Give your forms some structure—from inline to horizontal to custom grid implementations—with our form layout options.
Every group of form fields should reside in a <form> element. Bootstrap provides no default styling for the <form> element, but there are some powerful browser features that are provided by default.
<button>s within a <form> default to type="submit", so strive to be specific and always include a type.disabled attribute on the <form>.Since Bootstrap applies display: block and width: 100% to almost all our form controls, forms will by default stack vertically. Additional classes can be used to vary this layout on a per-form basis.
Margin utilities are the easiest way to add some structure to forms. They provide basic grouping of labels, controls, optional form text, and form validation messaging. We recommend sticking to margin-bottom utilities, and using a single direction throughout the form for consistency.
Feel free to build your forms however you like, with <fieldset>s, <div>s, or nearly any other element.
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="formGroupExampleInput" class="form-label">Example label</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="formGroupExampleInput" placeholder="Example input placeholder">
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<label for="formGroupExampleInput2" class="form-label">Another label</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="formGroupExampleInput2" placeholder="Another input placeholder">
</div>
More complex forms can be built using our grid classes. Use these for form layouts that require multiple columns, varied widths, and additional alignment options. Requires the $enable-grid-classes Sass variable to be enabled (on by default).
<div class="row">
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="First name" aria-label="First name">
</div>
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Last name" aria-label="Last name">
</div>
</div>
By adding gutter modifier classes, you can have control over the gutter width in as well the inline as block direction. Also requires the $enable-grid-classes Sass variable to be enabled (on by default).
<div class="row g-3">
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="First name" aria-label="First name">
</div>
<div class="col">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Last name" aria-label="Last name">
</div>
</div>
More complex layouts can also be created with the grid system.
<form class="row g-3">
<div class="col-md-6">
<label for="inputEmail4" class="form-label">Email</label>
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="inputEmail4">
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<label for="inputPassword4" class="form-label">Password</label>
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="inputPassword4">
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<label for="inputAddress" class="form-label">Address</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inputAddress" placeholder="1234 Main St">
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<label for="inputAddress2" class="form-label">Address 2</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inputAddress2" placeholder="Apartment, studio, or floor">
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<label for="inputCity" class="form-label">City</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inputCity">
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<label for="inputState" class="form-label">State</label>
<select id="inputState" class="form-select">
<option selected="">Choose...</option>
<option>...</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-md-2">
<label for="inputZip" class="form-label">Zip</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inputZip">
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="gridCheck">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridCheck">
Check me out
</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Sign in</button>
</div>
</form>
Create horizontal forms with the grid by adding the .row class to form groups and using the .col-*-* classes to specify the width of your labels and controls. Be sure to add .col-form-label to your <label>s as well so they’re vertically centered with their associated form controls.
At times, you maybe need to use margin or padding utilities to create that perfect alignment you need. For example, we’ve removed the padding-top on our stacked radio inputs label to better align the text baseline.
<form>
<div class="row mb-3">
<label for="inputEmail3" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label">Email</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="inputEmail3">
</div>
</div>
<div class="row mb-3">
<label for="inputPassword3" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label">Password</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="password" class="form-control" id="inputPassword3">
</div>
</div>
<fieldset>
<div class="row mb-3">
<label class="col-form-label col-sm-2 pt-0">Radios</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<div class="form-check form-check-rounded mb-1">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gridRadios" id="gridRadios1" value="option1" checked="">
<label class="form-check-label ms-1" for="gridRadios1">
First radio
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-rounded mb-1">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gridRadios" id="gridRadios2" value="option2">
<label class="form-check-label ms-1" for="gridRadios2">
Second radio
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check form-check-rounded disabled">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gridRadios" id="gridRadios3" value="option3" disabled="">
<label class="form-check-label ms-1" for="gridRadios3">
Third disabled radio
</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
<div class="row mb-3">
<div class="col-form-label col-sm-2 pt-0">Checkbox</div>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="gridCheck1">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridCheck1">
Example checkbox
</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Sign in</button>
</form>
Be sure to use .col-form-label-sm or .col-form-label-lg to your <label>s or <legend>s to correctly follow the size of .form-control-lg and .form-control-sm.
<div class="row mb-3">
<label for="colFormLabelSm" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label col-form-label-sm">Email</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="email" class="form-control form-control-sm" id="colFormLabelSm" placeholder="col-form-label-sm">
</div>
</div>
<div class="row mb-3">
<label for="colFormLabel" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label">Email</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="email" class="form-control" id="colFormLabel" placeholder="col-form-label">
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<label for="colFormLabelLg" class="col-sm-2 col-form-label col-form-label-lg">Email</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="email" class="form-control form-control-lg" id="colFormLabelLg" placeholder="col-form-label-lg">
</div>
</div>
<form class="row gy-2 gx-3 align-items-center">
<div class="col-auto">
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="autoSizingInput" placeholder="Jane Doe">
</div>
<div class="col-auto">
<div class="input-group">
<div class="input-group-text btn-primary">@</div>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="autoSizingInputGroup" placeholder="Username">
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-auto">
<select class="form-select" id="autoSizingSelect">
<option selected="">Choose...</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
<option value="3">Three</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-auto">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="autoSizingCheck">
<label class="form-check-label" for="autoSizingCheck">
Remember me
</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-auto">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</div>
</form>
Use the .col-auto class to create horizontal layouts. By adding gutter modifier classes, we’ll have gutters in horizontal and vertical directions. The .align-items-center aligns the form elements to the middle, making the .form-checkbox align properly.
Be sure to always include a <label> with each form control, even if you need to hide it from non-screenreader visitors with .sr-only.
<form class="row row-cols-md-auto g-3 align-items-center">
<div class="col-12">
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inlineFormInputName" placeholder="Jane Doe">
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<div class="input-group">
<div class="input-group-text btn-primary">@</div>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inlineFormInputGroupUsername" placeholder="Username">
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<select class="form-select" id="inlineFormSelectPref">
<option selected="">Choose...</option>
<option value="1">One</option>
<option value="2">Two</option>
<option value="3">Three</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="inlineFormCheck">
<label class="form-check-label" for="inlineFormCheck">
Remember me
</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</div>
</form>
Assistive technologies such as screen readers will have trouble with your forms if you don’t include a label for every input. For these inline forms, you can hide the labels using the .sr-only class. There are further alternative methods of providing a label for assistive technologies, such as the aria-label, aria-labelledby or title attribute. If none of these are present, assistive technologies may resort to using the placeholder attribute, if present, but note that use of placeholder as a replacement for other labeling methods is not advised.