Matching an empty input box using CSS

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How do I apply a style to an empty input box? If the user types something in the input field, the style should no longer be applied. Is this possible in CSS? I tried this:

input[value=""]
css-selectors input css
15 Answers

I realize this is a very old thread, but things have changed a bit since and it did help me find the right combination of things I needed to get my problem fixed. So I thought I'd share what I did.

The problem was I needed to have the same css applied for an optional input if it was filled, as I had for a filled required. The css used the psuedo class :valid which applied the css on the optional input also when not filled.

This is how I fixed it;

HTML

<input type="text" required="required">
<input type="text" placeholder="">

CSS

input:required:valid {
    ....
}
input:optional::not(:placeholder-shown){
    ....
}
user_23777180

It worked for me to add a class name to the input and then apply CSS rules to that:

<input type="text" name="product" class="product" />

<style>
input[value=""].product {
    display: none;
}
</style>
user_10508440

If you're happy not not supporting IE or pre-Chromium Edge (which might be fine if you are using this for progressive enhancement), you can use :placeholder-shown as Berend has said. Note that for Chrome and Safari you actually need a non-empty placeholder for this to work, though a space works.

*,
 ::after,
 ::before {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

label.floating-label {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  height: 2.2em;
  margin-bottom: 1em;
}

label.floating-label input {
  font-size: 1em;
  height: 2.2em;
  padding-top: 0.7em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #495057;
  background-color: #fff;
  background-clip: padding-box;
  border: 1px solid #ced4da;
  border-radius: 0.25rem;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.15s ease-in-out;
}

label.floating-label input:focus {
  color: #495057;
  background-color: #fff;
  border-color: #80bdff;
  outline: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.25);
}

label.floating-label input+span {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0em;
  left: 0;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 0.66em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #495057;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 0.25rem;
  transition: font-size 0.1s ease-in-out, top 0.1s ease-in-out;
}

label.floating-label input:placeholder-shown {
  padding-top: 0;
  font-size: 1em;
}

label.floating-label input:placeholder-shown+span {
  top: 0.3em;
  font-size: 1em;
}
<fieldset>
  <legend>
    Floating labels example (no-JS)
  </legend>
  <label class="floating-label">
    <input type="text" placeholder=" ">
    <span>Username</span>
  </label>
  <label class="floating-label">
    <input type="Password" placeholder=" ">
    <span>Password</span>
  </label>
</fieldset>
<p>
  Inspired by Bootstrap's <a href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/examples/floating-labels/">floating labels</a>.
</p>

user_70775890

So I was playing around earlier with the new :where and :is clauses and conceived of this bit of fun, and after finding this post with the :invalid and :placeholder-shown bits, thought I might share this possibility for future reference

:required:where( input, textarea ):where( :placeholder-shown, :invalid ) {
    border-color: var(--warning);
}

which applies the :root { --warning: orange; } color to any required input or textarea, that is either empty or invalid. And that is just downright sexy

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user_139539360

This is how you can make it possible. don't forget to set placeholder=" " and required attr to your inputs. you can change the props as you wish.

body{
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}
.input-gp {
    margin-top: 150px;
    position: relative;
    
}
.input-gp input {
    position: relative;
    
}
.input-gp label{
    position: absolute;
    left: 5px;
    bottom: 5px;
    transition: all .4s ease;
}
.input-gp input:placeholder-shown + label{
    left: 10px;
    bottom: 5px;
}
.input-gp input:focus + label,
.input-gp input + label{
    bottom: 30px;
    left: 10px;
}
<body>
 <div class="input-gp ">
<input  type="email" name="" id="email" placeholder=" "       required>
   <label class=" position-absolute" for="email"> Email</label>
  </div>
  
 </body>

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