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CSS Bootstrap 4 Basics (Retired) Building Forms with Bootstrap Custom Form Controls for Cross-Browser Consistency

Posted by nagamani palamuthi
nagamani palamuthi
6,160 Points

hi there, my labels woth the checkboxes are overflowing the size of my form. I have given my code below

https://w.trhou.se/susdzexyhz

2 Answers

joseph arias
joseph arias
9,269 Points
joseph arias
joseph arias
9,269 Points

heyyy nagamani palamuthi .. I had the same problem too. What I did was I wrapped the whole form in a div container. It works out.

Ulrike Pechmann
Ulrike Pechmann
18,211 Points
Ulrike Pechmann
Ulrike Pechmann
18,211 Points

This will work for 4.0.0-alpha.5 

<div class="form-group">
  <div>
    <label class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
      <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input">
      <span class="custom-control-indicator"></span>
      <span class="custom-control-description"></span>
      Javascript frameworks
    </label>
  </div>
  <div>
    <label class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
      <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input">
      <span class="custom-control-indicator"></span>
      <span class="custom-control-description"></span>
      Javascript libraries
    </label>   
  </div>
  <div>
    <label class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
      <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input">
      <span class="custom-control-indicator"></span>
      <span class="custom-control-description"></span>
      Node.Js libraries
    </label>
  </div>
  <div>
     <label class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
      <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input">
      <span class="custom-control-indicator"></span>
      <span class="custom-control-description"></span>
      Build tools 
    </label>
  </div>
</div>