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**Bootstrap Reference Documentation**
This is reference documentation from Bootstrap.
It is being rendered with Material Design for Bootstrap to demonstrate default styling.
See the Material Design section for more elements and customization options.
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Easily extend form controls by adding text, buttons, or button groups on either side of textual ``s.
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## Basic example
Place one add-on or button on either side of an input. You may also place one on both sides of an input. **We do not support multiple add-ons on a single side, nor multiple form-controls in a single input group.**
{% example html %}
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## Sizing
Add the relative form sizing classes to the `.input-group` itself and contents within will automatically resize—no need for repeating the form control size classes on each element.
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## Checkboxes and radio addons
Place any checkbox or radio option within an input group's addon instead of text.
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## Button addons
Buttons in input groups are a bit different and require one extra level of nesting. Instead of `.input-group-addon`, you'll need to use `.input-group-btn` to wrap the buttons. This is required due to default browser styles that cannot be overridden.
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## Buttons with dropdowns
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## Accessibility
Screen readers will have trouble with your forms if you don't include a label for every input. For these input groups, ensure that any additional label or functionality is conveyed to assistive technologies.
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