Alignment of Labels and input fields

[Nathan]

What's the best way to align text and a input field.  With the below code everything works correctly, but the alignment of the text and the actual input fields are all over the place.

You can see the example here:
http://jsfiddle.net/gallitin/nsPdB/

How can I make them all align evenly the best way?

[Nathan]

Worked by putting my text in a label styled with display:inline-block and a set width - like so

http://jsfiddle.net/nsPdB/1/

[OhioTom76]

That's basically what I was going to suggest. It's not just about presentation, but also structure and accessibility. Here is a great rundown on best practices when creating HTML/CSS forms.

 

http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/20-html-forms-best-practices-for-beginners/

 

There is also a Javascript/CSS library called Formalize that you might want to check out. It helps ensure your forms look consistent across multiple browsers.