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Get started with a collection of input fields built with Tailwind CSS to start accepting data from the user based on multiple sizes, variants, and input types

The input field is an important part of the form element that can be used to create interactive controls to accept data from the user based on multiple input types, such as text, email, number, password, URL, phone number, and more.

On this page you will find all of the input types based on multiple variants, styles, colors, and sizes built with the utility classes from Tailwind CSS and components from Flowbite.

Input fields #

Use this example as a generic form element which includes multiple input fields types such as text, email, password, number, URL, and phone number and use the grid layout to add multiple columns and rows.

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<form>
    <div class="grid gap-6 mb-6 md:grid-cols-2">
        <div>
            <label for="first_name" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">First name</label>
            <input type="text" id="first_name" 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="John" required />
        </div>
        <div>
            <label for="last_name" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Last name</label>
            <input type="text" id="last_name" 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="Doe" required />
        </div>
        <div>
            <label for="company" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Company</label>
            <input type="text" id="company" 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="Flowbite" required />
        </div>  
        <div>
            <label for="phone" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Phone number</label>
            <input type="tel" id="phone" 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="123-45-678" pattern="[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{3}" required />
        </div>
        <div>
            <label for="website" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Website URL</label>
            <input type="url" id="website" 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="flowbite.com" required />
        </div>
        <div>
            <label for="visitors" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Unique visitors (per month)</label>
            <input type="number" id="visitors" 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="" required />
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="mb-6">
        <label for="email" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Email address</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="john.doe@company.com" required />
    </div> 
    <div class="mb-6">
        <label for="password" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">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" placeholder="•••••••••" required />
    </div> 
    <div class="mb-6">
        <label for="confirm_password" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Confirm password</label>
        <input type="password" id="confirm_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" placeholder="•••••••••" required />
    </div> 
    <div class="flex items-start mb-6">
        <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" required />
        </div>
        <label for="remember" class="ms-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300">I agree with the <a href="#" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-blue-500">terms and conditions</a>.</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>

Input sizes #

Use the following examples to apply a small, default or large size for the input fields.

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<div class="mb-6">
    <label for="large-input" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Large input</label>
    <input type="text" id="large-input" class="block w-full p-4 text-gray-900 border border-gray-300 rounded-lg bg-gray-50 text-base focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 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">
</div>
<div class="mb-6">
    <label for="default-input" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Default input</label>
    <input type="text" id="default-input" 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">
</div>
<div>
    <label for="small-input" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Small input</label>
    <input type="text" id="small-input" class="block w-full p-2 text-gray-900 border border-gray-300 rounded-lg bg-gray-50 text-xs focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 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">
</div>

Disabled state #

Get started with this example if you want to apply the disabled state to an input field.

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<input type="text" id="disabled-input" aria-label="disabled input" class="mb-6 bg-gray-100 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 cursor-not-allowed dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" value="Disabled input" disabled>
<input type="text" id="disabled-input-2" aria-label="disabled input 2" class="bg-gray-100 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 cursor-not-allowed dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-gray-400 dark:focus:ring-blue-500 dark:focus:border-blue-500" value="Disabled readonly input" disabled readonly>

Validation #

Use the following example to apply validation styles for success and error messages.

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<div class="mb-6">
  <label for="success" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-green-700 dark:text-green-500">Your name</label>
  <input type="text" id="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="Success input">
  <p class="mt-2 text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-500"><span class="font-medium">Well done!</span> Some success message.</p>
</div>
<div>
  <label for="error" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-red-700 dark:text-red-500">Your name</label>
  <input type="text" id="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="Error input">
  <p class="mt-2 text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-500"><span class="font-medium">Oh, snapp!</span> Some error message.</p>
</div>

Input group #

This example can be used to add a descriptive icon or additional text inside the input field.

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<label for="input-group-1" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Your Email</label>
<div class="relative mb-6">
  <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="input-group-1" 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@flowbite.com">
</div>
<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 rounded-e-0 border-gray-300 border-e-0 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 text-gray-900 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 block flex-1 min-w-0 w-full text-sm border-gray-300 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="elonmusk">
</div>

Helper text #

Use this example to show a helper text below the input field for additional explanation and links.

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<label for="helper-text" class="block mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Your email</label>
<input type="email" id="helper-text" aria-describedby="helper-text-explanation" 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@flowbite.com">
<p id="helper-text-explanation" class="mt-2 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">We’ll never share your details. Read our <a href="#" class="font-medium text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-blue-500">Privacy Policy</a>.</p>

Search input #

Get started with this example where the submit button is positioned inside the input field.

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<form>   
    <label for="search" class="mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 sr-only dark:text-white">Search</label>
    <div class="relative">
        <div class="absolute inset-y-0 start-0 flex items-center ps-3 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="none" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
                <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="m19 19-4-4m0-7A7 7 0 1 1 1 8a7 7 0 0 1 14 0Z"/>
            </svg>
        </div>
        <input type="search" id="search" class="block w-full p-4 ps-10 text-sm text-gray-900 border border-gray-300 rounded-lg bg-gray-50 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 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="Search" required />
        <button type="submit" class="text-white absolute end-2.5 bottom-2.5 bg-blue-700 hover:bg-blue-800 focus:ring-4 focus:outline-none focus:ring-blue-300 font-medium rounded-lg text-sm px-4 py-2 dark:bg-blue-600 dark:hover:bg-blue-700 dark:focus:ring-blue-800">Search</button>
    </div>
</form>
Requires Flowbite JS

Dropdown input #

Use this example to show a dropdown menu right next to the input field.

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<form>
    <div class="flex">
        <label for="search-dropdown" class="mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-900 sr-only dark:text-white">Your Email</label>
        <button id="dropdown-button" data-dropdown-toggle="dropdown" class="flex-shrink-0 z-10 inline-flex items-center py-2.5 px-4 text-sm font-medium text-center text-gray-900 bg-gray-100 border border-e-0 border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-700 dark:text-white rounded-s-lg hover:bg-gray-200 focus:ring-4 focus:outline-none focus:ring-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-600 dark:hover:bg-gray-700 dark:focus:ring-gray-800" type="button">All categories <svg class="w-2.5 h-2.5 ms-2.5" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 10 6">
    <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="m1 1 4 4 4-4"/>
  </svg></button>
        <div id="dropdown" class="z-10 hidden bg-white divide-y divide-gray-100 rounded-lg shadow w-44 dark:bg-gray-700">
            <ul class="py-2 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200" aria-labelledby="dropdown-button">
            <li>
                <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 dark:hover:text-white">Shopping</a>
            </li>
            <li>
                <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 dark:hover:text-white">Images</a>
            </li>
            <li>
                <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 dark:hover:text-white">News</a>
            </li>
            <li>
                <a href="#" class="block px-4 py-2 hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 dark:hover:text-white">Finance</a>
            </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
        <div class="relative w-full">
            <input type="search" id="search-dropdown" class="block p-2.5 w-full z-20 text-sm text-gray-900 bg-gray-50 rounded-e-lg rounded-s-gray-100 rounded-s-2 border border-gray-300 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:border-gray-600 dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:border-blue-500" placeholder="Search" required />
            <button type="submit" class="absolute top-0 end-0 p-2.5 h-full text-sm font-medium text-white bg-blue-700 rounded-e-lg border border-blue-700 hover:bg-blue-800 focus:ring-4 focus:outline-none focus:ring-blue-300 dark:bg-blue-600 dark:hover:bg-blue-700 dark:focus:ring-blue-800"><svg class="w-4 h-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
    <path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="m19 19-4-4m0-7A7 7 0 1 1 1 8a7 7 0 0 1 14 0Z"/>
  </svg></button>
        </div>
    </div>
</form>