Align HTML input fields by :
CssHtmlUser InterfaceAlignmentCss Problem Overview
I have a HTML form like:
<html>
Name:<input type="text"/></br>
Email Address:<input type="text"/></br>
Description of the input value:<input type="text"/></br>
</html>
Now the labels all begin in the same column but the text boxes are beginning in different positions as per the label's text length.
Is there a way to align the input fields such that, all the ":" and the text boxes, will begin in the same position, and the preceding text will be right aligned until the ":" ?
I am okay with using CSS if that can help achieving this.
Css Solutions
Solution 1 - Css
HTML:
<div>
<label>Name:</label><input type="text">
<label>Email Address:</label><input type = "text">
<label>Description of the input value:</label><input type="text">
</div>
CSS:
label{
display: inline-block;
float: left;
clear: left;
width: 250px;
text-align: right;
}
input {
display: inline-block;
float: left;
}
Solution 2 - Css
You could use a label (see JsFiddle)
CSS
label { display: inline-block; width: 210px; text-align: right; }
HTML
<html>
<label for="name">Name:</label><input id="name" type="text"><br />
<label for="email">Email Address:</label><input id="email" type="text"><br />
<label for="desc">Description of the input value:</label><input id="desc" type="text"><br />
</html>
Or you could use those labels in a table (JsFiddle)
<html>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr><td><label for="name">Name:</label></td><td><input id="name" type="text"></td></tr>
<tr><td><label for="email">Email Address:</label></td><td><input id="email" type = "text"></td></tr>
<tr><td><label for="desc">Description of the input value:</label></td><td><input id="desc" type="text"></td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</html>
Solution 3 - Css
Using display table-cell/row will do the job without any width needed.
The html :
<html>
<div>
<div class="row"><label>Name:</label><input type="text"></div>
<div class="row"><label>Email Address:</label><input type = "text"></div>
<div class="row"><label>Description of the input value:</label><input type="text"></div>
</div>
</html>
The Css :
label{
display: table-cell;
text-align: right;
}
input {
display: table-cell;
}
div.row{
display:table-row;
}
Solution 4 - Css
Set a width on the form element (which should exist in your example! ) and float (and clear) the input elements. Also, drop the br elements.
Solution 5 - Css
in my case i always put these stuffs in a p tag like
<p> name : < input type=text /> </p>
and so on and then applying the css like
p {
text-align:left;
}
p input {
float:right;
}
You need to specify the width of the p tag.because the input tags will float all the way right.
This css will also affect the submit button. You need to override the rule for this tag.
Solution 6 - Css
I know that this approach has been taken before, But I believe that using tables, the layout can be generated easily, Though this may not be the best practice.
http://jsfiddle.net/IcyFlame/HxAby/">JSFiddle</a>
#HTML
<table>
<tr><td>Name:</td><td><input type="text"/></td></tr>
<tr><td>Age:</td><td><input type="text"/></td></tr>
</table>
<!--You can add the fields as you want-->
#CSS
td{
text-align:right;
}
Solution 7 - Css
I have just given width to Label and input type were aligned automatically.
input[type="text"] {
width:100px;
height:30px;
border-radius:5px;
background-color: lightblue;
margin-left:2px;
position:relative;
}
label{
position:relative;
width:300px;
border:2px dotted black;
margin:20px;
padding:5px;
font-family:AR CENA;
font-size:20px;
}
<label>First Name:</label><input type="text" name="fname"><br>
<label>Last Name:</label><input type="text" name="lname"><br>