# Input Tag

## 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.
- Always output **HTML** — never Pug, JSX, or other template languages.
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## Usage & Capturing Values

The `<uk-input-tag>` web component creates and manages a list of tags. Add a `name` attribute to automatically generate a hidden input field to capture the selected values on your server. 

> **Note:** Always sanitize and validate user input on the server-side to ensure security, as this frontend component can be tampered with.

```html
<form class="[min-h]" style="--min-h: 2.875rem">
  <uk-input-tag name="tags" placeholder="Add a tag"></uk-input-tag>
</form>

```

## Tag States

Use the `cls` attribute to customize tag styling with different visual cues.

```html
<form>
  <div class="[min-h]" style="--min-h: 2.875rem">
    <uk-input-tag
      cls="tag: uk-tag uk-tag-primary"
      placeholder="Add a tag"
      value="Featured,Recommended,Verified"
    ></uk-input-tag>
  </div>
</form>

```

## Configuration (Prepopulating, Rules & Disabled)

You can pass standard attributes to control duplicates, limits, custom delimiters, or disable the input entirely.

```html
<form class="[min-h]" style="--min-h: 2.875rem">
  <uk-input-tag
    placeholder="Add a fruit"
    value="Apple,Mango,Lemon"
    allow-duplicates
    max-tags="3"
    delimiters=",; "
    disabled
  ></uk-input-tag>
</form>

```

## Internationalization (i18n)

Support i18n via the `i18n` attribute (highest priority), a config script, or default values.

```html
<uk-input-tag
  i18n='{"placeholder": "Añadir etiqueta...", "duplicate-error": "La etiqueta ya existe"}'>
</uk-input-tag>

<uk-input-tag>
  <script type="application/json" data-fn="config">
    {
      "i18n": { "placeholder": "Ajouter un tag..." }
    }
  </script>
</uk-input-tag>

```

### Available i18n options

| Key | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `placeholder` | Add a tag... | Placeholder text for input field |
| `remove-label` | Remove tag | ARIA label for remove button |
| `edit-label` | Edit tag | ARIA label for tag text (click to edit) |
| `tag-list-label` | Tags | ARIA label for tag list container |
| `min-length-error` | Tag must be at least {'{min}'} characters | Minimum length error (supports {'{min}'}) |
| `max-length-error` | Tag cannot exceed {'{max}'} characters | Maximum length error (supports {'{max}'}) |
| `duplicate-error` | Tag already exists | Error message for duplicate tags |
| `max-tags-error` | Maximum {'{max}'} tags allowed | Max tags limit error (supports {'{max}'}) |
| `input-label` | Tag input | ARIA label for input field |

## Custom Classes & Inline Styles

Style elements inside the component via `cls` (classes) and `stl` (inline styles) attributes. Pass a standard string to target `host-inner`, or use JSON for specific elements.

```html
<uk-input-tag cls="my-tag-input"></uk-input-tag>

<uk-input-tag 
  cls='{
    "wrapper": "uk-input-tag custom-wrapper",
    "tag": "uk-tag uk-tag-primary"
  }'
  stl='{
    "wrapper": "padding: 0.5rem;",
    "input": "min-width: 120px;"
  }'>
</uk-input-tag>

```

### Available cls & stl targets

| Target | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `host-inner` | The main container wrapper |
| `wrapper` | The wrapper containing tags and input field |
| `tag-list` | The container for all tag elements |
| `tag` | Individual tag elements |
| `tag-text` | Text span inside tag (clickable for editing) |
| `tag-remove` | Remove button inside tag |
| `input` | The text input field |
| `error` | Error message container (shown on validation failure) |

## Behavior

* **Paste:** Automatically splits/adds tags when pasting delimited text.
* **Mouse:** Click a tag's name to edit it in the input field. Click its close icon to delete.
* **Keyboard:** When the input is empty, Backspace deletes the last tag and moves its value to the input for editing. Enter/comma (,) creates a tag.

## Slugifying Tags

Add `slugify` to convert tags into a URL-friendly format (e.g., spaces to hyphens). Powered by [slugify](https://github.com/simov/slugify). Customize behavior with `slugify-options`.

```html
<uk-input-tag
  placeholder="Add a tag"
  slugify
  slugify-options='{"lower": true, "strict": true}'
  value="fan-fiction"
></uk-input-tag>

```

### Slugify Options

| Option | Description | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `replacement` | String used to replace spaces/characters | - |
| `remove` | RegEx pattern to remove from the tag |  |
| `lower` | Convert tag to lowercase | true |
| `strict` | Strip special characters except replacement | true |
| `locale` | Language code for slugification |  |
| `trim` | Trim leading/trailing replacement characters | true |

## Error State & Layout Shift

To show validation errors, apply `.uk-form-danger` via the `cls` attribute.
To prevent layout shift (FOUC) while the web component loads, set a predefined `min-height` on the parent container.

```html
<div class="uk-form-controls [min-h]" style="--min-h: 2.875rem">
  <uk-input-tag cls="uk-input-tag uk-form-danger;" placeholder="Required tag"></uk-input-tag>
</div>

```

## Attributes

| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `maxlength` | Number | 20 | Maximum character length allowed for each tag. |
| `minlength` | Number | 1 | Minimum character length required for each tag. |
| `slugify` | Boolean | false | Enables slug transformation for tags (URL-friendly). |
| `slugify-options` | String |  | JSON or key:value format for customizing slugify behavior. |
| `delimiters` | String | , | Characters that trigger tag creation (e.g., ",;"). |
| `allow-duplicates` | Boolean | false | Allows duplicate tags when enabled. |
| `max-tags` | Number | 0 | Maximum number of tags allowed (0 = unlimited). |
| `name` | String |  | Name attribute for hidden input fields (automatically appends []). |
| `disabled` | Boolean | false | Disables input field and prevents tag editing/removal. |
| `placeholder` | String |  | Placeholder text for input field (overrides i18n default). |
| `value` | String |  | Comma-separated list of tags to prepopulate. |
| `cls` | String |  | Custom classes. String or JSON object for targeting. |
| `stl` | String |  | Custom inline styles. String or JSON object for targeting. |
| `i18n` | String |  | i18n strings as JSON object or via script. |
| `force-prevent-rerender` | Boolean | false | Prevents rerendering (useful for HTMX or SPAs). |

## Events

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `uk-input-tag:input` | Fired after the value has changed, allowing response to user input. |

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