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Form Fields with Style

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Introduction

Add visual style to your form fields with the simple addition of a background image.

What you'll need

A basic understanding of CSS and graphics creation.

Code and Explanation 

<html>
<head>
<title>Form Field With Style</title>
<style>
.styledfield {
	background: url(YOURIMAGE.gif) #EFEFEF no-repeat;
        font: verdana 9pt #000;
	border: dotted 1px #0066CC;
	padding: 4px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 240px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<p>Replace "YOURIMAGE.gif" in the CSS code above with the path to your image.  Apply the corresponding class name to your form elements.  This also works on submit buttons and textareas. Select lists will ignore the image but will pickup the background color you define following the image path.  Drop shadows, watermarks, and gradients are nice ways to apply a unique feel to the appearance of your form elements.</p>

<form id="form" name="form" method="post" action="">
  <input type="text" name="textfield" id="textfield" class="styledfield" />
  <input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" style="width:120px" class="styledfield" />
</form>

</body>
</html>


Suggested readings

Quirksmode has both a pure CSS method on styling <input type="file"> fields, in multiple browsers, and a JavaScript/CSS method.

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