html - How to customize <input type="file">?

Question

Is it possible to change the appearance of <input type="file">?

Answer 1

You can’t modify much about the input[type=file] control itself.

Since clicking a label element correctly paired with an input will activate/focus it, we can use a label to trigger the OS browse dialog.

Here is how you can do it…

label {
   cursor: pointer;
   /* Style as you please, it will become the visible UI component. */
}

#upload-photo {
   opacity: 0;
   position: absolute;
   z-index: -1;
}

<label for="upload-photo">Browse...</label>
<input type="file" name="photo" id="upload-photo" />