ACS Design System UI Components Forms

Forms

There are two different types of forms that can be used on ACS websites and applications - inline and horizontal. All forms will inherit the default ACS look and feel as long as acs-bootstrap file is included on the applicable page(s).

Forms | Basic Structure Sass file: /sass/_acs-forms.scss

Base Layout

Individual form controls automatically receive some global styling. All textual <input>, <textarea>, and <select> elements with .form-control are set to width: 100%; by default. Wrap labels and controls in .form-group for optimum spacing.


<form>
  <div class="form-group">
     <label for="exampleInputEmail1">Email address</label>
      <input type="email" class="form-control" id="exampleInputEmail1" placeholder="Email">
  </div>
  <div class="form-group">
     <label for="exampleInputPassword1">Password</label>
     <input type="password" class="form-control" id="exampleInputPassword1" placeholder="Password">
  </div>
  <div class="form-group">
     <label for="exampleInputFile">File input</label>
     <input type="file" id="exampleInputFile">
     <p class="help-block">Example block-level help text here.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="checkbox">
     <label>
       <input type="checkbox"> Check me out
     </label>
  </div>
  <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
</form>

Inline Form

Add .form-inline to your form (which doesn't have to be a <form>) for left-aligned and inline-block controls. This only applies to forms within viewports that are at least 768px wide.


<form class="form-inline">
  <div class="form-group">
     <label class="sr-only" for="exampleInputEmail3">Email address</label>
     <input type="email" class="form-control" id="exampleInputEmail3" placeholder="Email">
  </div>
  <div class="form-group">
     <label class="sr-only" for="exampleInputPassword3">Password</label>
     <input type="password" class="form-control" id="exampleInputPassword3" placeholder="Password">
   </div>
   <div class="checkbox">
    <label>
      <input type="checkbox"> Remember me
    </label>
  </div>
  <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Sign in</button>
</form>

Accessibility Note: Always add labels

Screen readers will have trouble with your forms if you don't include a label for every input. For these inline forms, you can hide the labels using the .sr-only class. There are further alternative methods of providing a label for assistive technologies, such as the aria-label, aria-labelledby or title attribute. If none of these is present, screen readers may resort to using the placeholder attribute, if present, but note that use of placeholder as a replacement for other labelling methods is not advised.

Horizontal Form


<form class="form-horizontal">
  <div class="form-group">
  <label for="inputEmail3" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Email</label>
    <div class="col-sm-10">
      <input type="email" class="form-control" id="inputEmail3" placeholder="Email">
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="form-group">
    <label for="inputPassword3" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Password</label>
    <div class="col-sm-10">
      <input type="password" class="form-control" id="inputPassword3" placeholder="Password">
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="form-group">
    <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-10">
      <div class="checkbox">
        <label>
          <input type="checkbox"> Remember me
        </label>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="form-group">
    <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-10">
      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Sign in</button>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>