--- title: Forms description: We set out to create an easy, powerful and versatile form layout system. A combination of form styles and the Foundation grid means you can do almost anything. video: 'pJDXFNJ2jkA' sass: - scss/forms/*.scss - '!scss/forms/_error.scss' tags: - input - select - radio - checkbox flex: true ---

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## Form Basics Creating a form in Foundation is designed to be easy but extremely flexible. Forms are built with a combination of standard form elements, as well as grid rows and columns or cells. --- #### Text Inputs These input types create a text field: `text`, `date`, `datetime`, `datetime-local`, `email`, `month`, `number`, `password`, `search`, `tel`, `time`, `url`, and `week`.

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```html_example ``` --- #### Number Inputs In most desktop browsers, `` elements will have up/down controls inside them, which increment and decrement the number inside the field. These are called *spin buttons*. You can disable them by setting the `$input-number-spinners` Sass variable to `false`.

```html_example How many puppies? ``` --- #### Text Areas The ` ``` --- #### Select Menus Use select menus to combine many choices into one menu.

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```html_example Select Menu ``` Add the `multiple` attribute to allow more than one option to be selected. Hold down the Ctrl (windows) / Command (Mac) button to select multiple options. ```html_example Multiple Select Menu ``` --- #### Checkboxes and Radio Buttons Use groups of checkboxes when the user may select multiple choices from a list, and use radio buttons when the user must select just one choice. Wrap a group of checkboxes or radio buttons in a `

` element, and give them a common label using the `` element. Each individual control should also have its own label, created using a typical ``.

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```html_example ``` --- #### Fieldset Styles To encourage their use as an accessibility tool, the `

` element is no longer styled by default. Those styles are now contained in the `.fieldset` class.

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``` --- ## Help Text (Accessibility) Place help text below a field to clarify its purpose. Whenever you use help text, give the text a unique ID, and add the attribute `aria-describedby` to the input. Doing so associates the helper text to the input. A screen reader then can read the helper text when the user focusses on the input.

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```html_example Password

Your password must have at least 10 characters, a number, and an Emoji.

``` --- ## Label Positioning Sometimes you want a form with labels to the left of your inputs. Piece of cake! You can put the label inside a different cell or column to the left of the input. Then use the class `.text-right` or `.float-right` (or add `text-align: right` yourself) to realign the label.

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In a right-to-left environment, use .float-left instead.

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--- Add the `.middle` class to vertically align the label with its input. ```html ```

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--- ## Inline Labels and Buttons To attach extra text or controls to the left or right of an input field, wrap the elements in an `.input-group` container, then add these classes to the elements inside: - `.input-group-field` on the text field. - `.input-group-label` on a text label. - `.input-group-button` on a button. **Place the button inside this wrapper.**

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This component supports flexbox mode. Learn how to enable flexbox mode.

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``` --- ## File Upload Button Use `` to create a file upload button. For security reasons, most browsers don't let you style file inputs. To work around that, we can style a form label as a button, and point it to the ``. To properly mask the input, the `.show-for-sr` class is added.

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```html_example Upload File ``` --- ## Custom Controls (Accessibility) Custom form controls, like date pickers, range sliders, or switches need some extra attention to be made accessible. Our custom inputs, such as the range slider and switch, do most of this work for you. Custom inputs with labels or help text need the attributes `aria-labelledby` and `aria-describedby` added to them, so screen readers know how to describe the control. ```html Age

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