Form elements
Input Types
Most common form control, text-based input fields. Includes support for all HTML5 types: text
, password
, datetime
, datetime-local
, date
, month
, time
, week
, number
, email
, url
, search
, tel
, and color
.
Input States
Bootstrap includes validation styles for error, warning, and success states on form controls.
Input Sizes
Set heights using classes like .input-lg
, and set widths using grid column classes like .col-lg-*
.
Input groups
Extend form controls by adding text or buttons before, after, or on both sides of any text-based <input>
. Use .input-group
with an .input-group-addon
or .input-group-btn
to prepend or append elements to a single .form-control
.
Basic example
Individual form controls automatically receive some global styling. All textual <input>
,
<textarea>
, and <select>
elements with .form-control
are set to
width: 100%;
by default. Wrap labels and controls in .form-group
for optimum spacing.
Horizontal form
Use Bootstrap's predefined grid classes to align labels and groups of form controls in a horizontal layout by adding
.form-horizontal
to the form (which doesn't have to be a <form>
). Doing so changes
.form-group
s to behave as grid rows, so no need for .row
.
Inline Form
Add .form-inline
to your form (which doesn't have to be a <form>
)
for left-aligned and inline-block controls. This only applies to forms within viewports
that are at least 768px wide.