How can I insert an icon inside a Webflow form input field placeholder?
To insert an icon inside a Webflow form input field placeholder, you'll need to use a combination of custom code and some CSS. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to achieve this:
1. Prepare the icon:
- Find an icon you'd like to use and make sure it's in SVG format. You can create your own SVG icon or find one from various online icon libraries like Font Awesome or Feather Icons.
- If necessary, you can resize or modify the icon to fit your desired dimensions using a vector editing software like Adobe Illustrator or online editors like SVG Edit or Figma.
2. Upload the icon to your Webflow project:
- Go to your Webflow project and navigate to the Assets panel.
- Click the "Upload" button and select the SVG icon file from your local computer. The icon will be added to your project's assets.
3. Add the custom code:
- Go to your Webflow Designer and select the page where you want to add the form input field with the icon.
- Click on the "Add Elements" button and select the form element you want to use for the input field.
- Give the form input field a unique class name by selecting it and going to the right-hand Style panel.
- Open the Page Settings by clicking the gear icon in the top-left corner of the Designer.
- In the Page Settings, go to the Custom Code section and paste the following code in the "Custom Code Head Tag" field:
```html
```
4. Style the form input field:
- With the form input field selected, go to the right-hand Style panel.
- Set the desired dimensions, font, and other properties for the input field according to your design needs.
- Add the following custom code in the "Custom Code Head Tag" field to use the uploaded SVG icon as a background image for the placeholder:
```html
```
Replace "URL-TO-YOUR-SVG-ICON" with the correct URL of the SVG icon you uploaded earlier. To get the URL, select the icon in the Assets panel and click the "Get URL" button.
5. Preview and adjust:
- Preview your page to see the icon inside the form input field placeholder.
- If needed, you can further adjust the icon's position by tweaking the `padding-left` value in the second code snippet.
Remember to republish your Webflow site for the changes to take effect on the live version. With these steps, you should be able to insert an icon inside a Webflow form input field placeholder.