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.You can disable every form element within a form with the disabled attribute on the <form> .
Bootstrap Layout Utilities
Feel free to build your forms however you like, with <fieldset>s, <div>s, or nearly any other element.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<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>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Layout Form grid
Use these for form layouts that require multiple columns, varied widths, and additional alignment options.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<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>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Layout Gutters Example 1
By adding gutter modifier classes, you can have control over the gutter width in as well the inline as block direction.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<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>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Layout Gutters Example 2
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<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="Abc 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>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Layout Horizontal 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.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<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 class="row mb-3">
<legend class="col-form-label col-sm-2 pt-0">Radios</legend>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gridRadios" id="gridRadios1" value="option1" checked="">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridRadios1">
First radio
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gridRadios" id="gridRadios2" value="option2">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridRadios2">
Second radio
</label>
</div>
<div class="form-check disabled">
<input class="form-check-input" type="radio" name="gridRadios" id="gridRadios3" value="option3" disabled="">
<label class="form-check-label" for="gridRadios3">
Third disabled radio
</label>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
<div class="row mb-3">
<div class="col-sm-10 offset-sm-2">
<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>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Layout Horizontal form label sizing
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 .
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<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>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Layout Column sizing
As shown in the previous examples, our grid system allows you to place any number of .cols within a .row . They’ll split the available width equally between them. You may also pick a subset of your columns to take up more or less space, while the remaining .cols equally split the rest, with specific column classes like .col-sm-7 .
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<div class="row g-3">
<div class="col-sm-7">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="City" aria-label="City">
</div>
<div class="col-sm">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="State" aria-label="State">
</div>
<div class="col-sm">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Zip" aria-label="Zip">
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Layout Auto Sizing Example 1
The example below uses a flexbox utility to vertically center the contents and changes .col to .col-auto so that your columns only take up as much space as needed. Put another way, the column sizes itself based on the contents.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<form class="row gy-2 gx-3 align-items-center">
<div class="col-auto">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="autoSizingInput">Name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="autoSizingInput" placeholder="KaashivInfotech">
</div>
<div class="col-auto">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="autoSizingInputGroup">Username</label>
<div class="input-group">
<div class="input-group-text">@</div>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="autoSizingInputGroup" placeholder="Username">
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-auto">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="autoSizingSelect">Preference</label>
<select class="form-select" id="autoSizingSelect">
<option selected="">Choose...</option>
<option value="1">Kaashiv</option>
<option value="2">Wikitechy</option>
<option value="3">KaashivInfotech</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>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Layout Auto Sizing Example 2
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<form class="row gx-3 gy-2 align-items-center">
<div class="col-sm-3">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="specificSizeInputName">Name</label>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="specificSizeInputName" placeholder="KaashivInfotech">
</div>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="specificSizeInputGroupUsername">Username</label>
<div class="input-group">
<div class="input-group-text">@</div>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="specificSizeInputGroupUsername" placeholder="Username">
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-3">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="specificSizeSelect">Preference</label>
<select class="form-select" id="specificSizeSelect">
<option selected="">Choose...</option>
<option value="1">Kaashiv</option>
<option value="2">Wikitechy</option>
<option value="3">KaashivInfotech</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="col-auto">
<div class="form-check">
<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="autoSizingCheck2">
<label class="form-check-label" for="autoSizingCheck2">
Remember me
</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-auto">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Bootstrap Layout Inline forms
The .align-items-center aligns the form elements to the middle, making the .form-check align properly.
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
<title>Bootstrap Example</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected] /dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body class="p-3 m-0 border-0 bd-example">
<form class="row row-cols-lg-auto g-3 align-items-center">
<div class="col-12">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="inlineFormInputGroupUsername">Username</label>
<div class="input-group">
<div class="input-group-text">@</div>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="inlineFormInputGroupUsername" placeholder="Username">
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-12">
<label class="visually-hidden" for="inlineFormSelectPref">Preference</label>
<select class="form-select" id="inlineFormSelectPref">
<option selected="">Choose...</option>
<option value="1">Kaashiv</option>
<option value="2">Wikitechy</option>
<option value="3">KaashivInfotech</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>
</body>
</html>
