The Custom Form Controls Pattern
Explore how to transform native HTML form elements into fully styled, accessible custom controls using CSS. Understand techniques to hide default inputs while syncing visual states and maintaining keyboard support. Learn best practices to avoid common pitfalls and ensure your forms are both user-friendly and visually cohesive.
The Custom Form Controls pattern is about transforming default HTML inputs, selects, checkboxes, radios, and buttons into cohesive, branded UI elements, while retaining accessibility and native behaviors. Native form elements often appear differently across browsers, leading to inconsistencies and limiting branding options. Custom form controls solve this by allowing designers and developers to fully style inputs, checkboxes, radios, and selects while still preserving their usability and accessibility. ...