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Form styling example with exal length labels in ordered list
/**
* Form styling example with exal length labels in ordered list
*/
* {
padding:0;
margin:0;
}
fieldset {
border: 1px solid silver;
margin: 10px;
padding: 10px;
min-width: 100px;
display: inline-block;
}
fieldset li{
width: 100%;
display: block;
position: relative;
margin-bottom: 2px;
}
fieldset label{
margin-right: 10px;
position: relative;
}
fieldset label:after{
content: ": ";
position: absolute;
right: -0.2em;
}
fieldset input{
float: right;
}
fieldset li .additionalInfo{
position: absolute;
padding: 5px;
margin-top: 5px;
display: none;
background-color: white;
border: 1px solid black;
-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-moz-border-radius: 5px;
border-radius: 5px;
-webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
z-index: 10;
}
fieldset li:hover .additionalInfo{
display: block;
}
<form>
<ol>
<fieldset>
<legend>Account</legend>
<li><label for="username">Username</label><input type="text" id="username" required /></li>
<li><label for="password">Password</label><input type="password" id="password" required /></li>
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<legend>Personal Data</legend>
<li><label for="name">Name</label><input type="text" id="name" /></li>
<li><label for="surname">Surname</label><input type="text" id="surname" /></li>
<li><label for="dob">Date of birth</label><input type="date" min="1900-01-01" max="2012-02-17" placeholder="YYYY-MM-DD" id="dob" /><span class="additionalInfo">Please input the date of birth in the following format: YYYY-MM-DD</span></li>
</fieldset>
<fieldset>
<legend>Contact Information</legend>
<li><label for="email">E-mail</label><input type="email" id="email" required placeholder="example@example.com" /></li>
<li><label for="tel">Telephone number</label><input type="tel" id="tel" placeholder="(555) 555-5555"
pattern="^\(?\d{3}\)?[-\s]\d{3}[-\s]\d{4}.*?$" /><span class="additionalInfo">Please input the telephone number in the following format: (555) 555-5555</span></li>
<li><label for="url">Website</label><input type="url" id ="url" placeholder="http://www.example.com"></li>
</fieldset>
<li><input type="submit" /></li>
</ol>
</form>
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