How to set the height of an input (text) field in CSS?

Question

Sorry for this question but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere. I have CSS code that should set the height of my text box. I am using VS2010 Express for Windows phone, coding in HTML/CSS/Javascript/C#.

HTML

<input class="heighttext" type="text" id="name">

CSS

.heighttext{
  height:30px
}

I can set the height to anything I like, but the text box will stay the same! Please help, or at least send me a link that can!

Answer 1

Try with padding and line-height -

input[type="text"]{ padding: 20px 10px; line-height: 28px; }

Answer 2

Form controls are notoriously difficult to style cross-platform/browser. Some browsers will honor a CSS height rule, some won't.

You can try line-height (may need display:block; or display:inline-block;) or top and bottom padding also. If none of those work, that's pretty much it - use a graphic, position the input in the center and set border:none; so it looks like the form control is big but it actually isn't...

Answer 3

You should use font-size for controlling the height, it is widely supported amongst browsers. And in order to add spacing, you should use padding. Forexample,

.inputField{
  font-size: 30px;
  padding-top: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
}

Answer 4

Don't use height property in input field.

Example:

.heighttext{
    display:inline-block;
    padding:15px 10px;
    line-height:140%;
}

Always use padding and line-height css property. Its work perfect for all mobile device and all browser.

Answer 5

You use this style code

.heighttext{
 float:right;
 height:30px;
 width:70px;
 }