HTML form with side by side input fields - html

Question

I have a html form that is basically vertical but i really have no idea how to make two text fields on the same line. For example the following form below i want the First and Last name on the same line rather then one below the other.
<form action="/users" method="post"><div style="margin:0;padding:0">
<div>
<label for="username">First Name</label>
<input id="user_first_name" name="user[first_name]" size="30" type="text" />
</div>
<div>
<label for="name">Last Name</label>
<input id="user_last_name" name="user[last_name]" size="30" type="text" />
</div>
<div>
<label for="email">Email</label>
<input id="user_email" name="user[email]" size="30" type="text" />
</div>
<div>
<label for="pass1">Password</label>
<input id="user_password" name="user[password]" size="30" type="password" />
</div>
<div>
<label for="pass2">Confirm Password</label>
<input id="user_password_confirmation" name="user[password_confirmation]" size="30" type="password" />
</div>

Answer 1

Put style="float:left" on each of your divs:
<div style="float:left;">...........
Example:
<div style="float:left;">
<label for="username">First Name</label>
<input id="user_first_name" name="user[first_name]" size="30" type="text" />
</div>
<div style="float:left;">
<label for="name">Last Name</label>
<input id="user_last_name" name="user[last_name]" size="30" type="text" />
</div>
To put an element on new line, put this div below it:
<div style="clear:both;"> </div>
Of course, you can also create classes in the CSS file:
.left{
float:left;
}
.clear{
clear:both;
}
And then your html should look like this:
<div class="left">
<label for="username">First Name</label>
<input id="user_first_name" name="user[first_name]" size="30" type="text" />
</div>
<div class="left">
<label for="name">Last Name</label>
<input id="user_last_name" name="user[last_name]" size="30" type="text" />
</div>
To put an element on new line, put this div below it:
<div class="clear"> </div>
More Info:
CSS Float Clear Tutorial

Answer 2

The default display style for a div is "block." This means that each new div will be under the prior one.
You can:
Override the flow style by using float as #Sarfraz suggests.
or
Change your html to use something other than divs for elements you want on the same line. I suggest that you just leave out the divs for the "last_name" field
<form action="/users" method="post"><div style="margin:0;padding:0">
<div>
<label for="username">First Name</label>
<input id="user_first_name" name="user[first_name]" size="30" type="text" />
<label for="name">Last Name</label>
<input id="user_last_name" name="user[last_name]" size="30" type="text" />
</div>
... rest is same

Answer 3

For the sake of bandwidth saving, we shouldn't include <div> for each of <label> and <input> pair
This solution may serve you better and may increase readability
<div class="form">
<label for="product_name">Name</label>
<input id="product_name" name="product[name]" size="30" type="text" value="4">
<label for="product_stock">Stock</label>
<input id="product_stock" name="product[stock]" size="30" type="text" value="-1">
<label for="price_amount">Amount</label>
<input id="price_amount" name="price[amount]" size="30" type="text" value="6.0">
</div>
The css for above form would be
.form > label
{
float: left;
clear: right;
}
.form > input
{
float: right;
}
I believe the output would be as following:

Answer 4

I would go with Larry K's solution, but you can also set the display to inline-block if you want the benefits of both block and inline elements.
You can do this in the div tag by inserting:
style="display:inline-block;"
Or in a CSS stylesheet with this method:
div { display:inline-block; }
Hope it helps, but as earlier mentioned, I would personally go for Larry K's solution ;-)

Answer 5

You should put the input for the last name into the same div where you have the first name.
<div>
<label for="username">First Name</label>
<input id="user_first_name" name="user[first_name]" size="30" type="text" />
<input id="user_last_name" name="user[last_name]" size="30" type="text" />
</div>
Then, in your CSS give your #user_first_name and #user_last_name height and float them both to the left. For example:
#user_first_name{
max-width:100px; /*max-width for responsiveness*/
float:left;
}
#user_lastname_name{
max-width:100px;
float:left;
}

Answer 6

You could use the {display: inline-flex;}
this would produce this:
inline-flex