
  </form>
</div>

</body>
</html>

Styling Input Fields

Use the width property to determine the width of the input field:

 

Example

input {
  width: 100%;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input {
  width: 100%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>A full-width input field</h2>

<form>
  <label for="fname">First Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname">
</form>

</body>
</html>

 

The example above applies to all <input> elements. If you only want to style a specific input type, you can use attribute selectors:

    • input[type=text] - will only select text fields
    • input[type=password] - will only select password fields
    • input[type=number] - will only select number fields
    • etc..

Padded Inputs

Use the padding property to add space inside the text field.

Tip: When you have many inputs after each other, you might also want to add some margin, to add more space outside of them:

 

Example

input[type=text] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input[type=text] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Padded input fields</h2>

<form>
  <label for="fname">First Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname">
  <label for="lname">Last Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname">
</form>

</body>
</html>

 

Note that we have set the box-sizing property to border-box. This makes sure that the padding and eventually borders are included in the total width and height of the elements.
Read more about the box-sizing property in our CSS Box Sizing chapter.

Bordered Inputs

Use the border property to change the border size and color, and use the border-radius property to add rounded corners:

 

 

Example

input[type=text] {
  border: 2px solid red;
  border-radius: 4px;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input[type=text] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 2px solid red;
  border-radius: 4px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Input fields with borders</h2>

<form>
  <label for="fname">First Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname">
  <label for="lname">Last Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname">
</form>

</body>
</html>

If you only want a bottom border, use the border-bottom property:

 

Example

input[type=text] {
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 2px solid red;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input[type=text] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 2px solid red;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Input fields with bottom border</h2>

<form>
  <label for="fname">First Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname">
  <label for="lname">Last Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname">
</form>

</body>
</html>

Colored Inputs

Use the background-color property to add a background color to the input, and the color property to change the text color:

 

Example

input[type=text] {
  background-color: #3CBC8D;
  color: white;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input[type=text] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: none;
  background-color: #3CBC8D;
  color: white;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Input fields with color</h2>

<form>
  <label for="fname">First Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="John">
  <label for="lname">Last Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Doe">
</form>

</body>
</html>

 

Focused Inputs

By default, some browsers will add a blue outline around the input when it gets focus (clicked on). You can remove this behavior by adding outline: none; to the input.

Use the :focus selector to do something with the input field when it gets focus:

 

Example

input[type=text]:focus {
  background-color: lightblue;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input[type=text] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 1px solid #555;
  outline: none;
}

input[type=text]:focus {
  background-color: lightblue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Input fields with color on :focus</h2>

<p>Here, the input field gets a color when it gets focus (clicked on):</p>

<form>
  <label for="fname">First Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="John">
  <label for="lname">Last Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Doe">
</form>

</body>
</html>

 

Example

input[type=text]:focus {
  border: 3px solid #555;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input[type=text] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 3px solid #ccc;
  -webkit-transition: 0.5s;
  transition: 0.5s;
  outline: none;
}

input[type=text]:focus {
  border: 3px solid #555;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Input fields with black border on :focus</h2>

<p>Here, the input field gets a black border color when it gets focus (clicked on). We have also added the CSS transition property to animate the border color (takes 0.5 seconds to change the color on focus):</p>

<form>
  <label for="fname">First Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="John">
  <label for="lname">Last Name</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Doe">
</form>

</body>
</html>

 

 

Input with icon/image

If you want an icon inside the input, use the background-image property and position it with the background-position property. Also notice that we add a large left padding to reserve the space of the icon:

 

Example

input[type=text] {
  background-color: white;
  background-image: url('searchicon.png');
  background-position: 10px 10px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  padding-left: 40px;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input[type=text] {
  width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 2px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 16px;
  background-color: white;
  background-image: url('searchicon.png');
  background-position: 10px 10px; 
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  padding: 12px 20px 12px 40px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Input field with an icon inside</h2>

<form>
  <input type="text" name="search" placeholder="Search..">
</form>

</body>
</html>

 

Animated Search Input

In this example we use the CSS transition property to animate the width of the search input when it gets focus. You will learn more about the transition property later, in our CSS Transitions chapter.

 

Example

input[type=text] {
  transition: width 0.4s ease-in-out;
}

input[type=text]:focus {
  width: 100%;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input[type=text] {
  width: 130px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 2px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 16px;
  background-color: white;
  background-image: url('searchicon.png');
  background-position: 10px 10px; 
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  padding: 12px 20px 12px 40px;
  transition: width 0.4s ease-in-out;
}

input[type=text]:focus {
  width: 100%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Animate width of search input</h2>

<form>
  <input type="text" name="search" placeholder="Search..">
</form>

</body>
</html>

 

Styling Textareas

Tip: Use the resize property to prevent textareas from being resized (disable the "grabber" in the bottom right corner):

 

Example

textarea {
  width: 100%;
  height: 150px;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 2px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: #f8f8f8;
  resize: none;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
textarea {
  width: 100%;
  height: 150px;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 2px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: #f8f8f8;
  font-size: 16px;
  resize: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Styling textarea</h2>

<p><strong>Tip:</strong> Use the resize property to prevent textareas from being resized (disable the "grabber" in the bottom right corner):</p>

<form>
  <textarea>Some text...</textarea>
</form>

</body>
</html>

 

Styling Select Menus

 

Example

select {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: #f1f1f1;
} 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
select {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: #f1f1f1;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Styling a select menu</h2>

<form>
  <select id="country" name="country">
  <option value="au">Australia</option>
  <option value="ca">Canada</option>
  <option value="usa">USA</option>
  </select>
</form>

</body>
</html>

 

Styling Input Buttons

 

Example

input[type=button], input[type=submit], input[type=reset] {
  background-color: #04AA6D;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 16px 32px;
  text-decoration: none;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Tip: use width: 100% for full-width buttons */ 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
input[type=button], input[type=submit], input[type=reset] {
  background-color: #04AA6D;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 16px 32px;
  text-decoration: none;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Styling form buttons</h2>

<input type="button" value="Button">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">

</body>
</html>

 

For more information about how to style buttons with CSS, read our CSS Buttons Tutorial.

Responsive Form

Resize the browser window to see the effect. When the screen is less than 600px wide, make the two columns stack on top of each other instead of next to each other.

Advanced: The following example uses media queries to create a responsive form. You will learn more about this in a later chapter.

 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

input[type=text], select, textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 4px;
  resize: vertical;
}

label {
  padding: 12px 12px 12px 0;
  display: inline-block;
}

input[type=submit] {
  background-color: #04AA6D;
  color: white;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  float: right;
}

input[type=submit]:hover {
  background-color: #45a049;
}

.container {
  border-radius: 5px;
  background-color: #f2f2f2;
  padding: 20px;
}

.col-25 {
  float: left;
  width: 25%;
  margin-top: 6px;
}

.col-75 {
  float: left;
  width: 75%;
  margin-top: 6px;
}

/* Clear floats after the columns */
.row::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

/* Responsive layout - when the screen is less than 600px wide, make the two columns stack on top of each other instead of next to each other */
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
  .col-25, .col-75, input[type=submit] {
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 0;
  }
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Responsive Form</h2>
<p>Resize the browser window to see the effect. When the screen is less than 600px wide, make the two columns stack on top of each other instead of next to each other.</p>

<div class="container">
  <form action="/action_page.php">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-25">
      <label for="fname">First Name</label>
    </div>
    <div class="col-75">
      <input type="text" id="fname" name="firstname" placeholder="Your name..">
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-25">
      <label for="lname">Last Name</label>
    </div>
    <div class="col-75">
      <input type="text" id="lname" name="lastname" placeholder="Your last name..">
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-25">
      <label for="country">Country</label>
    </div>
    <div class="col-75">
      <select id="country" name="country">
        <option value="australia">Australia</option>
        <option value="canada">Canada</option>
        <option value="usa">USA</option>
      </select>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-25">
      <label for="subject">Subject</label>
    </div>
    <div class="col-75">
      <textarea id="subject" name="subject" placeholder="Write something.." style="height:200px"></textarea>
    </div>
  </div>
  <br>
  <div class="row">
    <input type="submit" value="Submit">
  </div>
  </form>
</div>

</body>
</html>

 

posted @ 2024-06-01 17:04  emanlee  阅读(4)  评论(0)  编辑  收藏  举报