# Floating labels

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

## Example

Wrap a pair of `<input class="form-control">` and `<label>` elements in `.form-floating` to enable floating labels with Bootstrap’s textual form fields. A `placeholder` is required on each `<input>` as our method of CSS-only floating labels uses the `:placeholder-shown` pseudo-element. Also note that the `<input>` must come first so we can utilize a sibling selector (e.g., `~`).

Email address
Password

                          <div class="form-floating mb-3">
                            <input type="email" class="form-control" id="floatingInput" placeholder="name@example.com">
                            <label for="floatingInput">Email address</label>
                          </div>
                          <div class="form-floating">
                            <input type="password" class="form-control" id="floatingPassword" placeholder="Password">
                            <label for="floatingPassword">Password</label>
                          </div>

When there’s a `value` already defined, `<label>`s will automatically adjust to their floated position.

Input with value

                          <form class="form-floating">
                            <input type="email" class="form-control" id="floatingInputValue" placeholder="name@example.com" value="test@example.com">
                            <label for="floatingInputValue">Input with value</label>
                          </form>

Form validation styles also work as expected.

Invalid input

                          <form class="form-floating">
                            <input type="email" class="form-control is-invalid" id="floatingInputInvalid" placeholder="name@example.com" value="test@example.com">
                            <label for="floatingInputInvalid">Invalid input</label>
                          </form>

## Textareas

By default, `<textarea>`s with `.form-control` will be the same height as `<input>`s.

Comments

                          <div class="form-floating">
                            <textarea class="form-control" placeholder="Leave a comment here" id="floatingTextarea"></textarea>
                            <label for="floatingTextarea">Comments</label>
                          </div>

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).

Comments

                          <div class="form-floating">
                            <textarea class="form-control" placeholder="Leave a comment here" id="floatingTextarea2" style="height: 100px"></textarea>
                            <label for="floatingTextarea2">Comments</label>
                          </div>

## 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. Selects with `size` and `multiple` are not supported.

Works with selects

                          <div class="form-floating">
                            <select class="form-select" id="floatingSelect" aria-label="Floating label select example">
                              <option selected>Open this select menu</option>
                              <option value="1">One</option>
                              <option value="2">Two</option>
                              <option value="3">Three</option>
                            </select>
                            <label for="floatingSelect">Works with selects</label>
                          </div>

## Layout

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

Email address
Works with selects

                          <div class="row g-2">
                            <div class="col-md">
                              <div class="form-floating">
                                <input type="email" class="form-control" id="floatingInputGrid" placeholder="name@example.com" value="mdo@example.com">
                                <label for="floatingInputGrid">Email address</label>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="col-md">
                              <div class="form-floating">
                                <select class="form-select" id="floatingSelectGrid" aria-label="Floating label select example">
                                  <option selected>Open this select menu</option>
                                  <option value="1">One</option>
                                  <option value="2">Two</option>
                                  <option value="3">Three</option>
                                </select>
                                <label for="floatingSelectGrid">Works with selects</label>
                              </div>
                            </div>
                          </div>