Tailwind CSS does not include built-in form styles by design. However, it provides a range of utility classes that allow you to style and control various aspects of your forms effectively.
Use HTML form elements like <form>, <input>, <textarea>, <select>, and <button>to define your form structure.
Here is a simple form having components like form component like an email, password, checkbox, and submit button.
<form class="max-w-sm mx-auto">
<div class="mb-5">
<label for="email" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Your email</label>
<input type="email" id="email" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="name@learncoding.com" required />
</div>
<div class="mb-5">
<label for="password" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Your password</label>
<input type="password" id="password" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" required />
</div>
<div class="flex items-start mb-5">
<div class="flex items-center h-5">
<input id="remember" type="checkbox" value="" class="w-4 h-4 border border-gray-300 rounded bg-gray-50 focus:ring-3 focus:ring-blue-300 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:focus:ring-blue-600 dark:ring-offset-gray-800 dark:focus:ring-offset-gray-800" required />
</div>
<label for="remember" class="ms-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300">Remember me</label>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="text-white bg-blue-700 hover:bg-blue-800 focus:ring-4 focus:outline-none focus:ring-blue-300 font-medium rounded-lg text-sm w-full sm:w-auto px-5 py-2.5 text-center dark:bg-blue-600 dark:hover:bg-blue-700 dark:focus:ring-blue-800">Submit</button>
</form>Let’s create floating label forms in Tailwind CSS, inspired by Material Design:
<form class="max-w-md mx-auto">
<div class="relative z-0 w-full mb-5 group">
<input type="email" name="floating_email" id="floating_email" class="block py-2.5 px-0 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-transparent border-0 border-b-2 border-gray-300 appearance-none dark:text-white dark:border-gray-600 dark:focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 focus:border-blue-600 peer" placeholder=" " required />
<label for="floating_email" class="peer-focus:font-medium absolute text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 duration-300 transform -translate-y-6 scale-75 top-3 -z-10 origin-[0] peer-focus:start-0 rtl:peer-focus:translate-x-1/4 rtl:peer-focus:left-auto peer-focus:text-blue-600 peer-focus:dark:text-blue-500 peer-placeholder-shown:scale-100 peer-placeholder-shown:translate-y-0 peer-focus:scale-75 peer-focus:-translate-y-6">Email address</label>
</div>
<div class="relative z-0 w-full mb-5 group">
<input type="password" name="floating_password" id="floating_password" class="block py-2.5 px-0 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-transparent border-0 border-b-2 border-gray-300 appearance-none dark:text-white dark:border-gray-600 dark:focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 focus:border-blue-600 peer" placeholder=" " required />
<label for="floating_password" class="peer-focus:font-medium absolute text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 duration-300 transform -translate-y-6 scale-75 top-3 -z-10 origin-[0] peer-focus:start-0 rtl:peer-focus:translate-x-1/4 peer-focus:text-blue-600 peer-focus:dark:text-blue-500 peer-placeholder-shown:scale-100 peer-placeholder-shown:translate-y-0 peer-focus:scale-75 peer-focus:-translate-y-6">Password</label>
</div>
<div class="relative z-0 w-full mb-5 group">
<input type="password" name="repeat_password" id="floating_repeat_password" class="block py-2.5 px-0 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-transparent border-0 border-b-2 border-gray-300 appearance-none dark:text-white dark:border-gray-600 dark:focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 focus:border-blue-600 peer" placeholder=" " required />
<label for="floating_repeat_password" class="peer-focus:font-medium absolute text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 duration-300 transform -translate-y-6 scale-75 top-3 -z-10 origin-[0] peer-focus:start-0 rtl:peer-focus:translate-x-1/4 peer-focus:text-blue-600 peer-focus:dark:text-blue-500 peer-placeholder-shown:scale-100 peer-placeholder-shown:translate-y-0 peer-focus:scale-75 peer-focus:-translate-y-6">Confirm password</label>
</div>
<div class="grid md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-6">
<div class="relative z-0 w-full mb-5 group">
<input type="text" name="floating_first_name" id="floating_first_name" class="block py-2.5 px-0 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-transparent border-0 border-b-2 border-gray-300 appearance-none dark:text-white dark:border-gray-600 dark:focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 focus:border-blue-600 peer" placeholder=" " required />
<label for="floating_first_name" class="peer-focus:font-medium absolute text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 duration-300 transform -translate-y-6 scale-75 top-3 -z-10 origin-[0] peer-focus:start-0 rtl:peer-focus:translate-x-1/4 peer-focus:text-blue-600 peer-focus:dark:text-blue-500 peer-placeholder-shown:scale-100 peer-placeholder-shown:translate-y-0 peer-focus:scale-75 peer-focus:-translate-y-6">First name</label>
</div>
<div class="relative z-0 w-full mb-5 group">
<input type="text" name="floating_last_name" id="floating_last_name" class="block py-2.5 px-0 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-transparent border-0 border-b-2 border-gray-300 appearance-none dark:text-white dark:border-gray-600 dark:focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 focus:border-blue-600 peer" placeholder=" " required />
<label for="floating_last_name" class="peer-focus:font-medium absolute text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 duration-300 transform -translate-y-6 scale-75 top-3 -z-10 origin-[0] peer-focus:start-0 rtl:peer-focus:translate-x-1/4 peer-focus:text-blue-600 peer-focus:dark:text-blue-500 peer-placeholder-shown:scale-100 peer-placeholder-shown:translate-y-0 peer-focus:scale-75 peer-focus:-translate-y-6">Last name</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="grid md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-6">
<div class="relative z-0 w-full mb-5 group">
<input type="tel" pattern="[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{4}" name="floating_phone" id="floating_phone" class="block py-2.5 px-0 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-transparent border-0 border-b-2 border-gray-300 appearance-none dark:text-white dark:border-gray-600 dark:focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 focus:border-blue-600 peer" placeholder=" " required />
<label for="floating_phone" class="peer-focus:font-medium absolute text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 duration-300 transform -translate-y-6 scale-75 top-3 -z-10 origin-[0] peer-focus:start-0 rtl:peer-focus:translate-x-1/4 peer-focus:text-blue-600 peer-focus:dark:text-blue-500 peer-placeholder-shown:scale-100 peer-placeholder-shown:translate-y-0 peer-focus:scale-75 peer-focus:-translate-y-6">Phone number (123-456-7890)</label>
</div>
<div class="relative z-0 w-full mb-5 group">
<input type="text" name="floating_company" id="floating_company" class="block py-2.5 px-0 w-full text-sm text-gray-900 bg-transparent border-0 border-b-2 border-gray-300 appearance-none dark:text-white dark:border-gray-600 dark:focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 focus:border-blue-600 peer" placeholder=" " required />
<label for="floating_company" class="peer-focus:font-medium absolute text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 duration-300 transform -translate-y-6 scale-75 top-3 -z-10 origin-[0] peer-focus:start-0 rtl:peer-focus:translate-x-1/4 peer-focus:text-blue-600 peer-focus:dark:text-blue-500 peer-placeholder-shown:scale-100 peer-placeholder-shown:translate-y-0 peer-focus:scale-75 peer-focus:-translate-y-6">Company (Ex. Ola)</label>
</div>
</div>
<button type="submit" class="text-white bg-blue-700 hover:bg-blue-800 focus:ring-4 focus:outline-none focus:ring-blue-300 font-medium rounded-lg text-sm w-full sm:w-auto px-5 py-2.5 text-center dark:bg-blue-600 dark:hover:bg-blue-700 dark:focus:ring-blue-800">Submit</button>
</form>
Use the following Tailwind utility classes and SVG icon to add an icon inside input form elements.
<form class="max-w-sm mx-auto">
<label for="email-address-icon" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Your Email</label>
<div class="relative">
<div class="absolute inset-y-0 start-0 flex items-center ps-3.5 pointer-events-none">
<svg class="w-4 h-4 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 16">
<path d="m10.036 8.278 9.258-7.79A1.979 1.979 0 0 0 18 0H2A1.987 1.987 0 0 0 .641.541l9.395 7.737Z"/>
<path d="M11.241 9.817c-.36.275-.801.425-1.255.427-.428 0-.845-.138-1.187-.395L0 2.6V14a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h16a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V2.5l-8.759 7.317Z"/>
</svg>
</div>
<input type="text" id="email-address-icon" class="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block w-full ps-10 p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="name@codersmile.com">
</div>
</form>Use this example to add a SVG icon or special character with an addon style to the input element.
<form class="max-w-sm mx-auto">
<label for="website-admin" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Username</label>
<div class="flex">
<span class="inline-flex items-center px-3 text-sm text-gray-900 bg-gray-200 border border-e-0 border-gray-300 rounded-s-md dark:bg-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 dark:border-gray-600">
<svg class="w-4 h-4 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
<path d="M10 0a10 10 0 1 0 10 10A10.011 10.011 0 0 0 10 0Zm0 5a3 3 0 1 1 0 6 3 3 0 0 1 0-6Zm0 13a8.949 8.949 0 0 1-4.951-1.488A3.987 3.987 0 0 1 9 13h2a3.987 3.987 0 0 1 3.951 3.512A8.949 8.949 0 0 1 10 18Z"/>
</svg>
</span>
<input type="text" id="website-admin" class="rounded-none rounded-e-lg bg-gray-50 border border-gray-300 text-gray-900 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block flex-1 min-w-0 w-full text-sm p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Rahul Kumar">
</div>
</form>
Form validation:
Handling invalid inputs from the users in your forms.
Code:
<form class="max-w-sm mx-auto">
<div class="mb-5">
<label for="username-success" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-green-700 dark:text-green-500">Your name</label>
<input type="text" id="username-success" class="bg-green-50 border border-green-500 text-green-900 dark:text-green-400 placeholder-green-700 dark:placeholder-green-500 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-green-500 focus:border-green-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-green-500" placeholder="Bonnie Green">
<p class="mt-2 text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-500"><span class="font-medium">Alright!</span> Username available!</p>
</div>
<div>
<label for="username-error" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-red-700 dark:text-red-500">Your name</label>
<input type="text" id="username-error" class="bg-red-50 border border-red-500 text-red-900 placeholder-red-700 text-sm rounded-lg focus:ring-red-500 dark:bg-gray-700 focus:border-red-500 block w-full p-2.5 dark:text-red-500 dark:placeholder-red-500 dark:border-red-500" placeholder="Bonnie Green">
<p class="mt-2 text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-500"><span class="font-medium">Oops!</span> Username already taken!</p>
</div>
</form>