Forms

Examples and usage guidelines for form control styles, layout options, and custom components for creating a wide variety of forms.

Forms

• Form control - Style textual inputs and textareas with support for multiple states.
• Select - Improve browser default select elements with a custom initial appearance.
• Checks & radios - Use our custom radio buttons and checkboxes in forms for selecting input options.
• Range - Replace browser default range inputs with our custom version.
• Input group - Attach labels and buttons to your inputs for increased semantic value.
• Floating labels - Create beautifully simple form labels that float over your input fields.
• Layout - Create inline, horizontal, or complex grid-based layouts with your forms.
• Validation -Validate your forms with custom or native validation behaviors and styles.

The form controls in Bootstrap extend our Rebooted form designs with classes. For a more uniform rendering across browsers and devices, use these classes to opt into their specialized displays.

To take advantage of modern input controls like email verification, number selection, and more, make sure all inputs have the appropriate type attribute (e.g., email for an email address or number for numerical data).

Here's a simple example of how to use the form styles in Bootstrap. Continue reading for information on necessary classes, form formatting, and other topics.

Example:

Form text

Block-level or inline-level form text can be created using .form-text.

Form text below inputs can be styled with .form-text. If a block-level element will be used, a top margin is added for easy spacing from the inputs above.

Example:

Inline text can use any typical inline HTML element (be it a <span>, <small>, or something else) with nothing more than the .form-text class.

Disabled forms

Add the disabled boolean attribute on an input to prevent user interactions and make it appear lighter.

Example