Styling input type=file not working as expected

Question

I\'m creating a css template for form types and want to give form inputs a rounded border. This works well with type=text but doesn\'t work with type=file (for file upload).

Answer 1

Unfortunately, it's impossible to style a file upload input, besides changing the width a little bit. Browsers just don't allow any other change. If you want to style your file upload input, you'll have to use a nasty hack like placing an almost invisible file upload input on top of an image (which only works in some browsers), or a JavaScript solution like ajax-upload.