Bootstrap5 Floating Labels

By default, label content is typically displayed above the input field:

Bootstrap Example

<div class="form-floating mb-3 mt-3">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" id="email" placeholder="Enter email" name="email">
  <label for="email">Email</label>
</div>

<div class="form-floating mt-3 mb-3">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" id="pwd" placeholder="Enter password" name="pswd">
  <label for="pwd">Password</label>
</div>

Note: The <label> element must come after the <input> element, and each <input> element needs a placeholder attribute.

Text Area

Text areas can also have a floating effect:

Bootstrap Example

<div class="form-floating">
  <textarea class="form-control" id="comment" name="text" placeholder="Comment goes here"></textarea>
  <label for="comment">Comments</label>
</div>

Select Box

We can use floating labels on select menus, which will always appear in the top left corner of the select menu and will not have a click-to-float effect:

Bootstrap Example

<div class="form-floating">
  <select class="form-select" id="sel1" name="sellist">
    <option>1</option>
    <option>2</option>
    <option>3</option>
    <option>4</option>
  </select>
  <label for="sel1" class="form-label">Select list (select one):</label>
</div>