Super Form Reset.css

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Super Form Reset

A couple of things to watch out for:

- IE8: If a text input doesn't have padding on all sides or none the text won't be centered.
- The default border sizes on text inputs in all UAs seem to be slightly different. You're better off using custom borders.
- You NEED to set the font-size and family on all form elements
- Search inputs need to have their appearance reset and the box-sizing set to content-box to match other UAs
- You can style the upload button in webkit using ::-webkit-file-upload-button
- ::-webkit-file-upload-button selectors can't be used in the same selector as normal ones. FF and IE freak out.
- IE: You don't need to fake inline-block with labels and form controls in IE. They function as inline-block.
- By turning off ::-webkit-search-decoration, it removes the extra whitespace on the left on search inputs

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input,
label,
select,
button,
textarea
{
	margin:0;
	border:0;
	padding:0;
	display:inline-block;
	vertical-align:middle;
	white-space:normal;
	background:none;
	line-height:1;
	
	/* Browsers have different default form fonts */
	font-size:13px;
	font-family:Arial;
}

/* Remove the stupid outer glow in Webkit */
input:focus
{
	outline:0;
}

/* Box Sizing Reset
-----------------------------------------------*/

/* All of our custom controls should be what we expect them to be */
input,
textarea
{
	-webkit-box-sizing:content-box;
	-moz-box-sizing:content-box;
	box-sizing:content-box;
}

/* These elements are usually rendered a certain way by the browser */
button,
input[type=reset],
input[type=button],
input[type=submit],
input[type=checkbox],
input[type=radio],
select
{
	-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;
	-moz-box-sizing:border-box;
	box-sizing:border-box;
}

/* Text Inputs
-----------------------------------------------*/

input[type=date],
input[type=datetime],
input[type=datetime-local],
input[type=email],
input[type=month],
input[type=number],
input[type=password],
input[type=range],
input[type=search],
input[type=tel],
input[type=text],
input[type=time],
input[type=url],
input[type=week]
{
}

/* Button Controls
-----------------------------------------------*/

input[type=checkbox],
input[type=radio]
{
	width:13px;
	height:13px;
}

/* File Uploads
-----------------------------------------------*/

input[type=file]
{

}

/* Search Input
-----------------------------------------------*/

/* Make webkit render the search input like a normal text field */
input[type=search]
{
	-webkit-appearance:textfield;
	-webkit-box-sizing:content-box;
}

/* Turn off the recent search for webkit. It adds about 15px padding on the left */
::-webkit-search-decoration
{
	display:none;
}

/* Buttons
-----------------------------------------------*/

button,
input[type="reset"],
input[type="button"],
input[type="submit"]
{
	/* Fix IE7 display bug */
	overflow:visible;
	width:auto;
}

/* IE8 and FF freak out if this rule is within another selector */
::-webkit-file-upload-button
{	
	padding:0;
	border:0;
	background:none;
}

/* Textarea
-----------------------------------------------*/

textarea 
{
	/* Move the label to the top */
	vertical-align:top;
	
	/* Turn off scroll bars in IE unless needed */
	overflow:auto;
}

/* Selects
-----------------------------------------------*/

select
{

}

select[multiple] 
{
	/* Move the label to the top */
	vertical-align:top;
}

thanks for this. very helpful.

fyi: i changed line 39 to...

input:focus,
select:focus {

...cause that stupid highlight was on select dropdown options too. :-)

Great! thanks :)

Did a SCSS fork: https://gist.github.com/mjlescano/fc472f778e77c4b760ab

@mjlescano: Thanks! (and ofc thank you to @anthonyshort)

@anthonyshort it's great, thank you!
Could you update this reset and add this line of code?

input {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
}

It resets default styling on ios according to this discussion
Thanks!

Thanks!! for share this :D

I'd add

input:focus,
button:focus,
select:focus {
      outline: 0;
    }

instead of just input.

It would be nice to see a simple repo with this code including all the suggestions!

Been working on progressive web app & was stuck with iOS input issue for a long time & this reset saved my ass & mental well being...thank you!

@anthonyshort @guy-kdm

/* Remove the stupid outer glow in Webkit */
input:focus
{
	outline:0;
}

This is not a stupid thing, it's meant for accessibility. You should not remove the outline. For more information you can refer to this a11yproject article

Thanks for sharing! ;)

https://gist.github.com/anthonyshort/552543#file-super-form-reset-css-L38

The only stupid thing here is the author who can't bother to check stuf before calling out others.