Chapter 5: A Deep Dive into the Bootstrap Form Component

by Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski

In this article, you’ll learn how to style form elements with the Bootstrap form component, and how to take advantage of the grid system to align these elements. Also, we’ll see horizontal and inline forms in action, as well as discuss form validation.

I still remember the (not so good) old days when we had to code all the styling for websites manually. There were very few solid CSS solutions, and creating complex UIs used to be a huge pain. It was like an arcane lore that developers were sharing with each other: they told tales on how to make rounded circles, how to highlight focused elements or create a gradient background … I don’t really miss those days. Luckily, ...

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