HTML Form Elements | input[type=”text”], select, textarea, raido
HTML form elements <input>, <select>, <textarea>, <radio>,<checkbox> these are the basic html form elements.
Style the form elements using to custom class or inbuilt class of bootstrap such as .form-control, .form-control-sm, .form-control-lg., col-form-label-sm, col-form-label, col-form-label-lg, required, disabled
Basically three types of form layouts: Vertical form, Horizontal form and Inline form.
HTML form elements
Form groups
The .”form-group” class is grouping of labels, controls, optional help text, and form validation messaging.
<form>
<div class=form-group>
<label for="formGroupExampleInput">First Name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="firstname...">
</div>
<div class=form-group>
<label for="formGroupExampleInput2">Last Name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="lastname...">
</div>
<div class=form-group>
<label for="validationDefaultUsername">Username</label>
<div class="input-group">
<div class="input-group-prepend">
<span class="input-group-text" id="inputGroupPrepend2">@</span>
</div>
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Username">
</div>
</div>
</form>Form grid
More complex forms can be built using our grid classes. Use these for form layouts that require multiple columns, varied widths, and additional alignment options.
<form>
<div class="row">
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="First name">
</div>
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Last name">
</div>
</div>
</form>Form row
You may also swap .row for .form-row, a variation of our standard grid row that overrides the default column gutters for tighter and more compact layouts.
<form>
<div class="form-row">
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="First name">
</div>
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Last name">
</div>
</div>
</form>More complex layouts can also be created with the grid system.
<form>
<div class="form-row">
<div class=form-group" col-md-6">
<label for="inputEmail4">Email</label>
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="inputEmail4" placeholder="Email">
</div>
<div class=form-group" col-md-6">
<label for="inputPassword4">Password</label>
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="inputPassword4" placeholder="Password">
</div>
</div>
<div class=form-group>
<label for="inputAddress">Address</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inputAddress" placeholder="1234 Main St">
</div>
<div class=form-group>
<label for="inputAddress2">Address 2</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inputAddress2" placeholder="Apartment, studio, or floor">
</div>
<div class="form-row">
<div class=form-group" col-md-6">
<label for="inputCity">City</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inputCity">
</div>
<div class=form-group" col-md-4">
<label for="inputState">State</label>
<select id="inputState" class="form-control">
<option selected>Choose...</option>
<option>...</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class=form-group" col-md-2">
<label for="inputZip">Zip</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inputZip">
</div>
</div>
<div class=form-group>
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="gridCheck">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridCheck">
Check me out
</label>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Sign in</button>
</form>Horizontal form
Create horizontal forms with the grid by adding the. row class to form groups and using the. col-*-* classes to specify the width of your labels and controls. Be sure to add. col-form-label to your as well so they’re vertically centered with their associated form controls.
At times, you maybe need to use margin or padding utilities to create that perfect alignment you need. For example, we’ve removed the padding-top on our stacked radio inputs label to better align the text baseline.
<form>
<div class=form-group" row">
<label for="inputEmail3" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label">Email</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="inputEmail3" placeholder="Email">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group" row">
<label for="inputPassword3" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label">Password</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="inputPassword3" placeholder="Password">
</div>
</div>
<fieldset class="form-group>
<div class="row">
<legend class="col-form-label col-sm-2 pt-0">Radios</legend>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gridRadios" id="gridRadios1" value="option1" checked>
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridRadios1">
First radio
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gridRadios" id="gridRadios2" value="option2">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridRadios2">
Second radio
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check disabled">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gridRadios" id="gridRadios3" value="option3" disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridRadios3">
Third disabled radio
</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
<div class="form-group" row">
<div class="col-sm-2">Checkbox</div>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="gridCheck1">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridCheck1">
Example checkbox
</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class=form-group" row">
<div class="col-sm-10">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Sign in</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>Column sizing
As shown in the previous examples, our grid system allows you to place any number of .colls within a. row or. form-row. They’ll split the available width equally between them.
You may also pick a subset of your columns to take up more or less space, while the remaining. cols equally split the rest, with specific column classes like. col-7.
<form>
<div class="form-row">
<div class="col-7">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="City">
</div>
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="State">
</div>
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Zip">
</div>
</div>
</form>Help text
Block-level help text in forms can be created using .form-text (previously known as .help-block in v3). Inline help text can be flexibly implemented using any inline HTML element and utility classes like .text-muted.
<form>
<label for="inputPassword5">Password</label>
<input type="password" id="inputPassword5" class="form-control" aria-describedby="passwordHelpBlock">
<small id="passwordHelpBlock" class="form-text text-muted">
Your password must be 8-20 characters long, contain letters and numbers, and must not contain spaces, special characters, or emoji.
</small>
</form>Inline text can use any typical inline HTML element (be it a , , or something else) with nothing more than a utility class.
<form class="form-inline">
<div class="form-group>
<label for="inputPassword6">Password</label>
<input type="password" id="inputPassword6" class="form-control mx-sm-3" aria-describedby="passwordHelpInline">
<small id="passwordHelpInline" class="text-muted">
Must be 8-20 characters long.
</small>
</div>
</form>Checkboxes
Default checkboxes and radios are improved upon with the help of .form-check, a single class for both input types that improves the layout and behavior of their HTML elements. Checkboxes are for selecting one or several options in a list, while radios are for selecting one option from many.
<div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
<input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="customCheck1">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="customCheck1">Check this custom checkbox</label>
</div><div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
<input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="customCheck1">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="customCheck1">Check this custom checkbox</label>
</div>Inline
Group checkboxes or radios on the same horizontal row by adding .form-check-inline to any .form-check.
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="inlineCheckbox1" value="option1">
<label class="form-check-label" for="inlineCheckbox1">1</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="inlineCheckbox2" value="option2">
<label class="form-check-label" for="inlineCheckbox2">2</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-inline">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="inlineCheckbox3" value="option3" disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="inlineCheckbox3">3 (disabled)</label>
</div>Radios
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="exampleRadios" id="exampleRadios1" value="option1" checked>
<label class="form-check-label" for="exampleRadios1">
Male
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="exampleRadios" id="exampleRadios5" value="option1" checked>
<label class="form-check-label" for="exampleRadios5">
Female
</label>
</div><div class="custom-control custom-radio">
<input type="radio" id="customRadio1" name="customRadio" class="custom-control-input">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="customRadio1">Toggle this custom radio</label>
</div>
<div class="custom-control custom-radio">
<input type="radio" id="customRadio2" name="customRadio" class="custom-control-input">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="customRadio2">Or toggle this other custom radio</label>
</div>Inline
<div class="custom-control custom-radio custom-control-inline">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="exampleRadios7" id="exampleRadios2" value="option1" checked>
<label class="form-check-label" for="exampleRadios7">
Male
</label>
</div>
<div class="custom-control custom-radio custom-control-inline">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="exampleRadios" id="exampleRadios2" value="option1">
<label class="form-check-label" for="exampleRadios2">
Female
</label>
</div><div class="custom-control custom-radio custom-control-inline">
<input type="radio" id="customRadioInline1" name="customRadioInline1" class="custom-control-input">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="customRadioInline1">Toggle this custom radio</label>
</div>
<div class="custom-control custom-radio custom-control-inline">
<input type="radio" id="customRadioInline2" name="customRadioInline1" class="custom-control-input">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="customRadioInline2">Or toggle this other custom radio</label>
</div><div class="custom-file">
<input type="file" class="custom-file-input" id="customFile">
<label class="custom-file-label" for="customFile">Choose file</label>
</div>Clear text filed on focus
Clear HTML5 placeholder attribute text on focus in Chrome
You can clear placeholder text from input field on mouse click using on focus and on blur.
You can customize this code further as per your requirement.
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