An article that discusses the proper way to style form controls in a consistent way without driving yourself completely nuts. Roger Johansson takes his readers by the hand to show them what they need to know in order to make this happen.

The short answer is probably disappointing to many: you can’t. Some also argue that you shouldn’t, since doing so may reduce usability. My opinion on that is that light, sensible styling of some form controls can be OK, as long as you don’t overdo it. But what if we don’t think about usability, and just want to see what actually can be styled? I’ve made a few examples that make up a longer answer to the question about styling form controls.