Basic layout
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. Checkboxes and radios require wrapper with .form-check-horizontal
class.
Right aligned labels
To avoid large white space between labels and form elements on wide screens, labels can be aligned to the right with
.text-[breakpoint]-end
class. UX guidelines suggest this layout as it brings the label closer to the field to make scanning the form faster and easier. But it doesn't work for all use cases (heavy multi column forms, forms in popups etc) as it also creates a large white space on the left side.
Fieldsets with legend
The
<legend>
HTML element represents a caption for the content of its parent <fieldset>
. According to standards, it must be used inside field set, but thanks to helper classes, the look and feel can be justified and legends and regular text dividers can look the same. If you care about accessibility in your project, always use recommended markup structure to fully support screen readers.
Static mode
Static elements in horizontal form require additional classes or attributes to keep the spacing and styling consistent. If you want to have
<input readonly>
elements in your form styled as plain text for instance, use the .form-control-plaintext
class to remove the default form field styling and preserve the correct margin and padding.
Centered form
Horizontal form can have a %-based width and aligned to the center. Use a regular grid markup with offsetting classes as a form wrapper. Mind the breakpoint in
.col-*
classes to ensure the proper width is used on small screens. This example is using lg
breakpoint, which means on desktop screens the form has 33.3% width and 100% on small screens.
Centered card
Here the logic is similar to previous example, but instead of wrapping the form in grid containers, the grid is applied to the card that contains the form. Form elements in this case always have 100% width and form width is controlled by grid columns width.