Pears / Left Labels

Pattern

Forms → Left Labels

HTML

<form action="/">
	<fieldset>
		<label for="name">Name</label>
		<input type="text" id="name" class="form-text" />
		<p class="form-help">This is help text under the form field.</p>
	</fieldset>
	
	<fieldset>
		<label for="email">Email</label>
		<input type="email" id="email" class="form-text" />
	</fieldset>
	
	<fieldset>
		<label for="gender">Gender</label>
		<select id="gender">
			<option>Male</option>
			<option>Female</option>
			<option>Cylon</option>
		</select>
	</fieldset>

<fieldset class="radio">
		<label for="notifications">Notifications</label>
		<ul>
			<li><label><input type="radio" name="notifications" /> Send me email</label></li>
			<li><label><input type="radio" name="notifications" /> Don't send me email</label></li>
			<li><label><input type="radio" name="notifications" /> Send me flowers</label></li>
		</ul>
	</fieldset>

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CSS

form fieldset {
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
	padding: 0 0 10px 0;
	font-size: 14px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
	}
form fieldset.form-actions {
	margin: 0 0 0 20%;
	padding: 0;
	border: none;
	}
form fieldset.check {
	padding-left: 20%;	
	}
form fieldset label {
	float: left;
	width: 20%;
	margin: 4px 0 5px 0;
	font-weight: bold;
	}
form fieldset.check label {
	display: inline;
	float: none;
	width: auto;
	font-weight: normal;
	}
form fieldset.radio ul li label {
	display: inline;
	float: none;
	width: auto;
	font-weight: normal;
	}
form fieldset input.form-text,
form fieldset textarea {
	display: block;
	width: 50%;
	padding: 5px;
	font-size: 14px;
	border: 1px solid #ddd;
	background: #f5f5f5;
	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.05);
	-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.05);
	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.05);
	-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
	-moz-border-radius: 4px;
	border-radius: 4px;
	}
form fieldset input.form-text:focus {
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: #fff;
	}
form fieldset textarea {
	height: 150px;
	}
form fieldset select {
	min-width: 25%;
	margin: 0;
	}
form fieldset.radio ul {
	margin: 5px 0 0 20%;
	}
form fieldset.radio ul li {
	margin: 0 0 5px 0;
	}
form fieldset.radio ul li:last-child {
	margin: 0;
	}
form fieldset p.form-help {
	margin: 5px 0 0 20%;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #999;
	}
form input[type="submit"] {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 5px 10px;
	font-size: 12px;	
	font-weight: bold;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: #eee;
	-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
	-moz-border-radius: 4px;
	border-radius: 4px;
	}
form input[type="submit"]:hover,
form input[type="submit"]:focus {
	border: 1px solid #bbb;
	background: #e5e5e5;
	}
form input[type="submit"]:active {
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: #eee;
	}
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
	form fieldset label {
		display: block;
		float: none;
		width: auto;
		margin: 0 0 5px 0;
		}
	form fieldset.form-actions,
	form fieldset.check,
	form fieldset.radio ul,
	form fieldset p.form-help {
		margin-left: 0;
		padding-left: 0;
		}
	form fieldset input.form-text,
	form fieldset textarea {
		width: 100%;
		-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
		-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
		box-sizing: border-box;
		}
	}