Twitter Bootstrap 3 Inline Form With Labels

December 29, 2022 Post a Comment

After searching everywhere i couldnt see exactly how i can design an inline form that has the following design: (using bootstrap 3 classes instead of css customizations when possib

Solution 1:

Option #1 : fixed columns

You can use a structure mixing col-xs-12, col-sm-6 and col-lg-3 to get 1, 2 or 4 columns. Inside your form-group, remember to fix label/input sizes with col-xs-4 and col-xs-8 :

<div class="container">
  <form class="form form-inline" role="form">

    <legend>Form legend</legend>

    <div class="form-group col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3">
      <label for="InputFieldA" class="col-xs-4">Field A</label>
      <div class="col-xs-8">
        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldA" placeholder="InputFieldA">
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3">
      <label for="InputFieldB" class="col-xs-4">Field B</label>
      <div class="col-xs-8">
        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldB" placeholder="InputFieldB">
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3">
      <label for="InputFieldC" class="col-xs-4">Field C</label>
      <div class="col-xs-8">
        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldC" placeholder="InputFieldC">
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3">
    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default col-xs-8 col-xs-offset-4">Submit Button</button>
    </div>

  </form>
</div>

You still need a few CSS :

// get a larger input, and align it with submit button
.form-inline .form-group > div.col-xs-8 {
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
}
// vertical align label
.form-inline label {
    line-height: 34px;
}
// force inline control to fit container width
// http://getbootstrap.com/css/#forms-inline
.form-inline .form-control {
    width: 100%;
}
// Reset margin-bottom for our multiline form
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .form-inline .form-group {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
  }
}

You can add as many inputs as you want.

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Option #2 : fluid columns

To be able to not care of the number of fields per row, you can use this structure :

<div class="container">
  <form class="form form-inline form-multiline" role="form">

    <legend>Form legend</legend>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="InputFieldA">Field A</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldA" placeholder="InputFieldA">
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="InputFieldB">Very Long Label For Field B</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldB" placeholder="InputFieldB">
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="InputFieldC">F. C</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldC" placeholder="InputFieldC">
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="InputFieldD">Very Long Label For Field D</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldD" placeholder="InputFieldD">
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="InputFieldE">Very Long Label For Field E</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldE" placeholder="InputFieldE">
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="InputFieldF">Field F</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldF" placeholder="InputFieldF">
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit Button</button>
    </div>

  </form>
</div>

And a few CSS lines to fix margins :

.form-multiline .form-group {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    margin-right: 30px;
}
.form-multiline label,
.form-multiline .form-control {
    margin-right: 15px;
}

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Solution 2:

The same as option #1 from @zessx, but without overriding CSS. This one also aligns labels to the right to increase space between label-control pairs. Class "media" is there to add top margin without creating a custom class, but in general case it is better to have a custom one.

<div class="form-horizontal">
    <legend>Form legend</legend>
    <div class="media col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3">
        <label for="InputFieldA" class="control-label text-right col-xs-4">Field A</label>
        <div class="input-group col-xs-8">
            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldA" placeholder="InputFieldA">
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="media col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3">
        <label for="InputFieldB" class="control-label text-right col-xs-4">Field B</label>
        <div class="input-group col-xs-8">
            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldB" placeholder="InputFieldB">
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="media col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3">
        <label for="InputFieldC" class="control-label text-right col-xs-4">Field C</label>
        <div class="input-group col-xs-8">
            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="InputFieldC" placeholder="InputFieldC">
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="media col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3">
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default col-xs-8 col-xs-offset-4">Submit Button</button>
    </div>
</div>

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Solution 3:

I would propose something completely different, wrap the labels and fields inside inline divs:

<div style="display:inline-block"> 
  Label:input
</div>

This way, when they are about to break, they break in pairs, labels+inputs.

Solution 4:

Alright I played with the grid system and this is as close as I could get to your setup.

<div class="container">
    <form role="form" class="form-horizontal">
        <div class="form-group col-sm-5">
            <label for="inputPassword" class="col-xs-4 control-label">Email</label>
            <div class="col-xs-8">
                <input type="password" class="form-control" id="inputPassword" placeholder="Password" />
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="form-group col-sm-5">
            <label for="inputPassword" class="col-xs-4 control-label">Password</label>
            <div class="col-xs-8">
                <input type="password" class="form-control" id="inputPassword" placeholder="Password" />
            </div>
        </div>
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
    </form>
</div>

This has two fields only. You might want to change the col classes to fit your layout.

jsFiddle

Solution 5:

You can try below

Working here- http://www.bootply.com/117807

<div class="container">
<div class="row">
  <div class="col-md-4">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-3 col-sm-4"><label>First Name</label></div>
    <div class="col-md-8 col-xs-9 col-sm-8"><input type="text"></div>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="col-md-4">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-3 col-sm-4"><label>Last Name</label></div>
    <div class="col-md-8 col-xs-9 col-sm-8"><input type="text"></div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="col-md-4">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-3 col-sm-4"><label>Contact</label></div>
    <div class="col-md-8 col-xs-9 col-sm-8"><input type="text"></div>
    </div>
  </div>

  </div>
</div>

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