The ::file-selector-button
CSS pseudo-element represents the button of an <input>
of type="file"
.
WebKit/Blink compatible browsers like Chrome, Opera and Safari (indicated by the -webkit
prefix) support a non-standard pseudo-class ::-webkit-file-upload-button
which serves the same purpose.
Syntax
selector::file-selector-button
Examples
HTML
<form>
<label for="fileUpload">Upload file</label>
<input type="file" id="fileUpload">
</form>
CSS
input[type=file]::file-selector-button {
border: 2px solid #6c5ce7;
padding: .2em .4em;
border-radius: .2em;
background-color: #a29bfe;
transition: 1s;
}
input[type=file]::file-selector-button:hover {
background-color: #81ecec;
border: 2px solid #00cec9;
}
Example with fallback for browsers supporting the -webkit
prefix. Note that as a selector you will need to write out the whole code block twice, as an unrecognized selector invalidates the whole list.
Note that ::file-selector-button
is a whole element, and as such matches the rules from the UA stylesheet. In particular, fonts and colors won't necessarily inherit from the input
element.
HTML
<form>
<label for="fileUpload">Upload file</label>
<input type="file" id="fileUpload">
</form>
CSS
input[type=file]::-webkit-file-upload-button {
border: 2px solid #6c5ce7;
padding: .2em .4em;
border-radius: .2em;
background-color: #a29bfe;
transition: 1s;
}
input[type=file]::file-selector-button {
border: 2px solid #6c5ce7;
padding: .2em .4em;
border-radius: .2em;
background-color: #a29bfe;
transition: 1s;
}
input[type=file]::-webkit-file-upload-button:hover {
background-color: #81ecec;
border: 2px solid #00cec9;
}
input[type=file]::file-selector-button:hover {
background-color: #81ecec;
border: 2px solid #00cec9;
}
Specifications
The pseudo-element has been resolved on by the CSS WG however the edit has not yet been made in a specification.
Browser compatibility
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