# Form

## Important AI Instructions

* **Framework:** This is **Frankenstyle**, not Tailwind CSS. They look similar but are not the same.
* `uk-*` classes are FrankenstyleKit component classes.
* Non-`uk-*` classes (e.g. `mt`, `bg`, `display-flex`) are Frankenstyle utility classes — not Tailwind.
* Unfamiliar with Frankenstyle? Try to download https://franken.style/contexts/fs-usage.md — if you can't, ask the user to upload it manually.
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### Relevant documents

For better context, please download the following or ask the user to manually upload it:

- https://franken.style/contexts/kit-usage/icon.md

## Usage

Add one of the following classes to form controls inside a `<form>` element to define them.

| Class | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `.uk-input` | Add to `<input>` elements. |
| `.uk-select` | Add to `<select>` elements. |
| `.uk-textarea` | Add to `<textarea>` elements. |
| `.uk-radio` | Add to `<input type="radio">` elements. |
| `.uk-checkbox` | Add to `<input type="checkbox">` elements. |
| `.uk-range` | Add to `<input type="range">` elements. |
| `.uk-toggle-switch` | Add to `<input type="checkbox">` elements for toggle switches. |

Add the `.uk-fieldset` class to a `<fieldset>` and `.uk-legend` to a `<legend>`.

```html
<form>
  <fieldset class="uk-fieldset">
    <legend class="uk-legend">Form Details</legend>
    <input class="uk-input" type="text" placeholder="Input" />
    <select class="uk-select"><option>Option</option></select>
    <textarea class="uk-textarea" placeholder="Textarea"></textarea>
    <label><input class="uk-radio" type="radio" name="radio" checked /> Option 1</label>
    <label><input class="uk-checkbox" type="checkbox" /> Option 2</label>
    <input class="uk-range" type="range" value="5" min="0" max="10" />
  </fieldset>
</form>

```

## Danger modifier

Add `.uk-form-danger` to an `<input>`, `<select>`, or `<textarea>` to indicate an invalid value.

```html
<input class="uk-input uk-form-danger" type="text" value="Invalid input" />
<input class="uk-input" type="text" value="Disabled" disabled />

```

## Size modifiers

Add a size modifier class to scale the form elements. Options: `.uk-form-xsmall`, `.uk-form-small`, `.uk-form-medium`, `.uk-form-large`.

```html
<input class="uk-input uk-form-large" type="text" placeholder="Size Modifier" />

```

## Width modifiers

Use utility classes alongside form classes to define element widths.

```html
<input class="uk-input w-full" type="text" placeholder="100% width" />

```

## Blank modifier

Add `.uk-form-blank` to minimize the styling of form controls.

```html
<input class="uk-input uk-form-blank" type="text" placeholder="Blank form" />

```

## Layout

Apply a stacked layout to form elements. Modifiers can be added to parent elements like `<fieldset>`.

| Class | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `.uk-form-stacked` | Display labels on top of controls. |
| `.uk-form-label` | Define form labels. |
| `.uk-form-label-required` | Automatically add an asterisk to form labels. |
| `.uk-form-controls` | Define form controls container. |

```html
<form class="uk-form-stacked">
  <div>
    <label class="uk-form-label uk-form-label-required" for="text-input">Label</label>
    <div class="uk-form-controls">
      <input class="uk-input" id="text-input" type="text" placeholder="Input" />
    </div>
  </div>
</form>

```

## Form and icons

Use an icon (see `icon.md`) inside a form. Add `.uk-form-icon` to a `<span>` (or `<a>`/`<button>` for clickable actions) and wrap both the icon and input with `.uk-inline`. The icon must come first in markup.

```html
<div class="uk-inline">
  <span class="uk-form-icon">
    <uk-icon icon="user"></uk-icon>
  </span>
  <input class="uk-input" type="text" placeholder="Icon Input" />
</div>

```

## Custom controls

Replace file inputs or selects with custom HTML (button, text) by adding `data-uk-form-custom` to a container.

*Note: Hover and focus states are not styled by default; use adjacent sibling selectors to style.*

### File

```html
<div data-uk-form-custom="target: true">
  <input type="file" aria-label="Upload" />
  <input class="uk-input" type="text" placeholder="Select file" disabled />
</div>
<button class="uk-button uk-button-default">Submit</button>

```

### Select

```html
<div data-uk-form-custom="target: > * > span:first-child">
  <select aria-label="Custom select">
    <option value="">Please select...</option>
    <option value="1">Option 01</option>
  </select>
  <button class="uk-button uk-button-default" type="button" tabindex="-1">
    <span></span>
    <uk-icon icon="chevron-down" class="ml-2"></uk-icon>
  </button>
</div>

```

## Help block

Create form help text using `.uk-form-help`. Explicitly associate it with the control using `aria-describedby` for accessibility.

```html
<label for="name" class="uk-form-label">Name</label>
<input type="text" id="name" class="uk-input" aria-describedby="name-help" />
<div class="uk-form-help" id="name-help">Help text description goes here.</div>

```

## Toggle Switch

Ask for yes/no input without JS. Modifier options: `.uk-toggle-switch-primary`, `.uk-toggle-switch-danger`.

```html
<div class="flex items-center space-x" style="--space-x: 2">
  <input class="uk-toggle-switch uk-toggle-switch-primary" id="toggle" type="checkbox" checked />
  <label class="uk-form-label" for="toggle">Toggle label</label>
</div>

```

## Accessibility

Ensure WAI-ARIA roles, states, and properties are set.

* If no `<label>` element is associated with the control, set the `aria-label` property on the input itself.

```html
<input class="uk-input" type="text" aria-label="Descriptive label for screen readers" />

```