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Input Group

Easily extend form controls by adding text, buttons, or button groups on either side of textual inputs, custom selects, and custom file inputs.

Basic example

Place one add-on or button on either side of an input. You may also place one on both sides of an input. Remember to place <label>s outside the input group.

@
@example.com
https://example.com/users/
$
.00
With textarea 
<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text" id="basic-addon1">@</span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Username" aria-label="Username" aria-describedby="basic-addon1" />
</div>

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Recipient's username" aria-label="Recipient's username" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" />
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <span class="input-group-text" id="basic-addon2">@example.com</span>
  </div>
</div>

<label for="basic-url">Your vanity URL</label>
<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text" id="basic-addon3">https://example.com/users/</span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" id="basic-url" aria-describedby="basic-addon3" />
</div>

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text">$</span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Amount (to the nearest dollar)" />
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <span class="input-group-text">.00</span>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="input-group">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text">With textarea</span>
  </div>
  <textarea class="form-control" aria-label="With textarea"></textarea>
</div>
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Sizing

Add the relative form sizing classes to the .input-group itself and contents within will automatically resize—no need for repeating the form control size classes on each element.

Sizing on the individual input group elements isn't supported.

Small
Default
Large 
<div class="input-group input-group-sm mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text" id="inputGroup-sizing-sm">Small</span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Small" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-sm" />
</div>

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text" id="inputGroup-sizing-default">Default</span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Default" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-default" />
</div>

<div class="input-group input-group-lg">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text" id="inputGroup-sizing-lg">Large</span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Large" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-sm" />
</div>
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Checkboxes and radios

Place any checkbox or radio option within an input group's addon instead of text.

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <div class="input-group-text">
      <input type="checkbox" aria-label="Checkbox for following text input" />
    </div>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Text input with checkbox" />
</div>

<div class="input-group">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <div class="input-group-text">
    <input type="radio" aria-label="Radio button for following text input" />
    </div>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Text input with radio button" />
</div>
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Multiple inputs

While multiple <input>s are supported visually, validation styles are only available for input groups with a single <input>.

First and last name 
<div class="input-group">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text">First and last name</span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" />
  <input type="text" class="form-control" />
</div>
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Multiple addons

Multiple add-ons are supported and can be mixed with checkbox and radio input versions.

$ 0.00
$ 0.00 
<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text">$</span>
    <span class="input-group-text">0.00</span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Amount (to the nearest dollar)" />
</div>

<div class="input-group">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Amount (to the nearest dollar)" />
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <span class="input-group-text">$</span>
    <span class="input-group-text">0.00</span>
  </div>
</div>
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Button addons 

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="" aria-label="" aria-describedby="basic-addon1" />
</div>

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Recipient's username" aria-label="Recipient's username" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" />
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="" aria-label="" aria-describedby="basic-addon1" />
</div>

<div class="input-group">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Recipient's username" aria-label="Recipient's username" aria-describedby="basic-addon2" />
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
  </div>
</div>
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Buttons with dropdowns

Action Another action Something else here Separated link
Action Another action Something else here Separated link 
<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown</button>
    <div class="dropdown-menu">
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a>
      <div role="separator" class="dropdown-divider"></div>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Text input with dropdown button" />
</div>

<div class="input-group">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Text input with dropdown button" />
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown</button>
    <div class="dropdown-menu">
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a>
      <div role="separator" class="dropdown-divider"></div>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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Segmented buttons

Action Another action Something else here Separated link
Action Another action Something else here Separated link 
<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">Action</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
      <span class="sr-only">Toggle Dropdown</span>
    </button>
    <div class="dropdown-menu">
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a>
      <div role="separator" class="dropdown-divider"></div>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a>
    </div>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Text input with segmented dropdown button" />
</div>

<div class="input-group">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" aria-label="Text input with segmented dropdown button" />
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">Action</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary dropdown-toggle dropdown-toggle-split" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
      <span class="sr-only">Toggle Dropdown</span>
    </button>
    <div class="dropdown-menu">
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a>
      <div role="separator" class="dropdown-divider"></div>
      <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
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Custom forms

Input groups include support for custom selects and custom file inputs. Browser default versions of these are not supported.

Custom select 

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <label class="input-group-text" for="inputGroupSelect01">Options</label>
  </div>
  <select class="custom-select" id="inputGroupSelect01">
    <option selected="">Choose...</option>
    <option value="1">One</option>
    <option value="2">Two</option>
    <option value="3">Three</option>
  </select>
</div>

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <select class="custom-select" id="inputGroupSelect02">
    <option selected="">Choose...</option>
    <option value="1">One</option>
    <option value="2">Two</option>
    <option value="3">Three</option>
  </select>
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <label class="input-group-text" for="inputGroupSelect02">Options</label>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
  </div>
  <select class="custom-select" id="inputGroupSelect03">
    <option selected="">Choose...</option>
    <option value="1">One</option>
    <option value="2">Two</option>
    <option value="3">Three</option>
  </select>
</div>

<div class="input-group">
  <select class="custom-select" id="inputGroupSelect04">
    <option selected="">Choose...</option>
    <option value="1">One</option>
    <option value="2">Two</option>
    <option value="3">Three</option>
  </select>
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
  </div>
</div>
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Custom file input

Upload
Upload 
<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <span class="input-group-text">Upload</span>
  </div>
  <div class="custom-file">
    <input type="file" class="custom-file-input" id="inputGroupFile01" />
    <label class="custom-file-label" for="inputGroupFile01">Choose file</label>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="custom-file">
    <input type="file" class="custom-file-input" id="inputGroupFile02" />
    <label class="custom-file-label" for="inputGroupFile02">Choose file</label>
  </div>
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <span class="input-group-text">Upload</span>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="input-group mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
  </div>
  <div class="custom-file">
    <input type="file" class="custom-file-input" id="inputGroupFile03" />
    <label class="custom-file-label" for="inputGroupFile03">Choose file</label>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="input-group">
  <div class="custom-file">
    <input type="file" class="custom-file-input" id="inputGroupFile04" />
    <label class="custom-file-label" for="inputGroupFile04">Choose file</label>
  </div>
  <div class="input-group-append">
    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button">Button</button>
  </div>
</div>
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Space form groups 

<form class="input-group form mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend form__append">
    <span class="input-group-text form__text">
      <span class="fa fa-user form__text-inner"></span>
    </span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control form__input" placeholder="Default example with icon" aria-label="Default example with icon" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-default">
</form>

<form class="input-group form mb-3">
  <input type="text" class="form-control form__input" placeholder="Default example with icon" aria-label="Default example with icon" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-default">
  <div class="input-group-append form__append">
    <span class="input-group-text form__text">
      <span class="fa fa-user form__text-inner"></span>
    </span>
  </div>
</form>

<form class="input-group form mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend form__prepend">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
      <i class="fas fa-paper-plane"></i>
    </button>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control form__input" placeholder="Default example with button" aria-label="Default example with button" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-default">
</form>

<form class="input-group form mb-3">
  <input type="text" class="form-control form__input" placeholder="Default example with button" aria-label="Default example with button" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-default">
  <div class="input-group-append form__append">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
      <i class="fas fa-paper-plane"></i>
    </button>
  </div>
</form>

<form class="input-group input-group-sm form form--sm mb-3">
  <input type="text" class="form-control form__input" placeholder="Small size" aria-label="Small size" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-sm">
  <div class="input-group-append form__append">
    <span class="input-group-text form__text">
      <span class="fa fa-user form__text-inner"></span>
    </span>
  </div>
</form>

<form class="input-group form form--white-brd mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend form__append">
    <span class="input-group-text form__text">
      <span class="fa fa-user form__text-inner"></span>
    </span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control form__input" placeholder="White border example" aria-label="White border example" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-default">
</form>

<form class="input-group form form--no-addon-brd mb-3">
  <div class="input-group-prepend form__append">
    <span class="input-group-text form__text">
      <span class="fa fa-user form__text-inner"></span>
    </span>
  </div>
  <input type="text" class="form-control form__input" placeholder="Borderless example" aria-label="Borderless example" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-default">
</form>

<form class="input-group form form--no-brd mb-3">
  <input type="text" class="form-control form__input" placeholder="Borderless example with button" aria-label="Borderless example with button" aria-describedby="inputGroup-sizing-default">
  <div class="input-group-append form__append">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">
      <i class="fas fa-paper-plane"></i>
    </button>
  </div>
</form>
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Accessibility

Screen readers will have trouble with your forms if you don't include a label for every input. For these input groups, ensure that any additional label or functionality is conveyed to assistive technologies.

The exact technique to be used (<label> elements hidden using the .sr-only class, or use of the aria-label and aria-labelledby attributes, possibly in combination with aria-describedby) and what additional information will need to be conveyed will vary depending on the exact type of interface widget you're implementing. The examples in this section provide a few suggested, case-specific approaches.