Twitter Bootstrap Form File Element Upload Button

Question

Why isn't there a fancy file element upload button for twitter bootstrap? It would be sweet if the blue primary button was implemented for the upload button. Is it even possible to finesse the upload button using CSS? (seems like a native browser element that can't be manipulated)

Answer 1

Here's a solution for Bootstrap 3, 4, and 5.

To make a functional file input control that looks like a button, you only need HTML:

HTML

<label class="btn btn-default">
    Browse <input type="file" hidden>
</label>

This works in all modern browsers, including IE9+. If you need support for old IE as well, please use the legacy approach shown below.

This techniques relies on the HTML5 hidden attribute. Bootstrap 4 uses the following CSS to shim this feature in unsupportive browsers. You may need to add if you're using Bootstrap 3.

[hidden] {
  display: none !important;
}

---

Legacy approach for old IE

If you need support for IE8 and below, use the following HTML/CSS:

HTML

<span class="btn btn-default btn-file">
    Browse <input type="file">
</span>

CSS

.btn-file {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.btn-file input[type=file] {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    min-width: 100%;
    min-height: 100%;
    font-size: 100px;
    text-align: right;
    filter: alpha(opacity=0);
    opacity: 0;
    outline: none;
    background: white;
    cursor: inherit;
    display: block;
}

Note that old IE doesn't trigger the file input when you click on a <label>, so the The CSS "bloat" does a couple things to work around that:

• Makes the file input span the full width/height of the surrounding <span>
• Makes the file input invisible

---

Feedback & Additional Reading

I've posted more details about this method, as well as examples for how to show the user which/how many files are selected:

https://www.abeautifulsite.net/posts/whipping-file-inputs-into-shape-with-bootstrap-3/

Answer 2

Im surprised there was no mention of the <label> element.

Solution:

<label class="btn btn-primary" for="my-file-selector">
    <input id="my-file-selector" type="file" class="d-none">
    Button Text Here
</label>

No need for any JS, or funky css...

Solution for including the filename:

<label class="btn btn-primary" for="my-file-selector">
    <input id="my-file-selector" type="file" style="display:none" 
    onchange="$('#upload-file-info').text(this.files[0].name)">
    Button Text Here
</label>
<span class='label label-info' id="upload-file-info"></span>

The solution above requires jQuery.

Note: use $.text() when displaying user-supplied content on the page. An earlier version of this answer used $.html() which is not safe – filenames can contain HTML markup.

Answer 3

With no additional plugin required, this bootstrap solution works great for me:

<div style="position:relative;">
        <a class='btn btn-primary' href='javascript:;'>
            Choose File...
            <input type="file" style='position:absolute;z-index:2;top:0;left:0;filter: alpha(opacity=0);-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0)";opacity:0;background-color:transparent;color:transparent;' name="file_source" size="40"  onchange='$("#upload-file-info").html($(this).val());'>
        </a>
        &nbsp;
        <span class='label label-info' id="upload-file-info"></span>
</div>

demo:

http://jsfiddle.net/haisumbhatti/cAXFA/1/ (bootstrap 2)

http://jsfiddle.net/haisumbhatti/y3xyU/ (bootstrap 3)

Answer 4

It's included in Jasny's fork of bootstrap.

A simple upload button can be created using

<span class="btn btn-file">Upload<input type="file" /></span>

With the fileupload plugin you can create more advanced widgets. Have a look at http://jasny.github.io/bootstrap/javascript/#fileinput

Answer 5

Upload buttons are a pain to style because it styles the input and not the button.

but you can use this trick:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/inputfile.html

Summary:

1. Take a normal <input type="file"> and put it in an element with position: relative.

2. To this same parent element, add a normal <input> and an image, which have the correct styles. Position these elements absolutely, so that they occupy the same place as the <input type="file">.

3. Set the z-index of the <input type="file"> to 2 so that it lies on top of the styled input/image.

4. Finally, set the opacity of the <input type="file"> to 0. The <input type="file"> now becomes effectively invisible, and the styles input/image shines through, but you can still click on the "Browse" button. If the button is positioned on top of the image, the user appears to click on the image and gets the normal file selection window. (Note that you can't use visibility: hidden, because a truly invisible element is unclickable, too, and we need the to remain clickable)

Answer 6

Works for me:

• Pretty file input field in Bootstrap

Update

jQuery plugin style:

// Based in: http://duckranger.com/2012/06/pretty-file-input-field-in-bootstrap/
// Version: 0.0.3
// Compatibility with: Bootstrap 3.2.0 and jQuery 2.1.1
// Use:
//     <input class="nice_file_field" type="file" data-label="Choose Document">
//     <script> $(".nice_file_field").niceFileField(); </script>
//
(function( $ ) {
  $.fn.niceFileField = function() {
    this.each(function(index, file_field) {
      file_field = $(file_field);
      var label = file_field.attr("data-label") || "Choose File";

      file_field.css({"display": "none"});

      nice_file_block_text  = '<div class="input-group nice_file_block">';
      nice_file_block_text += '  <input type="text" class="form-control">';
      nice_file_block_text += '  <span class="input-group-btn">';
      nice_file_block_text += '   <button class="btn btn-default nice_file_field_button" type="button">' + label + '</button>';
      nice_file_block_text += '  </span>';
      nice_file_block_text += '</div>';

      file_field.after(nice_file_block_text);

      var nice_file_field_button = file_field.parent().find(".nice_file_field_button");
      var nice_file_block_element = file_field.parent().find(".nice_file_block");

      nice_file_field_button.on("click", function(){ console.log("click"); file_field.click() } );
      file_field.change( function(){
        nice_file_block_element.find("input").val(file_field.val());
      });
    });
  };
})( jQuery );

Answer 7

Simplified answer using parts from other answers, primarily user2309766 and dotcomsuperstar.

Features:

• Uses Bootstrap button addon for button and field.
• Only one input; multiple inputs would be picked up by a form.
• No extra css except "display: none;" to hide the file input.
• Visible button fires click event for hidden file input.
• split to remove file path uses regex and delimiters '\' and '/'.

Code:

<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

<div class="input-group">
  <span class="input-group-btn">
    <span class="btn btn-primary" onclick="$(this).parent().find('input[type=file]').click();">Browse</span>
    <input name="uploaded_file" onchange="$(this).parent().parent().find('.form-control').html($(this).val().split(/[\\|/]/).pop());" style="display: none;" type="file">
  </span>
  <span class="form-control"></span>
</div>

Answer 8

With some inspiration from other posts above, here is a full solution that combines what looks like a form-control field with an input-group-addon for a clean file input widget that includes a link to the current file.

.input-file { position: relative; margin: 60px 60px 0 } /* Remove margin, it is just for stackoverflow viewing */
.input-file .input-group-addon { border: 0px; padding: 0px; }
.input-file .input-group-addon .btn { border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0 }
.input-file .input-group-addon input { cursor: pointer; position:absolute; width: 72px; z-index:2;top:0;right:0;filter: alpha(opacity=0);-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0)";opacity:0; background-color:transparent; color:transparent; }

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<div class="input-group input-file">
  <div class="form-control">
    <a href="/path/to/your/current_file_name.pdf" target="_blank">current_file_name.pdf</a>
  </div>
  <span class="input-group-addon">
    <a class='btn btn-primary' href='javascript:;'>
      Browse
      <input type="file" name="field_name" onchange="$(this).parent().parent().parent().find('.form-control').html($(this).val());">
    </a>
  </span>
</div>

Answer 9

This works perfectly for me

<span>
    <input  type="file" 
            style="visibility:hidden; width: 1px;" 
            id='${multipartFilePath}' name='${multipartFilePath}'  
            onchange="$(this).parent().find('span').html($(this).val().replace('C:\\fakepath\\', ''))"  /> <!-- Chrome security returns 'C:\fakepath\'  -->
    <input class="btn btn-primary" type="button" value="Upload File.." onclick="$(this).parent().find('input[type=file]').click();"/> <!-- on button click fire the file click event -->
    &nbsp;
    <span  class="badge badge-important" ></span>
</span>

Answer 10

Please check out Twitter Bootstrap File Input. It use very simple solution, just add one javascript file and and paste following code:

$('input[type=file]').bootstrapFileInput();

Answer 11

A simple solution with acceptable outcome:

<input type="file" class="form-control">

And the style:

input[type=file].form-control {
    height: auto;
}

Answer 12

Solution for multiple upload

I tweaked two previous answers to include multiple uploads. In this way the label shows the file name, if only one is selected, or x files in the opposite case.

<label class="btn btn-primary" for="my-file-selector">
    <input id="my-file-selector" type="file" multiple="multiple" style="display:none"
        onchange="$('#upload-file-info').html(
            (this.files.length > 1) ? this.files.length + ' files' : this.files[0].name)">                     
    Files&hellip;
</label>
<span class='label label-info' id="upload-file-info"></span>

It may also apply to change the button text and class.

<label class="btn btn-primary" for="multfile">
    <input id="multfile" type="file" multiple="multiple" style="display:none"
        onchange="$('#multfile-label').html(
            (this.files.length == 1) ? this.files[0].name : this.files.length + ' files');
            $(this).parent().addClass('btn-success')">
    <span id="multfile-label">Files&hellip;</span>
</label>

Answer 13

this is the best file upload style I like:

<div class="fileupload fileupload-new" data-provides="fileupload">
  <div class="input-append">
    <div class="uneditable-input span3"><i class="icon-file fileupload-exists"></i> <span class="fileupload-preview"></span></div><span class="btn btn-file"><span class="fileupload-new">Select file</span><span class="fileupload-exists">Change</span><input type="file" /></span><a href="#" class="btn fileupload-exists" data-dismiss="fileupload">Remove</a>
  </div>
</div>

you can get demo and more styles at:

http://www.jasny.net/bootstrap/javascript/#fileinput

but using this, you should replace twitter bootstrap with jasny bootstrap files..

regards.

Answer 14

I have Created a Custom upload button to accept only images, which can be modified as per your requirement.

Hope this helps!! :)

(Used Bootstrap framework)

Codepen-link

HTML

<center>
 <br />
 <br />
 <span class="head">Upload Button Re-Imagined</span>
 <br />
 <br />
 <div class="fileUpload blue-btn btn width100">
   <span>Upload your Organizations logo</span>
   <input type="file" class="uploadlogo" />
 </div>
</center>

CSS

 .head {
   font-size: 25px;
   font-weight: 200;
 }

 .blue-btn:hover,
 .blue-btn:active,
 .blue-btn:focus,
 .blue-btn {
   background: transparent;
   border: solid 1px #27a9e0;
   border-radius: 3px;
   color: #27a9e0;
   font-size: 16px;
   margin-bottom: 20px;
   outline: none !important;
   padding: 10px 20px;
 }

 .fileUpload {
   position: relative;
   overflow: hidden;
   height: 43px;
   margin-top: 0;
 }

 .fileUpload input.uploadlogo {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
   right: 0;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
   font-size: 20px;
   cursor: pointer;
   opacity: 0;
   filter: alpha(opacity=0);
   width: 100%;
   height: 42px;
 }


 /*Chrome fix*/

 input::-webkit-file-upload-button {
   cursor: pointer !important;
 }

JS

// You can modify the upload files to pdf's, docs etc
//Currently it will upload only images
$(document).ready(function($) {

  // Upload btn
  $(".uploadlogo").change(function() {
    readURL(this);
  });

  function readURL(input) {
    var url = input.value;
    var ext = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf('.') + 1).toLowerCase();
    if (input.files && input.files[0] && (ext == "png" || ext == "jpeg" || ext == "jpg" || ext == "gif" || ext == "svg")) {
      var path = $('.uploadlogo').val();
      var filename = path.replace(/^.*\\/, "");
      $('.fileUpload span').html('Uploaded logo : ' + filename);
      // console.log(filename);
    } else {
      $(".uploadlogo").val("");
      $('.fileUpload span').html('Only Images Are Allowed!');
    }
  }
});

Answer 15

Based on the absolutely brilliant @claviska solution, to whom all the credit is owed.

Full featured Bootstrap 4 file input with validation and help text.

Based on the input group example we have a dummy input text field used for displaying the filename to the user, which gets populated from the onchange event on the actual input file field hidden behind the label button. Aside from including the bootstrap 4 validation support we've also made it possible to click anywhere on the input to open the file dialog.

Three states of the file input

The three possible states are un-validated, valid and invalid with the dummy html input tag attribute required set.

Html markup for the input

We introduce only 2 custom classes input-file-dummy and input-file-btn to properly style and wire the desired behaviour. Everything else is standard Bootstrap 4 markup.

<div class="input-group">
  <input type="text" class="form-control input-file-dummy" placeholder="Choose file" aria-describedby="fileHelp" required>
  <div class="valid-feedback order-last">File is valid</div>
  <div class="invalid-feedback order-last">File is required</div>
  <label class="input-group-append mb-0">
    <span class="btn btn-primary input-file-btn">
      Browse… <input type="file" hidden>
    </span>
  </label>
</div>
<small id="fileHelp" class="form-text text-muted">Choose any file you like</small>

JavaScript behavioural provisions

The dummy input needs to be read only, as per the original example, to prevent the user from changing the input which may only be changed via the open file dialog. Unfortunately validation does not occur on readonly fields so we toggle the editability of the input on focus and blur ( jquery events onfocusin and onfocusout) and ensure that it becomes validatable again once a file is selected.

Aside from also making the text field clickable, by triggering the button's click event, the rest of the functionality of populating the dummy field was envisioned by @claviska.

$(function () {
  $('.input-file-dummy').each(function () {
    $($(this).parent().find('.input-file-btn input')).on('change', {dummy: this}, function(ev) {
      $(ev.data.dummy)
        .val($(this).val().replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/.*\//, ''))
        .trigger('focusout');
    });
    $(this).on('focusin', function () {
        $(this).attr('readonly', '');
      }).on('focusout', function () {
        $(this).removeAttr('readonly');
      }).on('click', function () {
        $(this).parent().find('.input-file-btn').click();
      });
  });
});

Custom style tweaks

Most importantly we don't want the readonly field to jump between grey background and white so we ensure it stays white. The span button doesn't have a pointer cursor but we need to add one for the input anyway.

.input-file-dummy, .input-file-btn {
  cursor: pointer;
}
.input-file-dummy[readonly] {
  background-color: white;
}

nJoy!

Answer 16

I use http://gregpike.net/demos/bootstrap-file-input/demo.html:

$('input[type=file]').bootstrapFileInput();

or

$('.file-inputs').bootstrapFileInput();

Answer 17

I thought I'd add my threepence worth, just to say how the default .custom-file-label and custom-file-input BS4 file input and how that can be used.

The latter class is on the input group and is not visible. While the former is the visible label and has a :after pseudoelement that looks like a button.

<div class="custom-file">
<input type="file" class="custom-file-input" id="upload">
<label class="custom-file-label" for="upload">Choose file</label>
</div>

You cannot add classes to psuedoelements, but you can style them in CSS (or SASS).

.custom-file-label:after {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #1e7e34;
    border-color: #1c7430;
    pointer: cursor;
}

Answer 18

/* * Bootstrap 3 filestyle * http://dev.tudosobreweb.com.br/bootstrap-filestyle/ * * Copyright (c) 2013 Markus Vinicius da Silva Lima * Update bootstrap 3 by Paulo Henrique Foxer * Version 2.0.0 * Licensed under the MIT license. * */

(function ($) {
"use strict";

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Answer 19

I modified @claviska answer and works as i like (Bootstrap 3, 4 not tested):

<label class="btn btn-default">
    <span>Browse</span>
    <input type="file" style="display: none;" onchange="$(this).prev('span').text($(this).val()!=''?$(this).val():'Browse')">
</label>

Answer 20

The following code makes as above the picture

Html

<form>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-6">
<label for="file">
<div class="input-group">
<span class="input-group-btn">
<button class="btn btn-default" type="button">Browse</button>
</span>
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="info" readonly="" style="background: #fff;" placeholder="Search for...">
</div><!-- /input-group -->
</label>
</div><!-- /.col-lg-6 -->
</div>

</div>
<input type="file" style="display: none;" onchange="$('#info').val($(this).val().split(/[\\|/]/).pop()); " name="file" id="file">
</form>

Javascript

<script type="text/javascript">

$(function() {
    $("label[for=file]").click(function(event) {
        event.preventDefault();
        $("#file").click();
    });
});

</script>

Answer 21

I have the same problem, and i try it like this.

<div>
<button type='button' class='btn btn-info btn-file'>Browse</button>
<input type='file' name='image'/>
</div>

The CSS

<style>
.btn-file {
    position:absolute;
}
</style>

The JS

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $('.btn-file').click(function(){
        $('input[name="image"]').click();
    });
});
</script>

Note : The button .btn-file must in the same tag as the input file

Hope you found the best solution...

Answer 22

Try following in the Bootstrap v.3.3.4

<div>
    <input id="uplFile" type="file" style="display: none;">

    <div class="input-group" style="width: 300px;">
        <div  id="btnBrowse"  class="btn btn-default input-group-addon">Select a file...</div>
        <span id="photoCover" class="form-control">
    </div>
</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
    $('#uplFile').change(function() {
        $('#photoCover').text($(this).val());
    });

    $('#btnBrowse').click(function(){
        $('#uplFile').click();
    });
</script>

Answer 23

Here is alternate trick, it's not the best solution but it just give you a choice

HTML code:

<button clss="btn btn-primary" id="btn_upload">Choose File</button>
<input id="fileupload" class="hide" type="file" name="files[]">

Javascript:

$("#btn_upload").click(function(e){
e.preventDefault();
$("#fileupload").trigger('click');
});

Answer 24

In respect of claviska answer - if you want to show uploaded file name in a basic file upload you can do it in inputs' onchange event. Just use this code:

 <label class="btn btn-default">
                    Browse...
                    <span id="uploaded-file-name" style="font-style: italic"></span>
                    <input id="file-upload" type="file" name="file"
                           onchange="$('#uploaded-file-name').text($('#file-upload')[0].value);" hidden>
 </label>

This jquery JS code is responsible will retrieving uploaded file name:

$('#file-upload')[0].value

Or with vanilla JS:

document.getElementById("file-upload").value

Answer 25

No fancy shiz required:

HTML:

<form method="post" action="/api/admin/image" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <input type="hidden" name="url" value="<%= boxes[i].url %>" />
    <input class="image-file-chosen" type="text" />
    <br />
    <input class="btn image-file-button" value="Choose Image" />
    <input class="image-file hide" type="file" name="image"/> <!-- Hidden -->
    <br />
    <br />
    <input class="btn" type="submit" name="image" value="Upload" />
    <br />
</form>

JS:

$('.image-file-button').each(function() {
      $(this).off('click').on('click', function() {
           $(this).siblings('.image-file').trigger('click');
      });
});
$('.image-file').each(function() {
      $(this).change(function () {
           $(this).siblings('.image-file-chosen').val(this.files[0].name);
      });
});

CAUTION: The three form elements in question MUST be siblings of each other (.image-file-chosen, .image-file-button, .image-file)

Answer 26

http://markusslima.github.io/bootstrap-filestyle/

$(":file").filestyle();

OR

<input type="file" class="filestyle" data-input="false">