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title | path | status | source | bundle |
---|---|---|---|---|
Forms | components/forms | Stable | https://github.com/primer/css/tree/master/src/forms | forms |
Style individual form controls and utilize common layouts.
Overview:
- We reset several elements' default styles for cross browser consistency and easier manipulation later. This includes
<fieldset>
s, WebKit validation bubbles, and most textual<input>
s. - Specific types of textual
<input>
s are styled automatically, but.form-control
is available should you need it. - Always declare a
type
on your<button>
s. - Form layouts rely on form groups.
Kitchen sink
All our inputs and buttons side-by-side for easy testing of sizing and alignment with one another.
<p>
<button class="btn" type="button">Button</button>
<button class="btn select-menu-button" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true">
Select menu
</button>
<input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="Standard input" aria-label="Repository description" />
<input class="form-control input-monospace" type="text" placeholder="Monospace input" aria-label="SHA" />
<select class="form-select" aria-label="Important decision">
<option>Select</option>
<option value="option 2">Option 2</option>
</select>
</p>
<p>
<button class="btn btn-sm" type="button">Small button</button>
<button class="btn btn-sm select-menu-button" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="true">
Select menu
</button>
<input class="form-control input-sm" type="text" placeholder="Small input" aria-label="Repository description" />
<select class="form-select select-sm" aria-label="Important decision">
<option>Select</option>
<option value="option 1">Option 1</option>
</select>
</p>
Example form
Form controls in Primer CSS currently have no basic layout specified (this is by design). You'll need to use <fieldset>
s, <div>
s, or other elements and styles to rearrange them.
<form>
<label for="name">Name</label>
<input class="form-control" type="text" id="name" />
<label for="email">Email address</label>
<input class="form-control" type="email" id="email" />
<label> <input type="checkbox" /> Remember me </label>
<label> <input type="radio" id="herp" name="herpderp" checked /> Herp </label>
<label> <input type="radio" id="derp" name="herpderp" /> Derp </label>
<button class="btn" type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
Form contrast
Textual form controls have a white background by default. You can change this to a light gray with .input-contrast
.
<form>
<input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="Default input" aria-label="Default input" />
<input
class="form-control input-contrast"
type="text"
placeholder="Input with contrast"
aria-label="Input with contrast"
/>
</form>
Sizing
Make inputs smaller, larger, or full-width with an additional class.
Small
<form>
<input class="form-control input-sm" type="text" placeholder="Small input" aria-label="Small input" />
</form>
Large
<form>
<input class="form-control input-lg" type="text" placeholder="Large input" aria-label="Large input" />
</form>
Block
<form>
<input class="form-control input-block" type="text" placeholder="Full-width input" aria-label="Full-width input" />
</form>
Hide webkit's contact info autofill icon
Webkit sometimes gets confused and tries to add an icon/dropdown to autofill contact information on fields that may not be appropriate (such as input for number of users). Use this class to override the display of this icon.
<form>
<input
class="form-control input-hide-webkit-autofill"
placeholder="Hide Webkit's contact autofill on this input"
type="text"
aria-label="Hide Webkit's contact autofill on this input"
/>
</form>
Selects
Primer CSS adds light height
and vertical-align
styles to <select>
s for all browsers to render them consistently with textual inputs.
<form>
<select class="form-select" aria-label="Preference">
<option>Choose an option</option>
<option>Git</option>
<option>Subversion</option>
<option>Social Coding</option>
<option>Beets</option>
<option>Bears</option>
<option>Battlestar Galactica</option>
</select>
</form>
Small
Use the .select-sm
class to resize both default and custom <select>
s to match the size of our small buttons.
<div>
<select class="form-select select-sm" aria-label="Preference">
<option>Choose an option</option>
<option>Git</option>
<option>Subversion</option>
<option>Social Coding</option>
<option>Beets</option>
<option>Bears</option>
<option>Battlestar Galactica</option>
</select>
<select class="form-select select-sm" aria-label="Preference">
<option>Choose an option</option>
<option>Git</option>
<option>Subversion</option>
<option>Social Coding</option>
<option>Beets</option>
<option>Bears</option>
<option>Battlestar Galactica</option>
</select>
</div>
Form groups
<form>
<dl class="form-group">
<dt><label for="example-text">Example Text</label></dt>
<dd><input class="form-control" type="text" value="Example Value" id="example-text" /></dd>
</dl>
<dl class="form-group">
<dt><label for="example-select">Example Select</label></dt>
<dd>
<select class="form-select" id="example-select">
<option>Choose an option</option>
<option>Git</option>
<option>Subversion</option>
<option>Social Coding</option>
<option>Beets</option>
<option>Bears</option>
<option>Battlestar Galactica</option>
</select>
</dd>
</dl>
<dl class="form-group">
<dt><label for="example-textarea">Example Textarea</label></dt>
<dd>
<textarea class="form-control" id="example-textarea"></textarea>
</dd>
</dl>
</form>
Form group validation
Convey errors and warnings for form groups. Add the appropriate class—either .errored
or .warn
—to the <dl class="form-group">
to start. Then, house your error messaging in an additional <dd>
with either .error
or .warning
.
<form class="pb-2">
<dl class="form-group errored">
<dt><label for="example-text-errored">Example Text</label></dt>
<dd>
<input
class="form-control"
type="text"
value="Example Value"
id="example-text-errored"
aria-describedby="form-error-text"
/>
</dd>
<dd class="error" id="form-error-text">This example input has an error.</dd>
</dl>
<br />
<dl class="form-group warn">
<dt><label for="example-text-warn">Example Text</label></dt>
<dd>
<input
class="form-control"
type="text"
value="Example Value"
id="example-text-warn"
aria-describedby="form-warning-text"
/>
</dd>
<dd class="warning" id="form-warning-text">This example input has a warning.</dd>
</dl>
</form>
Checkboxes and radios
Utilities to spice up the alignment and styling of checkbox and radio controls.
<form>
<div class="form-checkbox">
<label>
<input type="checkbox" checked="checked" aria-describedby="help-text-for-checkbox" />
Available for hire
</label>
<p class="note" id="help-text-for-checkbox">
This will do insanely <strong>awesome</strong> and <strong>amazing</strong> things!
</p>
</div>
</form>
You may also add emphasis to the label:
<form>
<div class="form-checkbox">
<label>
<input type="checkbox" checked="checked" />
<em class="highlight">Available for hire</em>
</label>
</div>
</form>
Show / hide content based on a checkbox or radio button state
Content that is hidden by default should only be done so if it is non-essential for the context of the surrounding content. Be sure to use the aria-live="polite"
attribute on the parent label for added content to be announced when displayed.
<form>
<div class="form-checkbox">
<label>
<input type="radio" name="hireme" />
Not available for hire
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-checkbox">
<label aria-live="polite">
<input type="radio" class="form-checkbox-details-trigger" name="hireme" />
Available for hire
<span class="form-checkbox-details text-normal">
<span class="d-block mb-1">Available hours per week</span>
<input type="text" name="" class="form-control input-contrast" size="3" />
<span class="text-small text-gray pl-2">hours per week</span>
</span>
</label>
</div>
</form>
Input group
Attached an input and button to one another.
<form>
<div class="input-group">
<input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="Username" aria-label="Username">
<span class="input-group-button">
<button class="btn" type="button" aria-label="Copy to clipboard">
<%= octicon "clippy" %>
</button>
</span>
</div>
</form>
Form actions
Align buttons to the right—via float: right
on the buttons—in forms with .form-actions
. The floats are automatically cleared for you.
<div class="form-actions">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
<button type="button" class="btn">Cancel</button>
</div>