How TO – Contact Form
Learn how to create a contact form with CSS.
Contact Form
How To Create a Contact Form
Step 1) Add HTML
Use a <form> element to process the input. You can learn more about this in our PHP tutorial. Then add inputs (with a matching label) for each field:
Example
<div class=”container”>
<form action=”action_page.php”>
<label for=”fname”>First Name</label>
<input type=”text” id=”fname” name=”firstname” placeholder=”Your name..”>
<label for=”lname”>Last Name</label>
<input type=”text” id=”lname” name=”lastname” placeholder=”Your last name..”>
<label for=”country”>Country</label>
<select id=”country” name=”country”>
<option value=”australia”>Australia</option>
<option value=”canada”>Canada</option>
<option value=”usa”>USA</option>
</select>
<label for=”subject”>Subject</label>
<textarea id=”subject” name=”subject” placeholder=”Write something..” style=”height:200px”></textarea>
<input type=”submit” value=”Submit”>
</form>
</div>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
body {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
* {box-sizing: border-box;}
input[type=text], select, textarea {
width: 100%;
padding: 12px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
box-sizing: border-box;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 16px;
resize: vertical;
}
input[type=submit] {
background-color: #04AA6D;
color: white;
padding: 12px 20px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
}
input[type=submit]:hover {
background-color: #45a049;
}
.container {
border-radius: 5px;
background-color: #f2f2f2;
padding: 20px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Contact Form</h3>
<div>
<form action=”/action_page.php”>
<label for=”fname”>First Name</label>
<input type=”text” id=”fname” name=”firstname” placeholder=”Your name..”>
<label for=”lname”>Last Name</label>
<input type=”text” id=”lname” name=”lastname” placeholder=”Your last name..”>
<label for=”country”>Country</label>
<select id=”country” name=”country”>
<option value=”australia”>Australia</option>
<option value=”canada”>Canada</option>
<option value=”usa”>USA</option>
</select>
<label for=”subject”>Subject</label>
<textarea id=”subject” name=”subject” placeholder=”Write something..” style=”height:200px”></textarea>
<input type=”submit” value=”Submit”>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>