appearance - Interactivity

Class	Styles
appearance-none	appearance: none;
appearance-auto	appearance: auto;

Class

Styles

appearance-none

appearance: none;

appearance-auto

appearance: auto;

Examples

Stripping native appearance

Apply appearance-none to strip away any browser-specific styling on an element:

Default browser styles applied

Drop the browser's default look

<select>  <option>Yes</option>  <option>No</option>  <option>Maybe</option></select><div class="grid">  <select class="col-start-1 row-start-1 appearance-none bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800 ...">    <option>Yes</option>    <option>No</option>    <option>Maybe</option>  </select>  <svg class="pointer-events-none col-start-1 row-start-1 ...">    <!-- ... -->  </svg></div>

Reach for this utility whenever you're building your own form controls.

Bringing back the default look

Apply appearance-auto to bring an element's browser-specific styling back to normal:

Switch on `forced-colors: active` inside your dev tools to spot the change in action

Reverts to the native appearance

Keeps your custom look

<label>  <div>    <input type="checkbox" class="appearance-none forced-colors:appearance-auto ..." />    <svg class="invisible peer-checked:visible forced-colors:hidden ...">      <!-- ... -->    </svg>  </div>  Falls back to default appearance</label><label>  <div>    <input type="checkbox" class="appearance-none ..." />    <svg class="invisible peer-checked:visible ...">      <!-- ... -->    </svg>  </div>  Keeps custom appearance</label>

Handy when you need the standard browser controls back for specific accessibility modes.

Responsive design

Add a breakpoint variant such as md: in front of an appearance utility so it kicks in only from medium screens upward:

<select class="appearance-auto md:appearance-none ...">  <!-- ... --></select>

Find out more about variants over in the variants documentation.