CSS Blog and Knowledge Base

Mar
20

Making Form Validation Easier Than Ever Before

Tags:
  • Forms
  • Jquery
  • So before you start--Yes, I know this is a CSS Blog and that it\\\'s on this website, CSS Checkbox. However, if you\\\'re one to peruse CSS Checkbox and it\\\'s myriad of awesome CSS Checkbox, CSS Radio Button and CSS Text Input styles designs, you probably are no stranger to creating HTML forms for your users to fill out their information with. And...well if you\\\'ve created HTML forms you know that validation is an annoying but necessary evil. Having users submit bogus data is a total pain and it\\\'s easy to miss something if you\\\'re w...

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    Sep
    22

    CSS Checkbox Collection: Flat Bright Checkboxes in all colors

    Tags:
  • CSS Checkbox
  • Colored Checkboxes
  • Although we have literally thousands of form control styles available for free download here at CSS Checkbox, sometimes it's tough to generate your own collection of Checkboxes or form controls that look and feel like they "belong together." Although we have a very nice collection of CSS checkbox styles availble in our CSS Checkbox Starter Kit (available for download on our Home Page), some may want a similar collection of styles but with a bit of a different feel. That's why we've put toge...

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    Sep
    10

    Why not to use display:none when styling checkboxes and form elements

    Tags:
  • display:none
  • styling form elements
  • When styling HTML form elements with CSS, it's very important to make sure that your styling changes don't negatively affect the usability or functionality of your form as a whole. Being that we have to find creative ways to style some form elements, it follows that we'll also have to find creative ways to preserve form and form element functionality within the user's web browser. As you may be aware, CSS Checkbox styles form elements by hiding the actual form control and subsequently styling that control's associated LABEL element. You can...

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    Aug
    5

    CSS Checkbox: Behind the Code and How it Works

    Tags:
  • CSS Checkbox
  • How It Works
  • Checkbox CSS
  • It's 2014 and CSS still does not have a "quick and easy" way to style some form controls. Nowadays though, with a little creative CSS and a ultra convenient tool like CSS Checkbox, styling your checkboxes can be much easier than previously thought! Even though CSS Checkbox is easy and free, some people might want to know how CSS Checkbox actually works. CSS Checkbox kits are based off of what some people call the "Checkbox Trick" or "Checkbox Hack". This article assumes a basic understanding of HTML and CSS and will go on to explain in theor...

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