::file-selector-button

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since April 2021.

The ::file-selector-button CSS pseudo-element represents the button of an of type="file".

Try it

input {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

input::file-selector-button {
  font-weight: bold;
  color: dodgerblue;
  padding: 0.5em;
  border: thin solid grey;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

Syntax

css
::file-selector-button {
  /* ... */
}

Examples

Basic example

HTML

html

CSS

css
input[type="file"]::file-selector-button {
  border: 2px solid #6c5ce7;
  padding: 0.2em 0.4em;
  border-radius: 0.2em;
  background-color: #a29bfe;
  transition: 1s;
}

input[type="file"]::file-selector-button:hover {
  background-color: #81ecec;
  border: 2px solid #00cec9;
}

Result

Note that ::file-selector-button is a whole element, and as such matches the rules from the UA stylesheet. In particular, fonts and colors won't necessarily inherit from the input element.

Fallback example

HTML

html

CSS

css
input[type="file"]::file-selector-button {
  border: 2px solid #6c5ce7;
  padding: 0.2em 0.4em;
  border-radius: 0.2em;
  background-color: #a29bfe;
  transition: 1s;
}

input[type="file"]::-ms-browse:hover {
  background-color: #81ecec;
  border: 2px solid #00cec9;
}

input[type="file"]::-webkit-file-upload-button:hover {
  background-color: #81ecec;
  border: 2px solid #00cec9;
}

input[type="file"]::file-selector-button:hover {
  background-color: #81ecec;
  border: 2px solid #00cec9;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Pseudo-Elements Module Level 4
# file-selector-button-pseudo

Browser compatibility

See also