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Floating labels

Create beautifully simple form labels that float over your input fields.

Basic

Wrap a <Form.Control> element in <FloatingLabel> to enable floating labels with Bootstrap’s textual form fields.
A placeholder is required on each <Form.Control> as our method of CSS-only floating labels uses the :placeholder-shown pseudo-element.

Design
Code
<Form>
    <FloatingLabel
        controlId="floatingInput"
        label="Email address"
        className="mb-3"
    >
        <Form.Control type="email" placeholder="name@example.com" />
    </FloatingLabel>
    <FloatingLabel controlId="floatingPassword" label="Password">
        <Form.Control type="password" placeholder="Password" />
    </FloatingLabel>
</Form>

Textareas

By default, <textarea>s will be the same height as <input>s. To set a custom height on your <textarea>, do not use the rows attribute. Instead, set an explicit height (either inline or via custom CSS).

Design
Code
<Form>
    <FloatingLabel controlId="floatingTextarea" label="Comments" className="mb-3">
        <Form.Control as="textarea" placeholder="Leave a comment here" />
    </FloatingLabel>
    <FloatingLabel controlId="floatingTextarea2" label="Comments">
        <Form.Control
            as="textarea"
            placeholder="Leave a comment here"
            style={{ height: '100px' }}
        />
    </FloatingLabel>
</Form>

Selects

Other than <Form.Control>, floating labels are only available on <Form.Select>s. They work in the same way, but unlike <input>s, they’ll always show the <label> in its floated state.

Design
Code
<Form>
    <FloatingLabel controlId="floatingSelect" label="Works with selects">
        <Form.Select aria-label="Floating label select example">
            <option>Open this select menu</option>
            <option value="1">One</option>
            <option value="2">Two</option>
            <option value="3">Three</option>
        </Form.Select>
    </FloatingLabel>
</Form>

Layout

When working with the Bootstrap grid system, be sure to place form elements within column classes.

Design
Code
<FloatingLabel controlId="floatingSelectGrid" label="Works with selects">
    <Form.Select aria-label="Floating label select example">
        <option>Open this select menu</option>
        <option value="1">One</option>
        <option value="2">Two</option>
        <option value="3">Three</option>
    </Form.Select>
</FloatingLabel>

Customizing rendering

If you need greater control over the rendering, use the <FormFloating> component to wrap your input and label. Also note that the <Form.Control> must come first so we can utilize a sibling selector (e.g., ~).

Design
Code
<Form>
    <Form.Floating className="mb-3">
        <Form.Control
            id="floatingInputCustom"
            type="email"
            placeholder="name@example.com"
        />
        <label htmlFor="floatingInputCustom">Email address</label>
    </Form.Floating>
    <Form.Floating>
        <Form.Control
            id="floatingPasswordCustom"
            type="password"
            placeholder="Password"
        />
        <label htmlFor="floatingPasswordCustom">Password</label>
    </Form.Floating>
</Form>