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123 lines
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# @tailwindcss/forms
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A plugin that provides a basic reset for form styles that makes form elements easy to override with utilities.
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## Installation
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Install the plugin from npm:
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```sh
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npm install -D @tailwindcss/forms
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```
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Then add the plugin to your `tailwind.config.js` file:
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```js
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// tailwind.config.js
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module.exports = {
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theme: {
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// ...
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},
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plugins: [
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require('@tailwindcss/forms'),
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// ...
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],
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}
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```
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## Basic usage
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[**View the live demo**](https://tailwindcss-forms.vercel.app/)
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All of the basic form elements you use will now have some simple default styles that are easy to override with utilities.
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Currently we add basic utility-friendly form styles for the following form element types:
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- `input[type='text']`
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- `input[type='password']`
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- `input[type='email']`
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- `input[type='number']`
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- `input[type='url']`
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- `input[type='date']`
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- `input[type='datetime-local']`
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- `input[type='month']`
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- `input[type='week']`
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- `input[type='time']`
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- `input[type='search']`
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- `input[type='tel']`
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- `input[type='checkbox']`
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- `input[type='radio']`
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- `select`
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- `select[multiple]`
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- `textarea`
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Every element has been normalized/reset to a simple visually consistent style that is easy to customize with utilities, even elements like `<select>` or `<input type="checkbox">` that normally need to be reset with `appearance: none` and customized using custom CSS:
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```html
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<!-- You can actually customize padding on a select element now: -->
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<select class="px-4 py-3 rounded-full">
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<!-- ... -->
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</select>
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<!-- Or change a checkbox color using text color utilities: -->
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<input type="checkbox" class="rounded text-pink-500" />
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```
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More customization examples and best practices coming soon.
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### Using classes to style
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In addition to the global styles, we also generate a set of corresponding classes which can be used to explicitly apply the form styles to an element. This can be useful in situations where you need to make a non-form element, such as a `<div>`, look like a form element.
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```html
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<input type="email" class="form-input px-4 py-3 rounded-full">
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<select class="form-select px-4 py-3 rounded-full">
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<!-- ... -->
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</select>
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<input type="checkbox" class="form-checkbox rounded text-pink-500" />
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```
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Here is a complete table of the provided `form-*` classes for reference:
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| Base | Class |
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| ------------------------- | ------------------ |
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| `[type='text']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='email']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='url']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='password']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='number']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='date']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='datetime-local']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='month']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='search']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='tel']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='time']` | `form-input` |
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| `[type='week']` | `form-input` |
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| `textarea` | `form-textarea` |
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| `select` | `form-select` |
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| `select[multiple]` | `form-multiselect` |
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| `[type='checkbox']` | `form-checkbox` |
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| `[type='radio']` | `form-radio` |
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### Using only global styles or only classes
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Although we recommend thinking of this plugin as a "form reset" rather than a collection of form component styles, in some cases our default approach may be too heavy-handed, especially when integrating this plugin into existing projects.
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If generating both the global (base) styles and classes doesn't work well with your project, you can use the `strategy` option to limit the plugin to just one of these approaches.
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```js
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// tailwind.config.js
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plugins: [
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require("@tailwindcss/forms")({
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strategy: 'base', // only generate global styles
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strategy: 'class', // only generate classes
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}),
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],
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```
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When using the `base` strategy, form elements are styled globally, and no `form-{name}` classes are generated.
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When using the `class` strategy, form elements are not styled globally, and instead must be styled using the generated `form-{name}` classes.
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