Floating labels

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

Example

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.

Result

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import FloatingLabel from 'react-bootstrap/FloatingLabel'; import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form'; function FormFloatingBasicExample() { return ( <> <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> </> ); } export default FormFloatingBasicExample;

import FloatingLabel from 'react-bootstrap/FloatingLabel';
import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form';

function FormFloatingBasicExample() {
  return (
    <>
      <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>
    </>
  );
}

export default FormFloatingBasicExample;

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).

Result

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import FloatingLabel from 'react-bootstrap/FloatingLabel'; import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form'; function FormFloatingTextareaExample() { return ( <> <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> </> ); } export default FormFloatingTextareaExample;

import FloatingLabel from 'react-bootstrap/FloatingLabel';
import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form';

function FormFloatingTextareaExample() {
  return (
    <>
      <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>
    </>
  );
}

export default FormFloatingTextareaExample;

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.

Result

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import FloatingLabel from 'react-bootstrap/FloatingLabel'; import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form'; function FormFloatingSelectExample() { return ( <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> ); } export default FormFloatingSelectExample;

import FloatingLabel from 'react-bootstrap/FloatingLabel';
import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form';

function FormFloatingSelectExample() {
  return (
    <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>
  );
}

export default FormFloatingSelectExample;

Layout

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

Result

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import Col from 'react-bootstrap/Col'; import FloatingLabel from 'react-bootstrap/FloatingLabel'; import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form'; import Row from 'react-bootstrap/Row'; function FormFloatingLayoutExample() { return ( <Row className="g-2"> <Col md> <FloatingLabel controlId="floatingInputGrid" label="Email address"> <Form.Control type="email" placeholder="name@example.com" /> </FloatingLabel> </Col> <Col md> <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> </Col> </Row> ); } export default FormFloatingLayoutExample;

import Col from 'react-bootstrap/Col';
import FloatingLabel from 'react-bootstrap/FloatingLabel';
import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form';
import Row from 'react-bootstrap/Row';

function FormFloatingLayoutExample() {
  return (
    <Row className="g-2">
      <Col md>
        <FloatingLabel controlId="floatingInputGrid" label="Email address">
          <Form.Control type="email" placeholder="name@example.com" />
        </FloatingLabel>
      </Col>
      <Col md>
        <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>
      </Col>
    </Row>
  );
}

export default FormFloatingLayoutExample;

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., ~).

Result

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import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form'; function FormFloatingCustom() { return ( <> <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> </> ); } export default FormFloatingCustom;

import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form';

function FormFloatingCustom() {
  return (
    <>
      <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>
    </>
  );
}

export default FormFloatingCustom;

API

FormFloating

FloatingLabel