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React Floating labels

React floating label component. Create beautifully simple form labels that float over your input fields.

Other frameworks

CoreUI components are available as native Angular, Bootstrap (Vanilla JS), and Vue components. To learn more please visit the following pages.

Example#

Use floatingLabel property on <CFormInput>, <CFormSelect> or <CFormTextarea> to enable floating labels with textual form fields. A placeholder is required on each <CFormInput>, <CFormSelect> and <CFormTextarea> as our method of CSS-only floating labels uses the :placeholder-shown pseudo-element.

Email address

Password

1<CFormInput type="email" id="floatingInput" floatingClassName="mb-3" floatingLabel="Email address" placeholder="[email protected]" />
2<CFormInput type="password" id="floatingPassword" floatingLabel="Password" placeholder="Password" />

You can create the same form control by wrapping a pair of <CFormInput> and <CFormLabel> elements in <CFormFloating> to enable floating labels with textual form fields. A placeholder is required on each <CFormInput> as our method of CSS-only floating labels uses the :placeholder-shown pseudo-element. Also, note that the <CFormInput> must come first so we can utilize a sibling selector (e.g., ~).

Email address

Password

1<CFormFloating className="mb-3">
2  <CFormInput type="email" id="floatingInput" placeholder="[email protected]" />
3  <CFormLabel htmlFor="floatingInput">Email address</CFormLabel>
4</CFormFloating>
5<CFormFloating>
6  <CFormInput type="password" id="floatingPassword" placeholder="Password" />
7  <CFormLabel htmlFor="exampleFormControlTextarea1">Password</CFormLabel>
8</CFormFloating>

When there's a value already defined, <CFormLabel>s will automatically adjust to their floated position.

Input with value

1<CFormInput
2  type="email"
3  id="floatingInputValue"
4  floatingLabel="Input with value"
5  placeholder="[email protected]"
6  defaultValue="[email protected]"
7/>

Form validation styles also work as expected.

Email addresss

1<CFormInput
2  type="email"
3  id="floatingInputInvalid"
4  floatingClassName="mb-3"
5  floatingLabel="Email addresss"
6  placeholder="[email protected]"
7  defaultValue="[email protected]"
8  valid
9/>
10<CFormInput
11  type="email"
12  id="floatingInputInvalid"
13  floatingLabel="Email addresss"
14  placeholder="[email protected]"
15  defaultValue="[email protected]"
16  invalid
17/>

Textareas#

By default, <CFormTextarea>s will be the same height as <CFormInput>s.

Comments

1<CFormTextarea
2  id="floatingTextarea"
3  floatingLabel="Comments"
4  placeholder="Leave a comment here"
5></CFormTextarea>

To set a custom height on your <CFormTextarea>, do not use the rows attribute. Instead, set an explicit height (either inline or via custom CSS).

Comments

1<CFormTextarea
2  placeholder="Leave a comment here"
3  id="floatingTextarea2"
4  floatingLabel="Comments"
5  style={{ height: '100px' }}
6></CFormTextarea>

Selects#

Other than <CFormInput>, floating labels are only available on <CFormSelect>s. They work in the same way, but unlike <CFormInput>s, they'll always show the <CFormLabel> in its floated state. Selects with size and multiple are not supported.

Works with selects

1<CFormSelect
2  id="floatingSelect"
3  floatingLabel="Works with selects"
4  aria-label="Floating label select example"
5>
6  <option>Open this select menu</option>
7  <option value="1">One</option>
8  <option value="2">Two</option>
9  <option value="3">Three</option>
10</CFormSelect>

Layout#

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

Email address

1<CRow xs={{ gutter: 2 }}>
2  <CCol md>
3    <CFormInput
4      type="email"
5      id="floatingInputGrid"
6      floatingLabel="Email address"
7      placeholder="[email protected]"
8      defaultValue="[email protected]"
9    />
10  </CCol>
11  <CCol md>
12    <CFormSelect
13      id="floatingSelectGrid"
14      floatingLabel="Email address"
15      aria-label="Works with selects"
16    >
17      <option>Open this select menu</option>
18      <option value="1">One</option>
19      <option value="2">Two</option>
20      <option value="3">Three</option>
21    </CFormSelect>
22  </CCol>
23</CRow>

API#

CFormFloating#

1import { CFormFloating } from '@coreui/react'
2// or
3import CFormFloating from '@coreui/react/src/components/form/CFormFloating'

Property	Description	Type	Default
className	A string of all className you want applied to the component.	`string`	-

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