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Bootstrap Forms

In Bootstrap, there are three types of form layouts:

Vertical form (this is default)
Horizontal form
Inline form

Bootstrap Form Rules

There are three standard rules for these 3 form layouts:

Always use
(helps improve accessibility for people using screen readers)
Wrap labels and form controls in
(needed for optimum spacing)
Add class .form-control to all textual , , and <select> elements</li> </ul> <hr> <h3 class="h2">1) Bootstrap Vertical Form (Default)</h3> <div class="codeblock"> <textarea name="code" class="xml"> <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Bootstrap example</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css"/> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h1>Vertical Form Example</h1> <form style="width:300px"> <div class="form-group"> <label for="exampleInputEmail1">Email address</label> <input type="email" class="form-control" id="exampleInputEmail1" placeholder="Email"> </div> <div class="form-group"> <label for="exampleInputPassword1">Password</label> <input type="password" class="form-control" id="exampleInputPassword1" placeholder="Password"> </div> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Login</button> </form> </div> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> </body> </html>

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2) Bootstrap Inline Form

In Bootstrap Inline forms, all elements are inline, left-aligned, and the labels are alongside.

This example is only applied to forms within viewports that are at least 768px wide!

Example:

 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
  
</head>
<body>

<div class="container">
  <h2>Inline form Example</h2>
  <form class="form-inline" role="form">
    <form style="width:300px">
  <div class="form-group">
    <label for="exampleInputEmail1">Email address</label>
    <input type="email" class="form-control" id="exampleInputEmail1" placeholder="Email">
  </div>
  <div class="form-group">
    <label for="exampleInputPassword1">Password</label>
    <input type="password" class="form-control" id="exampleInputPassword1" placeholder="Password">
  </div>
  
  <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Login</button>
</form>

</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

</body>
</html>

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3) Bootstrap Horizontal Form

You have to add some additional rules if you want to create a horizontal form.

Additional rules for a horizontal form:

Add class .form-horizontal to the
element
Add class .control-label to all elements

Example:

 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <title>Bootstrap Example</title>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">
  
</head>
<body>

<div class="container">
  <h2>Horizontal form Example</h2>
  <form class="form-horizontal" role="form">
    <form style="width:300px">
  <div class="form-group">
      <label class="control-label col-sm-2" for="email">Email:</label>
      <div class="col-sm-10">
        <input type="email" class="form-control" id="email" placeholder="Enter email">
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="form-group">
      <label class="control-label col-sm-2" for="pwd">Password:</label>
      <div class="col-sm-10">          
        <input type="password" class="form-control" id="pwd" placeholder="Enter password">
      </div>
    </div>
  
  <div class="form-group">        
      <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-10">
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </form>
</div>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

</body>
</html>

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Bootstrap 4 Forms

In Bootstrap4, form controls automatically receive some global styling with Bootstrap.

All textual , , and <select> elements with class .form-control have a width of 100%. </p> <h2 class="h2">Stacked (full-width) form: </h2> <p>Bootstrap 4 provides full width stacked forms. </p> <h3 class="h3">Example:</h3> <p>Let's take an example to create a stacked form with two input fields, one checkbox, and a submit button.</p> <div class="codeblock"> <textarea name="code" class="html"> <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Bootstrap Example</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.6/umd/popper.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h2>Stacked form</h2> <form> <div class="form-group"> <label for="email">Email:</label> <input type="email" class="form-control" id="email" placeholder="Enter email"> </div> <div class="form-group"> <label for="pwd">Password:</label> <input type="password" class="form-control" id="pwd" placeholder="Enter password"> </div> <div class="form-check"> <label class="form-check-label"> <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox"> Remember me </label> </div> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button> </form> </div> </body> </html>

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