Hide the browse button on a input type=file

Question

Is there a way to hide the browse button and only leave the text box that works in all browsers?

I have tried setting the margins but they show up different in each

Answer 1

Just an additional hint for avoiding too much JavaScript here: if you add a label and style it like the "browse button" you want to have, you could place it over the real browse button provided by the browser or hide the button somehow differently. By clicking the label the browser behavior is to open the dialog to browse for the file (don't forget to add the "for" attribute on the label with value of the id of the file input field to make this happen). That way you can customize the button in almost any way you want.

In some cases, it might be necessary to add a second input field or text element to display the value of the file input and hide the input completely as described in other answers. Still the label would avoid to simulate the click on the text input button by JavaScript.

BTW a similar hack can be used for customizing checkboxes or radiobuttons. by adding a label for them, clicking the label causes to select the checkbox/radiobutton. The native checkbox/radiobutton then can be hidden somewere and be replaced by a custom element.