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Is there a way to style  or script   lt input type file   gt  element to have visible only  Browse  button without text field   Thanks  Edit  Just to clarify why to I need this  I m using multi file upload code from http   www morningz com  p 5 and it doesn t need input text field because it never has value  Script just adds newly selected file to collection on page  It would look much better without text field  if it s possible

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I Don t Know what your talking about  if you trying to style a input type file into a button that is easy for me all you will need is just html and css    lt div id  File-Body  gt     lt label id  File-Lable  for  File-For  gt       lt div id  Filebutton  gt Edit lt  div gt     lt  label gt     lt input id  File-For  type  file  gt   lt  div gt    css    File-Body  gt   File-For     display  none      Filebutton     width  50px    height  20px    border  1px solid    border-radius  2px    text-align  center     File-Body     width  300px    height  30px      If you want to test it Here it is http   jsfiddle net qm8j45c3

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This HTML code show up only Upload File button   lt form action   action page php  gt       lt input type  button  id  id  value  Upload File   onclick  document getElementById  file   click       gt       lt input type  file  style  display none   id  file  name  file  onchange  this form submit     gt     lt  form gt

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All these answers are cute  but CSS won t work since it isn t the same across all browsers and devices  the first answer I wrote will work in everything but Safari  To get it to work accross all browsers all the time it must be created dynamically and recreated every time you want to clear the input text       var imageDiv   document createElement  div           imageDiv setAttribute  id    imagediv        imageDiv style cssText    position relative  vertical-align  bottom          var imageText   document createTextNode  Append Image         var newLine   document createElement  br         var image   document createElement  input            image setAttribute  type    file        image setAttribute  id    images        image setAttribute  name    images               image setAttribute  multiple    multiple        imageDiv appendChild imageText        imageDiv appendChild newLine        imageDiv appendChild image        questionParagraph appendChild imageDiv

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So here s the best way to do this FOR ALL BROWSERS   Forget CSS    lt p gt Append Image  lt  p gt    lt input type  button  id  clickImage  value  Add Image    gt   lt input type  file  name  images    id  images  multiple   gt    lt script type  text javascript  src  https   ajax googleapis com ajax libs jquery 1 6 1 jquery min js  charset  utf-8  gt  lt  script gt    lt script gt      images   hide                clickImage   click  function                 images   trigger  click           lt  script gt

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Hide the input-file element and create a visible button that will trigger the click event of that input-file   Try this   CSS   file   width 0  height 0       HTML    lt input type  file  id  file  name  file    gt   lt button id  btn-upload  gt Upload lt  button gt    JAVASCRIPT jQuery      function            btn-upload   click function e           e preventDefault                file   click

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You can hide the input file tag using normal CSS  First  add a label with for attribute and assign it to input button  Now by default when you click the label  the button click event will be triggered that will open up the browse files dialogue   lt input type  quot file quot  name  quot imageUpload quot  id  quot imageUpload quot  class  quot hide quot   gt    lt label for  quot imageUpload quot  class  quot button-style quot  gt Select file lt  label gt   Add the style to the label as a button  Live Demo

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That s going to be very hard  The problem with the file input type is that it usually consists of two visual elements  while being treated as a single DOM-element  Add to that that several browsers have their own distinct look and feel for the file input  and you re set for nightmare  See this article on quirksmode org about the quirks the file input has  I guarantee you it won t make you happy  I speak from experience     EDIT   Actually  I think you might get away with putting your input in a container element  like a div   and adding a negative margin to the element  Effectively hiding the textbox part off screen  Another option would be to use the technique in the article I linked  to try to style it like a button

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HTML    lt input type  file  name  upload  id  upload  style  display none  gt  lt  input gt       lt button  id  browse  gt Upload lt  button gt    JQUERY     document  ready function                browse   click function                upload   click                       Hope this works

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I know this is an old post but a simple way to make the text dissapear is just to set text color to that of your background   eg if your text input background is white then   input type  file    color  fff      This will not effect the Choose File text which will still be black due to the browser

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This works for me   input type  file          color  white important

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Resolved with the following code    lt div style  overflow  hidden width 83px   gt      lt input style  float right   name  userfile  id  userfile  type  file   gt   lt  div gt

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I will answer this question by telling you why you should not remove the text  The reason for the text is userability  If a user has selected a file  he should know that he has selected the file and the file name be indicated  While you can remove the text as answered by many here  you are going against the principle of human user  Once you remove the text  the button appears the same  whether a user has selected a file or not  And this is bad design

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Here is my good ol  remedy    lt input type  file  id  myFile  style  display none     gt   lt button type  button  onclick  document getElementById  myFile   click     gt Browse lt  button gt    At least it worked in Safari   Plain and simple

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Fix to work in all browsers RESOLVED          lt input type    button  value    Choose image          onclick   javascript document getElementById  imagefile   click     gt         lt input id    imagefile  type  file  style  visibility  hidden   name  img   gt    I have tested in FF  Chrome  amp  IE - working fine  applied styles too  D

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I tried to implement the top two solutions  and it ended up being a HUGE waste of time for me   In the end  applying this  css class solved the problem     input type  file       color  transparent      Done   super clean and super simple

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You can dispatch the click event on a hidden file input like this    x000D   x000D   lt form action   type your action here  method  POST  enctype  multipart form-data  gt  x000D        lt div id  yourBtn  style  height  50px  width  100px border  1px dashed  BBB  cursor pointer    gt Click to upload  lt  div gt  x000D        lt  -- hide input type file  -- gt  x000D        lt div style  height  0px width 0px  overflow hidden   gt  lt input id  upfile  type  file  value  upload   gt  lt  div gt  x000D        lt input type  submit  value  submit   gt  x000D       lt  form gt  x000D   x000D       lt script type  text javascript  gt  x000D       var btn   document getElementById  yourBtn    x000D       var upfile   document getElementById  upfile     x000D       btn addEventListener  click  function    x000D        if document createEvent   x000D         var ev   document createEvent  MouseEvents    x000D         ev initEvent  click  true false   x000D         upfile dispatchEvent ev   x000D         else  x000D            upfile click    x000D          x000D           x000D       x000D       lt  script gt  x000D   x000D   x000D

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I used some of the code recommended above and after many hours of waisting my time  I eventually came to a css bag free solution   You can run it over here - http   jsfiddle net WqGph   but then found a better solution - http   jsfiddle net XMMc4 5     lt input type    button  value    Choose image  2      onclick   javascript document getElementById  imagefile   click     gt          lt input id    imagefile  type  file  style  display none   name  img  value  none   gt see jsfiddle code for examples lt br  gt

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Ive a really hacky solution with this      lt style type  text css  gt       input type  file                  width  80px                  lt  style gt    lt input id  File1  type  file    gt    The problem is the width attribute that is hiding the text field will obvously vary between browsers  vary between Windows XP themes and so on  Maybe its something you can work with though

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Here is a simplified version of  ampersandre s popular solution that works in all major browsers  Asp NET markup   lt asp TextBox runat  server  ID  FilePath  CssClass  form-control      style  float left  display inline  margin-right 5px  width 300px      ReadOnly  True  ClientIDMode  Static    gt   lt div class  inputWrapper  gt       lt div id  UploadFile  style  height 38px  font-size 16px         text-align center  gt Upload File lt  div gt       lt div gt         lt input name  FileUpload  id  FileInput  runat  server                type  File    gt       lt  div gt     lt  div gt     lt asp Button ID  UploadButton  runat  server       style  display none  OnClick  UploadButton Click    gt   lt  div gt   lt asp HiddenField ID  hdnFileName  runat  server  ClientIDMode  Static    gt    JQuery Code    document  ready function              UploadFile   click function             alert  UploadFile clicked               id   FileInput     trigger  click                   id   FileInput     change function  event           var target   event target         var tmpFile   target files 0  name         alert  FileInput changed     tmpFile          if  tmpFile length  gt  0                  hdnFileName   val tmpFile                       id   UploadButton     trigger  click                 css code   inputWrapper   height  38px  width  102px  overflow  hidden  position  relative  padding  6px 6px  cursor  pointer  white-space nowrap    Using a background color  but you can use a background image to represent  a button   background-color   DEDEDE  border  1px solid gray  border-radius  4px  -moz-user-select  none  -ms-user-select  none  -webkit-user-select  none  user-select  none      Uses a hidden  UploadButton  click trigger for server postback with standard   The  with  Upload File  text pushes the input control out of view in the wrapper div when it overflows so there is no need to apply any styles for the  file input  control div  The    id   FileInput    selector allows section of ids with standard ASP NET prefixes applied  The FilePath textbox value in set from server code behind from hdnFileName Value once file is uploaded

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You could label an image so when you click on it the click event of the button will be triggered  You can simply make the normal button invisible    lt form gt       lt label for  fileButton  gt  lt img src  YourSource  gt  lt  label gt      lt  --You don t have to put an image here  it can be anything you like-- gt       lt input type  file  id  fileButton  style  display none    gt   lt  form gt    It worked for me on all browsers  and is very easy to use

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There are several valid options here but thought I would give what I have come up with while trying to fix a similar issue   http   jsfiddle net 5RyrG 1     lt span class  btn fileinput-button  gt       lt span gt Import Field s  lt  span gt       lt input id  fileupload  type  file  name  files    onchange  handleFiles this files   multiple gt   lt  span gt   lt div id  txt  gt  lt  div gt   function handleFiles files           txt   text files 0  name

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Another easy way of doing this  Make a  input type file  tag in html and hide it  Then click a button and format it according to need  After this use javascript jquery to programmatically click the input tag when the button is clicked   HTML  -   lt input id  file  type  file  style  display  none   gt   lt button id  button  gt Add file lt  button gt    JavaScript  -  document getElementById  button   addEventListener  click   function         document getElementById  file   click          jQuery  -      button   click function            file   click          CSS  -   button       background-color  blue      color  white      Here is a working JS fiddle for the same  - http   jsfiddle net 32na3

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lt a href     id  select logo  gt Select Logo lt  a gt   lt input type  file  id  logo  gt        logo   css  opacity   0         select logo   click function           trigger  click       return false

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I wasted my day today getting this to work  I found none of the solutions here working each of my scenarios    Then I remembered I saw an example for the JQuery File Upload without text box  So what I did is that I took their example and stripped it down to the relevant part   This solution at least works for IE and FF and can be fully styled  In the below example the file input is hidden under the fancy  Add Files  button    lt html gt    lt head gt       lt title gt jQuery File Upload Example lt  title gt       lt style type  text css  gt           myfileupload-buttonbar input                       position  absolute              top  0              right  0              margin  0              border  solid transparent              border-width  0 0 100px 200px              opacity  0 0              filter  alpha opacity 0               -o-transform  translate 250px  -50px  scale 1               -moz-transform  translate -300px  0  scale 4               direction  ltr              cursor  pointer                     myui-button                       position  relative              cursor  pointer              text-align  center              overflow  visible              background-color  red              overflow  hidden                 lt  style gt   lt  head gt   lt body gt       lt div id  fileupload   gt           lt div class  myfileupload-buttonbar   gt               lt label class  myui-button  gt                   lt span  gt Add Files lt  span gt                   lt input id  file  type  file  name  files      gt               lt  label gt           lt  div gt       lt  div gt   lt  body gt   lt  html gt

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I was having a heck of a time trying to accomplish this  I didn t want to use a Flash solution  and none of the jQuery libraries I looked at were reliable across all browsers   I came up with my own solution  which is implemented completely in CSS  except for the onclick style change to make the button appear  clicked     You can try a working example here  http   jsfiddle net VQJ9V 307   Tested in FF 7  IE 9  Safari 5  Opera 11 and Chrome 14   It works by creating a big file input  with font-size 50px   then wrapping it in a div that has a fixed size and overflow hidden  The input is then only visible through this  window  div  The div can be given a background image or color  text can be added  and the input can be made transparent to reveal the div background   HTML    lt div class  inputWrapper  gt       lt input class  fileInput  type  file  name  file1   gt   lt  div gt    CSS    inputWrapper       height  32px      width  64px      overflow  hidden      position  relative      cursor  pointer        Using a background color  but you can use a background image to represent a button       background-color   DDF     fileInput       cursor  pointer      height  100       position absolute      top  0      right  0      z-index  99        This makes the button huge  If you want a bigger button  increase the font size       font-size 50px        Opacity settings for all browsers       opacity  0      -moz-opacity  0      filter progid DXImageTransform Microsoft Alpha opacity 0      Let me know if there are any problems with it and I ll try to fix them

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The answer of tmanthey is quite good  except that you can t play with border-width in Firefox v20  If you see the link  demo  can t really show here  they solved the problem using font-size 23px  transform translate -300px  0px  scale 4  for Firefox to get the button bigger  Other solutions using  click   on a different div is useless if you want to make it a drag n drop input box

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I wrote this    x000D   x000D   lt form action    method  POST  name  form-upload-image  id  form-upload-image  enctype  multipart form-data  gt  x000D   x000D       lt div style  width  0  height  0  overflow  hidden   gt  x000D           lt input type  file  name  input-file  id  input-file  onchange  this files length  gt  0   document getElementById  form-upload-image   submit   null     gt  x000D       lt  div gt  x000D       x000D   lt  form gt  x000D   x000D   lt img src  image jpg  style  cursor  pointer   onclick  document getElementById  input-file   click       gt  x000D   x000D   x000D    Work fine in all browsers  no jQuery  no CSS

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I just styled an input file with width  85px  and the text field disappeared at all

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lt input type  file  id  selectedFile  style  display  none     gt   lt input type  button  value  Browse     onclick  document getElementById  selectedFile   click       gt    This will surely work i have used it in my projects I hope this helps

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my solution is just to set it within a div like  druveen  said  however i ad my own button style to the div  make it look like a button with a hover  and i just set the style  opacity 0   to the input  Works a charm for me  hope it does the same for you

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For me  the simplest way is using a font color like background color  Simple  not elegant  but usefull    lt div style  color  FFFFFF  gt     lt  -- if background page is white  of course -- gt   lt input class  fileInput  type  file  name  file1   gt  lt  div gt

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You can give the input element a font opacity of 0  This will hide the text field without hiding the  Choose Files  button   No javascript required  clear cross browser as far back as IE 9  E g         input  color  rgba 0  0  0  0

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