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title: How to Create a Contact Form with CSS
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---
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## How to Create a Contact Form with CSS
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First we create the HTML elements - input fields for First Name, Last Name, Email and a Text Area for the message.
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Later we apply CSS styles to make the form visually appealing.
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### The HTML part
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The HTML section has a div with class `container` with the heading `h3` "__Contact Form__"
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The form with name __contact_form__ contains input fields for:
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- First Name
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- Last Name
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- Email
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- Message
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A div with class `center` to align the items center. An `input` type `submit` to submit the form.
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<br>The `required` attribute in the text fields are checked for value on submission.
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```html
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<div class="container">
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<h3>Contact Form</h3>
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<form action="#" name="contact_form">
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<label for="first_name">First Name</label>
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<input name="first_name" type="text" required placeholder="John"/>
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<br>
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<label for="last_name">Last Name</label>
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<input name="last_name" type="text" required placeholder="Doe"/>
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<br>
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<label for="email">Email</label>
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<input name="email" type="email" required placeholder="you@domain.com"/>
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<br>
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<label for="message">Message</label><br>
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<textarea name="message" cols="30" rows="10" placeholder="Enter your message here ..." required> </textarea>
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<div class="center">
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<input type="submit" value="Submit">
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</div>
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</form>
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</div>
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```
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### The CSS part
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```css
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/* Importing the Roboto font from Google Fonts. */
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@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400");
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/* Set font of all elements to 'Roboto' */
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* {
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font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
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font-weight: 400;
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}
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/* Remove outline of all elements on focus */
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*:focus {
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outline: 0;
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}
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body {
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background: #263238; /* Set background color to #263238*/
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}
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h3 {
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text-align: center;
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}
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/* Add styles to 'container' class */
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.container {
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padding: 12px 24px 24px 24px;
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margin: 48px 12px;
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background: #E3F2FD;
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border-radius: 4px;
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}
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/* Add styles to 'label' selector */
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label {
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font-size: 0.85em;
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margin-left: 12px;
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}
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/* Add styles to 'input' and 'textarea' selectors */
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input[type=text],input[type=email], textarea {
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width: 100%;
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padding: 12px;
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border: 1px solid #ccc;
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border-radius: 4px;
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box-sizing: border-box;
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margin-top: 6px;
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margin-bottom: 16px;
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resize: vertical;
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}
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/* Add styles to show 'focus' of selector */
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input[type=text]:focus,input[type=email]:focus, textarea:focus {
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border: 1px solid green;
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}
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/* Add styles to the submit button */
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input[type=submit] {
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background: #64B5F6;
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margin: 0 auto;
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outline: 0;
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color: white;
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border: 0;
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padding: 12px 24px;
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border-radius: 4px;
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transition: all ease-in-out 0.1s;
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position: relative;
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display: inline-block;
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text-align: center;
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}
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/* Add styles for 'focus' property */
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input[type=submit]:focus {
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background: #A5D6A7;
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color: whitesmoke;
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}
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/* Style 'hover' property */
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input[type=submit]:hover {
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background: #2196F3;
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}
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/* Align items to center of the 'div' with the class 'center' */
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.center {
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text-align: center;
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}
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```
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### Output
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### More Information:
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Visit the <a href="https://codepen.io/rakhi2104/pen/QqYOoe/"> FreeCodeCamp - Contact Form</a> on <a href="https://codepen.io">Codepen.io</a>
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