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Upload button

Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Category
Input
Created
29 Nov, 2019

HTML

index.html
<div class="upload-button">
<!-- The real file input -->
<input type="file" class="upload-button__input" />

<!-- The upload icon -->
<div class="upload-button__icon">...</div>

<!-- The label -->
...
</div>

CSS

styles.css
.upload-button {
/* Used to position the input */
position: relative;

/* Center the content */
align-items: center;
display: flex;

/* Border */
border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
border-radius: 0.25rem;
padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
}

.upload-button__input {
/* Take the full size */
height: 100%;
left: 0;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
width: 100%;

/* Make it transparent */
opacity: 0;
}

.upload-button__icon {
margin-right: 0.5rem;
}

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