HTML Form How to - Use OL to layout form controls

Question

We would like to know how to use OL to layout form controls.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style type='text/css'>
li {<!--from  w  w w  .j  a  v  a2 s  .c om-->
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

input {
  border: 1px solid #000000;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 12px;
  padding: 5px 0;
  width: 100%;
}

label {
  float: left;
  width: 4.5em;
}

span {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
  <form>
    <legend>Sign in</legend>
    <fieldset>
      <ol>
        <li><label for="email" class="email-label">E-mail</label> 
        <span><input type="email" spellcheck="false" required /></span>
        <li><label for="password" class="passwd-label">Password</label>
          <span><input type="password" id="password" required /></span>
        </li>
      </ol>
    </fieldset>
  </form>
</body>
</html>
</body>
</html>

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