Forms

Style individual form controls and utilize common layouts.

Heads up! Forms need some reworking to clean up the specificity and required markup. We'll get to that soon!

Contents

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.

Example form

Form controls in Dojo 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 type="text" id="name">

  <label for="email">Email address</label>
  <input 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 type="text" placeholder="Default input">
  <input class="input-contrast" type="text" placeholder="Input with contrast">
</form>

Sizing

Make inputs smaller, larger, or full-width with an additional class.

Mini

<form>
  <input class="input-mini" type="text" placeholder="Mini input">
</form>

Large

<form>
  <input class="input-large" type="text" placeholder="Large input">
</form>

Block

<form>
  <input class="input-block" type="text" placeholder="Full-width input">
</form>

Form groups

<form>
  <dl class="form">
    <dt><label>Example Text</label></dt>
    <dd><input type="text" class="textfield" value="Example Value"></dd>
  </dl>

  <dl class="form">
    <dt><label>Example Label</label></dt>
    <dd>
      <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>
</form>

Notes

Checkboxes and radios

Utilities to spice up the alignment and styling of checkbox and radio controls.

This will do insanely awesome and amazing things! 

<form>
  <div class="form-checkbox">
    <label>
      <input type="checkbox" checked="checked">
      Available for hire
    </label>
    <p class="note">
      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>

Input group

Attached an input and button to one another.

<form>
  <div class="input-group">
    <input type="text" placeholder="Username">
    <span class="input-group-button">
      <button class="btn">
        <span class="ki-clippy"></span>
      </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="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn">Cancel</button>
</div>