How to make text boxes aligned vertically?

Question

I have two textboxes on top of each other like so:

the text boxes are postioned in a way where there position depends on the text that comes before it; the longer the text is, the more right the right the text box will be. How can I make it so that the two text boxes are positioned vertically in the same position, stacked on top of each other?

Answer 1

One easy solution is CSS-Grid which willc reate a table-like-layout:

 body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: min-content auto; grid-gap: 10px; } /* counters the linebreak at white-space caused by min-content */ label { white-space: nowrap; }

 <label>Sceenshot 1.png</label> <input type="text"> <label>Sceen Shot 2022-06-21 at 5.58.05 PM.png</label> <input type="text">

Answer 2

1. use CSS GRID with grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; for element near the other.

 <div id="container" style=" display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 0.5rem;"> <!-- 1 --> <span>small text</span> <input type="text"> <!-- 2 --> <span>longer text, longer text...</span> <input type="text"> </div>

2. just add display: grid to the parent element, if you want every element be one under the other

 <div id="container" style="display: grid;"> <!-- 1 --> <span>small text</span> <input type="text"> <!-- 2 --> <span>longer text, longer text...</span> <input type="text"> </div>

3. I suggest using <label> instead of normal <span> ! to help with accessibility. infact if user click on the <span> it will be automatically focused on <input>

 <div id="container" style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 0.5rem;"> <!-- 1 --> <label for="first-input"> <span>small text</span> </label> <input type="text" id="first-input"> <!-- 2 --> <label for="second-input"> <span>longer text, longer text...</span> </label> <input type="text" id="second-input"> </div>