How to vertically align a html radio button to it's label?
HtmlCssFormsXhtmlRadio ButtonHtml Problem Overview
I have a form with radio buttons that are on the same line as their labels. The radio buttons are however not aligned vertically with their labels as shown in the screenshot below.
How can I vertically align the radio buttons with their labels?
Edit:
Here's the html code:
<input checked="checked" type="radio" name="user_level" id="rd1" value="1"/>
<label for="rd1">radio 1</label><br/>
<input type="radio" name="user_level" id="rd2" value="2"/>
<label for="rd2">radio 2</label><br/>
<input type="radio" name="user_level" id="rd3" value="3"/>
<label for="rd3">radio 3</label><br/>
And the css code:
label{
padding:5px;
color:#222;
font-family:corbel,sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
margin: 10px;
}
Html Solutions
Solution 1 - Html
Try this:
input[type="radio"] {
margin-top: -1px;
vertical-align: middle;
}
Solution 2 - Html
input {
display: table-cell;
vertical-align: middle
}
Put class for all radio. This will work for all radio button on the html page.
Solution 3 - Html
I know I'd selected the anwer by menuka devinda but looking at the comments below it I concurred and tried to come up with a better solution. I managed to come up with this and in my opinion it's a much more elegant solution:
input[type='radio'], label{
vertical-align: baseline;
padding: 10px;
margin: 10px;
}
Thanks to everyone who offered an answer, your answer didn't go unnoticed. If you still got any other ideas feel free to add your own answer to this question.
Solution 4 - Html
Might as well add a bit of flex to the answers.
.Radio {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
}
.Radio--large {
font-size: 2rem;
}
.Radio-Input {
margin: 0 0.5rem 0;
}
<div>
<label class="Radio" for="sex-female">
<input class="Radio-Input" type="radio" id="sex-female" name="sex" value="female" />
Female
</label>
<label class="Radio" for="sex-male">
<input class="Radio-Input" type="radio" id="sex-male" name="sex" value="male" />
Male
</label>
</div>
<div>
<label class="Radio Radio--large" for="sex-female2">
<input class="Radio-Input" type="radio" id="sex-female2" name="sex" value="female" />
Female
</label>
<label class="Radio Radio--large" for="sex-male2">
<input class="Radio-Input" type="radio" id="sex-male2" name="sex" value="male" />
Male
</label>
</div>
Solution 5 - Html
try adding vertical-align:top
into the css
label{
padding:5px;
color:#222;
font-family:corbel,sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
margin: 10px;
vertical-align:top;
}
Solution 6 - Html
You can do like this :
input {
vertical-align:middle;
}
label{
color:#222;
font-family:corbel,sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
}
Solution 7 - Html
I like putting the inputs inside the labels (added bonus: now you don't need the for
attribute on the label), and put vertical-align: middle
on the input.
label > input[type=radio] {
vertical-align: middle;
margin-top: -2px;
}
#d2 {
font-size: 30px;
}
<div>
<label><input type="radio" name="radio" value="1">Good</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="radio" value="2">Excellent</label>
<div>
<br>
<div id="d2">
<label><input type="radio" name="radio2" value="1">Good</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="radio2" value="2">Excellent</label>
<div>
(The -2px margin-top
is a matter of taste.)
Another option I really like is using a table. (Hold your pitch forks! It's really nice!) It does mean you need to add the for
attribute to all your labels and id
s to your inputs. I'd recommended this option for labels with long text content, over multiple lines.
<table><tr><td>
<input id="radioOption" name="radioOption" type="radio" />
</td><td>
<label for="radioOption">
Really good option
</label>
</td></tr></table>
Solution 8 - Html
Something like this should work
CSS:
input {
float: left;
clear: left;
width: 50px;
line-height: 20px;
}
label {
float: left;
vertical-align: middle;
}
Solution 9 - Html
label, input {
vertical-align: middle;
}
I'm just align the vertical midpoint of the boxes with the baseline of the parent box plus half the x-height (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-height) of the parent.
Solution 10 - Html
A lot of these answers say to use vertical-align: middle;
, which gets the alignment close but for me it is still off by a few pixels. The method that I used to get true 1 to 1 alignment between the labels and radio inputs is this, with vertical-align: top;
:
label, label>input{
font-size: 20px;
display: inline-block;
margin: 0;
line-height: 28px;
height: 28px;
vertical-align: top;
}
<h1>How are you?</h1>
<fieldset>
<legend>Your response:</legend>
<label for="radChoiceGood">
<input type="radio" id="radChoiceGood" name="radChoices" value="Good">Good
</label>
<label for="radChoiceExcellent">
<input type="radio" id="radChoiceExcellent" name="radChoices" value="Excellent">Excellent
</label>
<label for="radChoiceOk">
<input type="radio" id="radChoiceOk" name="radChoices" value="OK">OK
</label>
</fieldset>
Solution 11 - Html
While I agree tables shouldn't be used for design layouts contrary to popular belief they do pass validation. i.e. the table tag is not deprecated. The best way to align radio buttons is using the vertical align middle CSS with margins adjusted on the input elements.
Solution 12 - Html
Adding display:inline-block
to the labels and giving them padding-top
would fix this, I think. Also, just setting the line-height
on the labels would also.
Solution 13 - Html
there are several way, one i would prefer is using a table in html. you can add two coloum three rows table and place the radio buttons and lable.
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td><input type="radio" name="sex" value="1"></td>
<td>radio1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="radio" name="sex" value="2"></td>
<td>radio2</td>
</tr>
</table>