What is Pure CSS Forms?

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Forms are essential in websites to collect data or information for various purposes. Using Pure CSS we can create different types of forms.

Pure CSS Forms Classes:

Default Form
Stacked Form
Aligned Form
Grouped Inputs

Default Form: Add the class “pure-form” to any <form> element to create a default form. This form will be inline in nature.

Syntax:

<form class="pure-form">...</form>

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
<head> 
    <!--Import Pure Css files-->
    <link rel="stylesheet"
    href= 
"https://unpkg.com/purecss@1.0.0/build/pure-min.css"
    integrity= 
"sha384-nn4HPE8lTHyVtfCBi5yW9d20FjT8BJwUXyWZT9InLYax14RDjBj46LmSztkmNP9w"
    crossorigin="anonymous"/> 
  
    <!-- Let browser know website is  
        optimized for mobile -->
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, 
                                   initial-scale=1.0" /> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <!--To create Default form add 
    "pure-form" classname-->
    <form class="pure-form"> 
    <fieldset> 
        <legend>Default Form</legend> 
  
        <input type="text" placeholder="Username" /> 
        <input type="password" placeholder="Password" /> 
        <br><br> 
        <label for="remember"> 
        <input id="remember" type="checkbox" /> 
            Remember me 
        </label> 
  
        <button type="submit" 
                class="pure-button  
                       pure-button-primary"> 
        Log in 
        </button> 
    </fieldset> 
    </form> 
</body> 
</html> 

Output:

Stacked Form: Add the class “pure-form-stacked ” alongside pure-form inside <form> element, to create a stacked form with input elements below the labels.

Syntax:

<form class="pure-form-stacked">...</form>

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  <head> 
    <!--Import Pure Css files-->
    <link rel="stylesheet"
      href= 
"https://unpkg.com/purecss@1.0.0/build/pure-min.css"
      integrity= 
"sha384-nn4HPE8lTHyVtfCBi5yW9d20FjT8BJwUXyWZT9InLYax14RDjBj46LmSztkmNP9w"
      crossorigin="anonymous"/> 
  
    <!-- Let browser know website is   
         optimized for mobile -->
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,  
                                   initial-scale=1.0" /> 
  </head> 
  
  <body> 
    <!--To create Stacked form add 
    "pure-form-stacked" classname-->
    <form class="pure-form pure-form-stacked"> 
      <fieldset> 
        <legend>Stacked Form</legend> 
  
        <label for="first-name"> First Name</label> 
        <input id="first-name" type="text"
               placeholder="First Name" /> 
  
        <label for="last-name"> Last Name</label> 
        <input id="last-name" type="text" 
               placeholder="Last Name" /> 
  
        <label for="email">Email</label> 
        <input id="email" type="email"
               placeholder="Email" /> 
        <span class="pure-form-message"> 
             This is a required field. 
        </span> 
  
        <label for="password">Password</label> 
        <input id="password" type="password" 
               placeholder="Password" /> 
  
        <label for="state">Gender</label> 
        <select id="state"> 
          <option>Male</option> 
          <option>Female</option> 
          <option>Other</option> 
        </select> 
  
        <label for="remember" class="pure-checkbox"> 
          <input id="remember" type="checkbox" /> 
           I accept the Terms & Conditions 
        </label> 
  
        <button type="submit" 
                class="pure-button pure-button-primary"> 
          Submit 
        </button> 
      </fieldset> 
    </form> 
  </body> 
</html> 

Output:

Aligned Form: Add the class “pure-form-aligned” alongside pure-form inside <form> element , to create a aligned form. In this type of forms the labels are right-aligned against the form input controls, but on small screen revert to a stacked form.

Syntax:

<form class="pure-form-aligned">...</form>

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  <head> 
    <!--Import Pure Css files-->
    <link rel="stylesheet"
      href= 
"https://unpkg.com/purecss@1.0.0/build/pure-min.css"
      integrity= 
"sha384-nn4HPE8lTHyVtfCBi5yW9d20FjT8BJwUXyWZT9InLYax14RDjBj46LmSztkmNP9w"
      crossorigin="anonymous"/> 
  
    <!-- Let browser know website is  
        optimized for mobile -->
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,  
                                   initial-scale=1.0" /> 
  </head> 
  
  <body> 
    <!--To create Aligned form add 
    "pure-form-aligned" classname-->
    <form class="pure-form pure-form-aligned"> 
      <fieldset> 
        <legend>Aligned Form</legend> 
  
        <div class="pure-control-group"> 
          <label for="first-name">  
           First Name 
          </label> 
          <input id="first-name" type="text" 
                 placeholder="First Name" /> 
        </div> 
  
        <div class="pure-control-group"> 
          <label for="last-name">  
           Last Name 
          </label> 
          <input id="last-name" type="text" 
                 placeholder="Last Name" /> 
        </div> 
  
        <div class="pure-control-group"> 
          <label for="email">Email</label> 
          <input id="email" type="email" 
                 placeholder="Email" /> 
          <span class="pure-form-message-inline"> 
            This is a required field.</span
          > 
        </div> 
  
        <div class="pure-control-group"> 
          <label for="password"> Password</label> 
          <input id="password" type="password"
                 placeholder="Password" /> 
        </div> 
  
        <div class="pure-control-group"> 
          <label for="state">Gender</label> 
          <select id="state"> 
            <option>Male</option> 
            <option>Female</option> 
            <option>Other</option> 
          </select> 
        </div> 
  
        <div class="pure-controls"> 
          <label for="remember" class="pure-checkbox"> 
            <input id="remember" type="checkbox" /> 
              I accept the Terms & Conditions 
          </label> 
  
          <button type="submit" 
                  class="pure-button pure-button-primary"> 
            Submit 
          </button> 
        </div> 
      </fieldset> 
    </form> 
  </body> 
</html> 

Output:

Grouped Input Form: If you want to create a sign-up form for mobile devices , this form is the best choice. Wrap set of text-based input elements in a <fieldset> element with a “pure-group” class name to create such form. It requires that pure responsive grid to be present on your page.

Syntax:

<fieldset class="pure-group">...</fieldset>

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  <head> 
    <!--Import Pure Css files-->
    <link rel="stylesheet"
      href= 
"https://unpkg.com/purecss@1.0.0/build/pure-min.css"
      integrity= 
"sha384-nn4HPE8lTHyVtfCBi5yW9d20FjT8BJwUXyWZT9InLYax14RDjBj46LmSztkmNP9w"
      crossorigin="anonymous"/> 
  
    <!--Import Pure Css Grid files-->
    <link
      rel="stylesheet"
      href= 
"https://unpkg.com/purecss@2.0.5/build/grids-responsive-min.css"/> 
  
    <!-- Let browser know website is  
        optimized for mobile -->
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,  
                                   initial-scale=1.0" /> 
  </head> 
  
  <body> 
    <form class="pure-form"> 
      <!--To create groups use "pure-group" 
        classname in <fieldset> element-->
      <fieldset class="pure-group"> 
        <input type="text" class="pure-input-1-2" 
               placeholder="First Name" /> 
        <input type="text" class="pure-input-1-2" 
               placeholder="Last Name" /> 
        <input type="text" class="pure-input-1-2" 
               placeholder="Email" /> 
        <input type="text" class="pure-input-1-2" 
               placeholder="Password" /> 
      </fieldset> 
  
      <fieldset class="pure-group"> 
        <input
          type="text"
          class="pure-input-1-2"
          placeholder="Current Position"/> 
        <textarea
          class="pure-input-1-2"
          placeholder="Description of Position"> 
        </textarea> 
      </fieldset> 
  
      <button
        type="submit"
        class="pure-button pure-input-1-2  
               pure-button-primary"> 
        Submit 
      </button> 
    </form> 
  </body> 
</html> 

Output: