Bootstrap align text vertically to switch button

Question

I want to align a text in a <label> or <span> element to this custom switch button:

.switch {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 60px;
  height: 34px;
}

.switch input {
  opacity: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
}

.slider {
  position: absolute;
  cursor: pointer;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background-color: #ccc;
  -webkit-transition: .4s;
  transition: .4s;
}

.slider:before {
  position: absolute;
  content: "";
  height: 26px;
  width: 26px;
  left: 4px;
  bottom: 4px;
  background-color: white;
  -webkit-transition: .4s;
  transition: .4s;
}

input:checked+.slider {
  background-color: #2196F3;
}

input:focus+.slider {
  box-shadow: 0 0 1px #2196F3;
}

input:checked+.slider:before {
  -webkit-transform: translateX(26px);
  -ms-transform: translateX(26px);
  transform: translateX(26px);
}
/* Rounded sliders */
.slider.round {
  border-radius: 34px;
}
.slider.round:before {
  border-radius: 50%;
}

<span>Custom switch</span>
<label class="switch">
  <input type="checkbox" checked>
  <span class="slider round"></span>
</label>

I cannot get it working setting the margin or float on the switch class element.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 16 '19 at 17:06

2

Use flex

body {
 display: flex;
 align-items: center;
}
.switch {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 60px;
  height: 34px;
}

.switch input {
  opacity: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
}

.slider {
  position: absolute;
  cursor: pointer;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background-color: #ccc;
  -webkit-transition: .4s;
  transition: .4s;
}

.slider:before {
  position: absolute;
  content: "";
  height: 26px;
  width: 26px;
  left: 4px;
  bottom: 4px;
  background-color: white;
  -webkit-transition: .4s;
  transition: .4s;
}

input:checked+.slider {
  background-color: #2196F3;
}

input:focus+.slider {
  box-shadow: 0 0 1px #2196F3;
}

input:checked+.slider:before {
  -webkit-transform: translateX(26px);
  -ms-transform: translateX(26px);
  transform: translateX(26px);
}
/* Rounded sliders */
.slider.round {
  border-radius: 34px;
}
.slider.round:before {
  border-radius: 50%;
}

<span>Custom switch</span>
<label class="switch">
  <input type="checkbox" checked>
  <span class="slider round"></span>
</label>

answered Oct 16 '19 at 17:06

Deepu Reghunath

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Flex is the best option indeed – davidev Oct 16 '19 at 17:08
this works, but it may lead to errors when in a `input-group` that is `inline` like a `form-inline` or a `inline-table` display mode. How to combine them? – loretoparisi Oct 16 '19 at 17:18
@loretoparisi can you share an example of it? – Deepu Reghunath Oct 16 '19 at 17:20
https://jsfiddle.net/updcx1Lo/ actually it works here, the problem I think was some custom CSS I had elsewhere! – loretoparisi Oct 16 '19 at 17:33
1

@loretoparisi you can group the items in a separate div element and give style to that element instead of giving flex style to the body – Deepu Reghunath Oct 16 '19 at 17:40

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 16 '19 at 17:12

.switch {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 60px;
  height: 34px;
}

.switch input {
  opacity: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
}

.slider {
  position: absolute;
  cursor: pointer;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background-color: #ccc;
  -webkit-transition: .4s;
  transition: .4s;
}

.slider:before {
  position: absolute;
  content: "";
  height: 26px;
  width: 26px;
  left: 4px;
  bottom: 4px;
  background-color: white;
  -webkit-transition: .4s;
  transition: .4s;
}

input:checked+.slider {
  background-color: #2196F3;
}

input:focus+.slider {
  box-shadow: 0 0 1px #2196F3;
}

input:checked+.slider:before {
  -webkit-transform: translateX(26px);
  -ms-transform: translateX(26px);
  transform: translateX(26px);
}
/* Rounded sliders */
.slider.round {
  border-radius: 34px;
}
.slider.round:before {
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.right-div {
display: inline-block;
}
.left-div {
text-align: center;
display: table-cell;
vertical-align: middle;
}
.parent-div{
display:table;
}

<div class="parent-div">
  <div class="left-div">
    <span>Custom switch</span>
   </div>
  <div class="right-div">
    <label class="switch">
      <input type="checkbox" checked>
      <span class="slider round"></span>
    </label>
   </div>
<div>

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 16 '19 at 17:15

As an alternative to flex, you can also use css tables:

.switch-container {
  display: table;
}

.switch-label {
  display: table-cell;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.switch {
  position: relative;
  display: table-cell;
  vertical-align: center;
  width: 60px;
  height: 34px;
}

.switch input {
  opacity: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
}

.slider {
  position: absolute;
  cursor: pointer;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background-color: #ccc;
  -webkit-transition: .4s;
  transition: .4s;
}

.slider:before {
  position: absolute;
  content: "";
  height: 26px;
  width: 26px;
  left: 4px;
  bottom: 4px;
  background-color: white;
  -webkit-transition: .4s;
  transition: .4s;
}

input:checked+.slider {
  background-color: #2196F3;
}

input:focus+.slider {
  box-shadow: 0 0 1px #2196F3;
}

input:checked+.slider:before {
  -webkit-transform: translateX(26px);
  -ms-transform: translateX(26px);
  transform: translateX(26px);
}
/* Rounded sliders */
.slider.round {
  border-radius: 34px;
}
.slider.round:before {
  border-radius: 50%;
}

<div class="switch-container">
  <span class="switch-label">Custom switch</span>
  <label class="switch">
    <input type="checkbox" checked>
    <span class="slider round"></span>
  </label>
</div>

I have added a `float: left` to the `.switch-container` in order to align inline items. — loretoparisi, Oct 16 '19 at 17:32
`float: left` shouldn't break the `display: table` attribute. — Barn on a Hill, Oct 16 '19 at 17:39

Bootstrap align text vertically to switch button

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