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Accessible Cross-Browser CSS Form Styling

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Forms are one of the most common features of a web application. They are also a common cause of headaches. The controls you use, the markup for the structural layout, and the styling all have to be considered.

What you build can look and behave differently depending on the browser being used, and how you build it can impact the accessibility of your application.

Stephanie Eckles has prepared several lessons that work through the creation of a complete form demo featuring the most common controls with a variety of attributes.

You'll create semantic fieldsets, add responsive styles without media queries, and prepare styles for accessible validation.

The demo is built with Sass and Eleventy. Don't worry if you don't have prior experience with these tools— Stephanie's code and explanations make it easy to follow along, and additional resources are available if you need them.

This course is new and up to date — if you are looking to build a form for your website, you should start here.

What you'll learn:

  • Structural layout of form elements
  • Group fields into a fieldset
  • Adjust behavior based on viewport size
  • Style radio and checkbox elements

Questions to Think About:

  • What do native controls offer? Am I using the best choice?
  • Is my form accessible?
  • How should I balance the tradeoffs between functionality and accessibility?

Course Content

1h 52m • 18 lessons

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