Bootstrap 4 Simple Input Text

Easily add text input fields to your forms with Bootstrap 4. Learn how to create user-friendly input fields for collecting various types of information on your website.

Introducing our Bootstrap 4 Simple Input Text component, designed to facilitate efficient and user-friendly data entry on your website. The simple input text field is a fundamental UI element that allows users to input text, numbers, or other data into forms or search bars with ease.

Built on Bootstrap's reliable framework, our Simple Input Text offers a clean and modern design that seamlessly integrates with any website layout. Whether you're creating contact forms, login pages, or search functionalities, this component ensures a responsive and intuitive input experience.

Key Features:

  • User-Friendly Input Field: Provide a straightforward text input field that allows users to enter text or data effortlessly.
  • Customizable Styles: Personalize the appearance of the input text field using Bootstrap's utility classes, including sizes, colors, borders, and placeholder text, to match your website's design.
  • Responsive Design: Ensure optimal display across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices with an input field that adapts fluidly to various screen sizes.
  • Easy Integration: Integrate the Bootstrap 4 Simple Input Text component seamlessly into your website's HTML and CSS, leveraging Bootstrap's components for quick deployment and customization.

Enhance user interaction and form usability on your website with our Bootstrap 4 Simple Input Text. Whether you're collecting user information, conducting searches, or enabling data entry, this input field provides a reliable and visually appealing solution for improving user experience and functionality.

Steps to Copy the Code

Step 1: Copy the Code Snippet

  • Begin by copying the HTML code snippet provided above. This snippet includes the necessary structure and styles to create a simple input text field using Bootstrap 4. Select the code, click the copy button, and paste it into your HTML file where you want the input field to appear.

Step 2: Link Bootstrap CSS

  • Ensure Bootstrap's CSS is linked correctly in your HTML document. Add the following <link> tag in the <head> section to import Bootstrap's stylesheet:
  • <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.2/css/bootstrap.min.css">
  • This link fetches Bootstrap's CSS file from the official Bootstrap CDN, ensuring your input text field inherits Bootstrap's styling.

Step 3: Customize and Make it Yours

  • Personalize the input text field to align with your website's design and form requirements. Modify the input type, placeholder text, size, and styles using Bootstrap's built-in classes or custom CSS. Adjust input validation, add icons, or integrate with backend scripts for data processing to enhance user experience.

Code Explanation

Container with Margin Top
<div class="container mt-5">
  • <div class="container mt-5">: This sets up a Bootstrap container (container) with a top margin (mt-5), which centers the content horizontally and adds spacing above it based on Bootstrap's spacing utilities (mt-5 represents margin-top with size 5).
Form Group
<div class="form-group">
  • <div class="form-group">: This div contains a form group in Bootstrap.
    • Bootstrap's form-group class is used to wrap form elements like labels and inputs, providing spacing and alignment.
Label and Input Field
<label for="exampleInput">Enter something:</label>
    <input type="text" class="form-control" id="exampleInput" placeholder="Type here...">
  • <label for="exampleInput">Enter something:</label>: This label element is associated with the input field with the id="exampleInput". It provides a textual description for the input field.
    • for="exampleInput": Specifies which input element (id="exampleInput") this label is for.
  • <input type="text" class="form-control" id="exampleInput" placeholder="Type here...">: This input element is a text field (type="text") within the form group.
    • class="form-control": Bootstrap class for styling form controls, making the input field appear with rounded corners and appropriate padding.
    • id="exampleInput": Unique identifier for the input field, which is linked to the label (for="exampleInput").
    • placeholder="Type here...": Placeholder text that appears inside the input field when it's empty, providing a hint to users about what to enter.
Closing Tags
</div>
</div>
  • These closing </div> tags close the <div> elements opened previously (<div class="form-group"> and <div class="container mt-5">), ensuring proper HTML structure and containment.