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Text field

Component status
Contribution
Current version@spectrum-css/textfield@6.1.6
ReleasedMarch 7, 2024
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Usage notes

A single-line text field using the <input> element.

Variants

Standard Sizes
Contribution

50
Create a password with at least 8 characters.
50
Create a password with at least 8 characters.
50
Create a password with at least 8 characters.
50
Create a password with at least 8 characters.
Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeS">
  <label for="textfield-s" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeS">Password</label>
  <span id="character-count-1" class="spectrum-Textfield-characterCount">50</span>
  <input id="textfield-s" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-1 character-count-1">
  <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeS spectrum-HelpText--neutral">
    <div id="helptext-1" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeM">
  <label for="textfield-m" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Password</label>
  <span id="character-count-2" class="spectrum-Textfield-characterCount">50</span>
  <input id="textfield-m" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-2 character-count-2">
  <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeM spectrum-HelpText--neutral">
    <div id="helptext-2" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeL">
  <label for="textfield-l" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeL">Password</label>
  <span id="character-count-3" class="spectrum-Textfield-characterCount">50</span>
  <input id="textfield-l" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-3 character-count-3">
  <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeL spectrum-HelpText--neutral">
    <div id="helptext-3" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeXL">
  <label for="textfield-xl" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeXL">Password</label>
  <span id="character-count-4" class="spectrum-Textfield-characterCount">50</span>
  <input id="textfield-xl" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-4 character-count-4">
   <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeXL spectrum-HelpText--neutral">
    <div id="helptext-4" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

Textfield with Help Text
Contribution

Create a password with at least 8 characters.
Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield">
  <label for="textfield-helptext" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Password</label>
  <input id="textfield-helptext" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-5">
  <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeM spectrum-HelpText--neutral">
    <div id="helptext-5" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

With Character Count
Contribution

50
Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield">
  <label for="textfield-1" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <span id="character-count-6" class="spectrum-Textfield-characterCount">50</span>
  <input id="textfield-1" type="text" name="field" value="Lisa Wilson" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" aria-describedby="character-count-6">
</div>

Textfield with Side Label
Contribution

50
Create a password with at least 8 characters.
Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sideLabel">
  <label for="textfield-sidelabel" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Password</label>
  <span id="character-count-7" class="spectrum-Textfield-characterCount">50</span>
  <input id="textfield-sidelabel" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-7 character-count-7">
  <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeM spectrum-HelpText--neutral">
    <div id="helptext-7" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

Focused
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield is-focused">
  <label for="textfield-focused" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <input id="textfield-focused" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input">
</div>

Keyboard Focused
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield is-keyboardFocused">
  <label for="textfield-keyboard-focused" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <input id="textfield-keyboard-focused" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input">
</div>

Disabled
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield is-disabled">
  <label for="textfield-disabled" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <input id="textfield-disabled" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" disabled>
</div>

Read-only
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield is-readOnly">
<label for="textfield-readonly" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <input id="textfield-readonly" type="text" name="field" value="This text is read-only" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" readonly="readonly">
</div>

Valid
Contribution

Spectrum for Adobe Express uses a different icon. Use the SX_Alert_18_N.svg icon in the Express workflow icon set.

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeS is-valid">
  <label for="textfield-s-valid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeS">Enter your name</label>
    <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark75 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
      <use xlink:href="#spectrum-css-icon-Checkmark75" />
    </svg>
    <input id="textfield-s-valid" type="text" name="field" value="A valid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required>
</div>

<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeM is-valid">
  <label for="textfield-m-valid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark100 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-css-icon-Checkmark100" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-m-valid" type="text" name="field" value="A valid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required>
  </div>

<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeL is-valid">
  <label for="textfield-l-valid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeL">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark200 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-css-icon-Checkmark200" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-l-valid" type="text" name="field" value="A valid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required>
</div>

<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeXL is-valid">
  <label for="textfield-xl-valid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeXL">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark300 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-css-icon-Checkmark300" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-xl-valid" type="text" name="field" value="A valid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required>
</div>

Valid (disabled)
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield is-valid is-disabled">
  <label for="textfield-valid-disabled" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark100 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-css-icon-Checkmark100" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-valid-disabled" type="text" name="field" value="A valid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required disabled>
</div>

Invalid
Contribution

Spectrum for Adobe Express uses a different icon. Use the SX_Alert_18_N.svg icon in the Express workflow icon set.

Create a password with at least 8 characters.
Create a password with at least 8 characters.
Create a password with at least 8 characters.
Create a password with at least 8 characters.
Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeS is-invalid">
  <label for="textfield-s-invalid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeS">Password</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeS spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-s-invalid" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-15" required>
  <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeS spectrum-HelpText--negative">
    <div id="helptext-15" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeM is-invalid">
  <label for="textfield-m-invalid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeS">Password</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeM spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-m-invalid" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input"  pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-16" required>
  <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeM spectrum-HelpText--negative">
    <div id="helptext-16" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeL is-invalid">
  <label for="textfield-l-invalid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeS">Password</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeL spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-l-invalid" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input"  pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-17" required>
  <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeL spectrum-HelpText--negative">
    <div id="helptext-17" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--sizeXL is-invalid">
  <label for="textfield-xl-invalid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeS">Password</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeXL spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-xl-invalid" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input"  pattern=".{8,}" aria-describedby="helptext-18" required>
  <div class="spectrum-HelpText spectrum-HelpText--sizeXL spectrum-HelpText--negative">
    <div id="helptext-18" class="spectrum-HelpText-text">Create a password with at least 8 characters.</div>
  </div>
</div>

Invalid (disabled)
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield is-invalid is-disabled">
  <label for="textfield-invalid-disabled" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeM spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-invalid-disabled" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" disabled>
</div>

Focused (invalid)
Contribution

Spectrum for Adobe Express uses a different icon. Use the SX_Alert_18_N.svg icon in the Express workflow icon set.

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield is-invalid is-focused">
  <label for="textfield-focused-invalid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeM spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-focused-invalid" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required>
</div>

Keyboard Focused (invalid)
Contribution

Spectrum for Adobe Express uses a different icon. Use the SX_Alert_18_N.svg icon in the Express workflow icon set.

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield is-invalid is-keyboardFocused">
  <label for="textfield-keyboard-focused-invalid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeM spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-keyboard-focused-invalid" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required>
</div>

Quiet
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet">
  <label for="textfield-quiet" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <input id="textfield-quiet" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input">
</div>

Quiet Disabled
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet is-disabled">
  <label for="textfield-quiet-disabled" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <input id="textfield-quiet-disabled" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" disabled>
</div>

Quiet Valid
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet is-valid">
  <label for="textfield-quiet-valid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark100 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-css-icon-Checkmark100" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-quiet-valid" type="text" name="field" value="A valid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" required>
</div>

Quiet Valid (disabled)
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet is-valid is-disabled">
  <label for="textfield-quiet-valid-disabled" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark100 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-css-icon-Checkmark100" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-quiet-valid-disabled" type="text" name="field" value="A valid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" required disabled>
</div>

Quiet Invalid
Contribution

Spectrum for Adobe Express uses a different icon. Use the SX_Alert_18_N.svg icon in the Express workflow icon set.

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet is-invalid">
  <label for="textfield-quiet-invalid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeM spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-quiet-invalid" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required>
</div>

Quiet Invalid (disabled)
Contribution

Spectrum for Adobe Express uses a different icon. Use the SX_Alert_18_N.svg icon in the Express workflow icon set.

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet is-invalid is-disabled">
  <label for="textfield-quiet-invalid-disabled" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeM spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-quiet-invalid-disabled" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" disabled>
</div>

Quiet Focused
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet is-focused">
  <label for="textfield-quiet-focused" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <input id="textfield-quiet-focused" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input">
</div>

Quiet Keyboard Focused
Contribution

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet is-keyboardFocused">
  <label for="textfield-quiet-keyboard-focused" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <input id="textfield-quiet-keyboard-focused" type="text" name="field" value="" class="spectrum-Textfield-input">
</div>

Quiet Focused (invalid)
Contribution

Spectrum for Adobe Express uses a different icon. Use the SX_Alert_18_N.svg icon in the Express workflow icon set.

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet is-invalid is-focused">
  <label for="textfield-focused-invalid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeM spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-focused-invalid" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required>
</div>

Quiet Keyboard Focused (invalid)
Contribution

Spectrum for Adobe Express uses a different icon. Use the SX_Alert_18_N.svg icon in the Express workflow icon set.

Show markup
<div class="spectrum-Textfield spectrum-Textfield--quiet is-invalid is-keyboardFocused">
  <label for="textfield-keyboard-focused-invalid" class="spectrum-FieldLabel spectrum-FieldLabel--sizeM">Enter your name</label>
  <svg class="spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeM spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true">
    <use xlink:href="#spectrum-icon-18-Alert" />
  </svg>
  <input id="textfield-keyboard-focused-invalid" type="text" name="field" value="Invalid input" class="spectrum-Textfield-input" pattern="[\w\s]+" required>
</div>

Migration Guide

T-shirt sizes

As of token migration, textfield now has t-shirt sizes. Medium is the default size if no size variant is applied. Icon sizes must match each t-shirt size. Validation icons are as follows.

Label

As of token migration, textfield must always have a label. Label placement is top or on the side (start).

Character Count

As of token migration, textfield now has an optional character count. The character count moves to the side (end) when the label position is on the side (start). This count needs to be read by a screen reader but we cannot just use a live region as that will result in an overly verbose experience Adjust the markup of the character count for optimal accessibility for each API.

Help Text

As of token migration, Help text is optional and has only one position below the textfield input. Help text aligns with the input in both standard and side label layouts.

Composition

As of 3.0.0, Textfield is now composed the same way a DecoratedTextfield was previously.

That is, the outer element div.spectrum-Textfield contains a input.spectrum-Textfield-input.

As of spectrum tokens migration, Textfield uses grid to align the label, character count, helptext, and focus indicator in both the default and sidelabel layouts.

Any application using Textarea Grows (Textarea input which automatically resizes vertically to accommodate content that is entered) will need to place the sizer element within the same grid area as the input and focus indicator.

Icons

Icons are now added as SVGs, with svg.spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon used for the UI icons that can indicate valid or invalid input.

The <svg> element should appear before the <input> element.

Indicating validity and focus

Validity and focus must be bubbled up to the parent so adjacent siblings can be styled.

Thus, implementations must add the following classes in the following situations:

  • .spectrum-Textfield.is-focused - when the input is focused with the mouse
  • .spectrum-Textfield.is-keyboardFocused - when the input is focused with the keyboard
  • .spectrum-Textfield.is-valid - when the input has an explicit valid state
  • .spectrum-Textfield.is-invalid - when the input has an explicit invalid state

Valid Icon

Small
spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark75 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon

Medium
spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark100 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon

Large
spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark200 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon

Extra Large
spectrum-Icon spectrum-UIIcon-Checkmark7300 spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon

Invalid Icon

Uses #spectrum-icon-18-Alert

Small
spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeS spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon

Medium
spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeM spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon

Large
spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeL spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon

Extra Large
spectrum-Icon spectrum-Icon--sizeXL spectrum-Textfield-validationIcon

Removal of :valid, :invalid, and ::placeholder

Textfield no longer supports the CSS pseudo selectors :invalid and :value.

The CSS pseudo-element ::placeholder has been deprecated due to accessibility. The styling remains for backwards compatibility but it is advised to stop utilizing placeholders moving forward.

Using these selectors is an anti-pattern that complicates form validation techniques by making inputs appear invalid immediately, not after use interaction. Please apply .is-valid and .is-invalid to the outer div.spectrum-Textfield element instead.

Variants

Variants must be applied to the parent element, i.e. .spectrum-Textfield.spectrum-Textfield--quiet or .spectrum-Textfield.spectrum-Textfield--multiline. The <input> will be styled appropriately.