- Interactivity
- appearance
Interactivity
appearance
Utilities for suppressing native form control styling.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
appearance-none | appearance: none; |
appearance-auto | appearance: auto; |
Examples
Removing default appearance
Use appearance-none to reset any browser specific styling on an element:
Default browser styles applied
Remove default browser styles
<select>
<option>Yes</option>
<option>No</option>
<option>Maybe</option>
</select>
<div class="grid">
<select class="col-start-1 row-start-1 appearance-none bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800 ...">
<option>Yes</option>
<option>No</option>
<option>Maybe</option>
</select>
<svg class="pointer-events-none col-start-1 row-start-1 ...">
<!-- ... -->
</svg>
</div>
This utility is often used when creating custom form components.
Restoring default appearance
Use appearance-auto to restore the default browser specific styling on an element:
Try emulating `forced-colors: active` in your developer tools to see the difference
<label>
<div>
<input type="checkbox" class="appearance-none forced-colors:appearance-auto ..." />
<svg class="invisible peer-checked:visible forced-colors:hidden ...">
<!-- ... -->
</svg>
</div>
Falls back to default appearance
</label>
<label>
<div>
<input type="checkbox" class="appearance-none ..." />
<svg class="invisible peer-checked:visible ...">
<!-- ... -->
</svg>
</div>
Keeps custom appearance
</label>
This is useful for reverting to the standard browser controls in certain accessibility modes.
Responsive design
Prefix an appearance utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<select class="appearance-auto md:appearance-none ...">
<!-- ... -->
</select>Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
