textarea label vertical-align: middle

Question

I\'m trying to align the label for this text area in the middle of the text box, but it just isn\'t working. The output looks something like this:

          xxxx         


        

Answer 1

This will always work and you have the flexibility of placing the label at either; top, middle or bottom

HTML:

<div id="mydiv">
    <label for="mytextarea">My Label</label>
    <textarea name="mytextarea"></textarea>
</div>

CSS:

#mydiv{
    display: table-cell;
}

label, textarea{
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle; /** Can be switched to 'top' if you so wish **/
}

Answer 2

This worked for me. First the textarea is floated right, then the word "address" appears before it. It's in reverse order, but displays correctly

<p>
<span style="float:right;"><textarea rows="3" cols="32" name="Add"></textarea></span>
<span style="float:right;">Address</span>
</p>

To show:

Address┌──────────────┐

Answer 3

you forgot : ","

    <style>
label, textarea{
 vertical-align: middle;
}
</style>

<label>Synopsis: </label> <textarea style="border: 1" rows="3" cols="10"></textarea>

Answer 4

you can do it like this:

label { display:inline-block; vertical-align:central; }

textarea { display:inline-block; vertical-align:middle; }

Answer 5

CODEPEN DEMO

HTML

 <div>
  <label for="textarea">Textarea:</label>
  <textarea cols="40" rows="8" name="textarea" id="textarea"></textarea>
</div>

CSS

label,
textarea{
  display:inline-block;
  vertical-align:middle;

}