Forms
Examples and usage guidelines for form control styles, layout options, and custom components for creating a wide variety of forms.
Form Control
Textual form controls—like
<input>
s,
<select>
s, and
<textarea>
s—are styled with the
.form-control
class. Included are styles for general appearance, focus state, sizing, and more.
Input
<!-- Input -->
<div class="mb-3">
<label class="form-label" for="textInput">Input</label>
<input type="text" id="textInput" class="form-control" placeholder="Input Text">
</div>
<!-- Email -->
<div class="mb-3">
<label class="form-label" for="email">Email</label>
<input type="email" id="email" class="form-control" placeholder="email@example.com">
</div>
Password
<!-- Passowrd -->
<div class="mb-3">
<label class="form-label" for="password">Password</label>
<input type="password" id="password" class="form-control" value="passwordexample">
</div>
Textarea
<!-- Textarea -->
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="textarea-input" class="form-label">Textarea</label>
<textarea class="form-control" id="textarea-input" rows="5">Hello World!</textarea>
</div>
Search
<!-- Search input -->
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="search-input" class="form-label">Search</label>
<input class="form-control" type="search" id="search-input" value="Search components">
</div>
Url
<!-- URL Input -->
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="url-input" class="form-label">URL</label>
<input class="form-control" type="url" id="url-input" value="https://getbootstrap.com">
</div>
Phone
<!-- Phone Input -->
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="telinput" class="form-label">Phone</label>
<input class="form-control" type="tel" id="telinput" value="+91 12 3456 7890">
</div>
Sizing
Set heights using classes like
.form-control-lg
and
.form-control-sm
.
<!-- large input -->
<div class="mb-3">
<input type="text" class="form-control form-control-lg" placeholder="Large input">
</div>
<!-- normal input -->
<div class="mb-3">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Normal input">
</div>
<!-- small input -->
<div class="mb-3">
<input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm" placeholder="Small input">
</div>
Select
Customize the native
<select>
s with custom CSS that changes the element’s initial appearance.
<!-- Select Option -->
<div class="mb-3">
<label class="form-label" for="selectOne">Select <span
class="text-secondary">(Optional)</span></label>
<select class="form-select" aria-label="Default select example">
<option selected>Open this select menu</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
<option value="3">Three</option>
</select>
</div>
Multiple Select
<!-- Select Option -->
<div class="mb-3">
<label class="form-label" for="selectOne">Select <span
class="text-secondary">(Optional)</span></label>
<select class="form-select" aria-label="Default select example">
<option selected>Open this select menu</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
<option value="3">Three</option>
</select>
</div>
Select Menu Sizes
You may also choose from small and large custom selects to match our similarly sized text inputs.
<!-- Select Large -->
<select class="form-select form-select-lg mb-3">
<option selected>Open this select menu</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
<option value="3">Three</option>
</select>
<!-- Select Small -->
<select class="form-select form-select-sm">
<option selected>Open this select menu</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
<option value="3">Three</option>
</select>
Checks
<!-- Checks -->
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="flexCheckDefault">
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexCheckDefault">
Default checkbox
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="flexCheckChecked" checked>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexCheckChecked">
Checked checkbox
</label>
</div>
Indeterminate
Checkboxes can utilize the
:indeterminate
pseudo class when manually set via JavaScript (there is no available HTML attribute for specifying it).
<!-- Checks -->
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="flexCheckDefault">
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexCheckDefault">
Default checkbox
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="flexCheckChecked" checked>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexCheckChecked">
Checked checkbox
</label>
</div>
Disabled
Add the
disabled
attribute and the associated
<label>
s are automatically styled to match with a lighter color to help indicate the input’s state.
<!-- disabled -->
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="flexCheckDisabled" disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexCheckDisabled">
Disabled checkbox
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="flexCheckCheckedDisabled" checked disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexCheckCheckedDisabled">
Disabled checked checkbox
</label>
</div>
Radios
<!-- radio-->
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="flexRadioDefault" id="flexRadioDefault1">
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexRadioDefault1">
Default radio
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="flexRadioDefault" id="flexRadioDefault2" checked>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexRadioDefault2">
Default checked radio
</label>
</div>
Disabled
Add the
disabled
attribute and the associated
<label>
s are automatically styled to match with a lighter color to help indicate the input’s state.
<!-- disabled -->
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="flexRadioDisabled" id="flexRadioDisabled" disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexRadioDisabled">
Disabled radio
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="flexRadioDisabled" id="flexRadioCheckedDisabled" checked disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexRadioCheckedDisabled">
Disabled checked radio
</label>
</div>
Switches
A switch has the markup of a custom checkbox but uses the
.form-switch
class to render a toggle switch. Consider using
role="switch"
to more accurately convey the nature of the control to assistive technologies that support this role. In older assistive technologies, it will simply be announced as a regular
checkbox as a fallback. Switches also support the
disabled
attribute.
<!-- Switches -->
<div class="form-check form-switch mb-2">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="flexSwitchCheckDefault">
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexSwitchCheckDefault">Default switch checkbox input</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-switch mb-2">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="flexSwitchCheckChecked" checked>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexSwitchCheckChecked">Checked switch checkbox input</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-switch mb-2">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="flexSwitchCheckDisabled" disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexSwitchCheckDisabled">Disabled switch checkbox input</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-switch">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" role="switch" id="flexSwitchCheckCheckedDisabled" checked disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="flexSwitchCheckCheckedDisabled">Disabled checked switch checkbox input</label>
</div>
Validation states
It provides valuable, actionable feedback to your users with HTML5 form validation.
<!-- Validation Form -->
<form class="row g-3 needs-validation" novalidate>
<div class="col-md-4">
<label for="validationCustom01" class="form-label">First name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="validationCustom01" value="Mark" required>
<div class="valid-feedback">
Looks good!
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<label for="validationCustom02" class="form-label">Last name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="validationCustom02" value="Otto" required>
<div class="valid-feedback">
Looks good!
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<label for="validationCustomUsername" class="form-label">Username</label>
<div class="input-group has-validation">
<span class="input-group-text" id="inputGroupPrepend">@</span>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="validationCustomUsername" aria-describedby="inputGroupPrepend" required>
<div class="invalid-feedback">
Please choose a username.
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<label for="validationCustom03" class="form-label">City</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="validationCustom03" required>
<div class="invalid-feedback">
Please provide a valid city.
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-3">
<label for="validationCustom04" class="form-label">State</label>
<select class="form-select" id="validationCustom04" required>
<option selected disabled value="">Choose...</option>
<option>...</option>
</select>
<div class="invalid-feedback">
Please select a valid state.
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-3">
<label for="validationCustom05" class="form-label">Zip</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="validationCustom05" required>
<div class="invalid-feedback">
Please provide a valid zip.
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" value="" id="invalidCheck" required>
<label class="form-check-label" for="invalidCheck">
Agree to terms and conditions
</label>
<div class="invalid-feedback">
You must agree before submitting.
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit">Submit form</button>
</div>
</form>
Disabled & Readonly Fields
Use
readonly
or
disabled
attributes for
.form-control
<!-- Disabled Input -->
<form>
<fieldset disabled>
<legend>Disabled fieldset example</legend>
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="disabledTextInput" class="form-label">Disabled input</label>
<input type="text" id="disabledTextInput" class="form-control" placeholder="Disabled input">
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="disabledSelect" class="form-label">Disabled select menu</label>
<select id="disabledSelect" class="form-select">
<option>Disabled select</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="disabledFieldsetCheck" disabled>
<label class="form-check-label" for="disabledFieldsetCheck">
Can't check this
</label>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</fieldset>
</form>
Range
Create custom
<input type="range">
controls with
.custom-range.
The track (the background) and thumb (the value) are both styled to appear the same across browsers. As only IE and Firefox support “filling” their track from the left or right
of the thumb as a means to visually indicate progress, we do not currently support it.
<!-- range -->
<label for="customRange1" class="form-label">Example range</label>
<input type="range" class="form-range" id="customRange1">
Disabled
Add the
disabled
boolean attribute on an input to give it a grayed out appearance and remove pointer events.
<!-- Disabled -->
<label for="disabledRange" class="form-label">Disabled range</label>
<input type="range" class="form-range" id="disabledRange" disabled>
Mix and max
Add the
disabled
boolean attribute on an input to give it a grayed out appearance and remove pointer events.
<!-- mix and max range -->
<label for="customRange2" class="form-label">Example range</label>
<input type="range" class="form-range" min="0" max="5" id="customRange2">
Steps
By default, range inputs “snap” to integer values. To change this, you can specify a
step
value. In the example below, we double the number of steps by using
step="0.5"
.
<!-- Steps -->
<label for="customRange3" class="form-label">Example range</label>
<input type="range" class="form-range" min="0" max="5" step="0.5" id="customRange3">