Input
<loomi-input> — a themeable text input with a floating label, text/icon prefixes &
suffixes, contextual hints, selectable affixes, a clearable field, numeric filtering and inline validation.
It is form-associated: its value submits with the surrounding <form> under name.
Installation
Section titled “Installation”npm install @loomidev/input litimport "@loomidev/input"; // registers <loomi-input>Basic Usage
Section titled “Basic Usage”<loomi-input label="Full name"></loomi-input><loomi-input placeholder="Full name"></loomi-input><loomi-input type="email" label="Email"></loomi-input>Passwords
Section titled “Passwords”<loomi-password label="Password" strength="Aa1#"></loomi-password>Use @loomidev/password for password reveal and strength requirements.
<loomi-input type="password"> remains a native password input, but password-specific
features live in <loomi-password>.
Numeric
Section titled “Numeric”<loomi-input numeric label="Phone"></loomi-input><loomi-input numeric with-dots label="Amount"></loomi-input><loomi-input numeric min="3" max="12" label="Days off"></loomi-input>Masking
Section titled “Masking”Masks follow Alpine’s x-mask wildcard syntax: 9 accepts digits, a accepts letters,
and * accepts any character. Literal characters in the mask are inserted as the user
types.
<loomi-input mask="99/99/9999" placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY"></loomi-input><loomi-input mask="(999) 999-9999" label="Phone"></loomi-input>Use the built-in dynamic credit card mask to switch between standard card grouping and
Amex grouping (34/37 prefixes).
<loomi-input dynamic-mask="creditcard" label="Card number"></loomi-input>mask="creditcard" is also accepted as a shortcut.
For a complete payment-card field with brand detection, expiry, CVC, and validation,
use <loomi-creditcard> instead of wiring several masked inputs by
hand.
For custom dynamic masks, assign a function to the dynamicMask property in JavaScript.
The function receives the current input value before the next mask is applied and must
return a mask string using the same 9 / a / * syntax.
<loomi-input id="product-code" label="Product code"></loomi-input>const input = document.querySelector("#product-code");
input.dynamicMask = (value) => { return value.startsWith("P") ? "a-999" : "999-999";};Custom dynamic masks are property-only because HTML attributes can only pass strings.
Use dynamic-mask="creditcard" for named built-ins and el.dynamicMask = fn for your
own switching logic.
Prefixes, Suffixes & Icons
Section titled “Prefixes, Suffixes & Icons”Use text or a built-in icon (set prefix-icon / suffix-icon). Set
transparent-prefix="false" / transparent-suffix="false" for a solid affix.
<loomi-input prefix="https://" placeholder="website"></loomi-input><loomi-input prefix="USD" transparent-prefix="false" placeholder="0.00" numeric></loomi-input><loomi-input suffix=".loomiui.dev" transparent-suffix="false" placeholder="workspace"></loomi-input><loomi-input prefix-icon="envelope" placeholder="me@loomiui.dev"></loomi-input><loomi-input prefix-icon="key" type="password" viewable placeholder="Password"></loomi-input>Need full control? Use the prefix / suffix slots.
Dropdown affixes
Section titled “Dropdown affixes”Use prefix-options or suffix-options for selectable affixes. Values can be comma
separated, pipe separated, or a JSON array.
<loomi-input prefix-options="http://,https://,ftp://" prefix-value="https://" placeholder="example.com"></loomi-input><loomi-input suffix-options="kg,g,tons" suffix-value="kg" placeholder="0" numeric></loomi-input>The selected values are exposed as .prefixValue / .suffixValue. Changing a dropdown
also emits loomi-prefix-change or loomi-suffix-change with { value }.
Set hint to show a help icon in the suffix. Clicking it opens a loomi-popover.
When the hint points to a named DOM hint like career.html, the input looks for
[data-hint="career"] and renders that element’s HTML inside the popover.
<loomi-input label="Career path" hint="career.html"></loomi-input>
<div data-hint="career" hidden> Add the role family this person is growing toward.</div>Clearable
Section titled “Clearable”<loomi-input clearable placeholder="I am clearable"></loomi-input>small · regular · medium (default) · big.
<loomi-input size="small" label="Small"></loomi-input><loomi-input size="big" label="Big"></loomi-input>size is the per-instance preset. To shift the density of every control at once, set the
--loomi-density token at :root — an unitless multiplier (default 1) that scales control
height and horizontal padding together (font size is unchanged), composing with size
rather than replacing it:
:root { --loomi-density: 0.85; /* compact */}Validation
Section titled “Validation”A required field shows a red border as soon as it’s invalid, whether or not
error-message is set — the border doesn’t depend on having a message to show.
error-message controls what (if anything) is displayed in addition to that border:
<loomi-input required label="Full name" error-message="Your name is required" show-error-inline></loomi-input>const input = document.querySelector("loomi-input");const ok = input.validate();validate() runs the required-field check immediately, independent of blur (a blur
on the field already triggers the same check automatically — call validate() yourself
before a manual submit or API call). It:
- Returns
trueif the field passes (or isn’trequired),falseotherwise. - Sets the reflected
invalidattribute to match, which is what actually drives the red border in CSS — this happens regardless oferror-message. - When the field just became invalid, shows
error-message(if set): inline below the field whenshow-error-inlineis set, otherwise as aloomi-notificationtoast (see@loomidev/notification) so the message isn’t silently dropped.
<loomi-input required label="Full name" error-message="Your name is required"></loomi-input><!-- show-error-inline omitted (false): a failed validate()/blur shows this message as a toast instead of inline text, but the red border still appears either way -->Field appearance
Section titled “Field appearance”Use variant="minimal" for a bottom-border-only input:
<loomi-input label="Email" type="email" variant="minimal"></loomi-input>Use label-position="inside" to keep a compact label inside the top of the input,
with the entered text displayed beneath it:
<loomi-input label="Email" type="email" label-position="inside" required></loomi-input>Accessibility
Section titled “Accessibility”For the library-wide baseline, see Foundations — Accessibility.
Responsive behavior
Section titled “Responsive behavior”For the shared container and viewport rules, see Foundations — Responsive behavior.
Dark mode
Section titled “Dark mode”For theme activation, token overrides, and contrast guidance, see Foundations — Dark mode.
Attributes
Section titled “Attributes”| Attribute | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | (blank) | Submitted with the form. |
type | text | text | email | password | search | tel | url |
label | (blank) | Floating label (sits in the placeholder spot, floats on focus/fill). |
label-position | default | default keeps the floating label; inside keeps a compact label inside the top of the field. |
placeholder | (blank) | Placeholder text. |
value | (blank) | Current value (also a property). |
required | false | Marks the field required (red asterisk on the label). (boolean) |
disabled | false | Disable the field. (boolean) |
readonly | false | Read-only field. (boolean) |
numeric | false | Allow digits only. (boolean) |
with-dots | true | Allow one decimal point when numeric. (boolean) |
mask | (blank) | Alpine-style mask using 9, a, and * wildcards, or creditcard. |
dynamic-mask | (blank) | Built-in dynamic mask attribute. Currently supports creditcard. |
min | (blank) | Clamp numeric values below this on change. |
max | (blank) | Clamp numeric values above this on change. |
size | medium | small | regular | medium | big |
variant | default | default | minimal (bottom border only, no box) |
prefix | (blank) | Leading text affix. |
suffix | (blank) | Trailing text affix. |
prefix-options | (blank) | Comma, pipe, or JSON array of dropdown options for the leading affix. |
suffix-options | (blank) | Comma, pipe, or JSON array of dropdown options for the trailing affix. |
prefix-value | (blank) | Selected leading dropdown affix value. |
suffix-value | (blank) | Selected trailing dropdown affix value. |
prefix-icon | (blank) | Leading icon-name affix (see @loomidev/icons). |
suffix-icon | (blank) | Trailing icon-name affix (see @loomidev/icons). |
transparent-prefix | true | Transparent (vs solid) leading affix. (boolean) |
transparent-suffix | true | Transparent (vs solid) trailing affix. (boolean) |
viewable | false | Deprecated on <loomi-input>; use <loomi-password> for reveal. (boolean) |
clearable | false | Show a clear (✕) button when the field has a value. (boolean) |
hint | (blank) | Show a suffix help icon and render a loomi-popover; career.html resolves [data-hint="career"]. |
error-message | (blank) | Message shown when validation fails. The red invalid border shows either way, even if this is left blank. |
show-error-inline | false | Render error-message beneath the field. When false, a failed validation shows it as a loomi-notification toast instead. (boolean) |
show-placeholder-always | false | Keep the placeholder visible even with a label. (boolean) |
no-clearing | false | Remove the default bottom margin. (boolean, attribute on host) |
Methods
Section titled “Methods”| Member | Description |
|---|---|
.value | Get/set the current value. |
.dynamicMask | Set a custom dynamic mask function, or a named built-in such as "creditcard". |
focus() / clear() | Focus or clear the field. |
validate() | Run the required check now (independent of blur); sets invalid and surfaces error-message inline or via toast. Returns true when valid. |
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
field | The bordered container. |
input | The native <input>. |
| Slot | Description |
|---|---|
prefix | Content rendered before the main value or label. |
suffix | Content rendered after the main value or label. |
Events
Section titled “Events”| Event | Description |
|---|---|
change | Fired when the value is committed or changed. |
input | Fired while the value is edited. |
loomi-prefix-change | Fired when the prefix changes. |
loomi-suffix-change | Fired when the suffix changes. |
Theming
Section titled “Theming”Inputs use the primary palette for focus and the gray palette for borders. Override from your page — see the root README.
Framework integration
Section titled “Framework integration”<loomi-input> is a standard custom element, so the browser can use it in plain HTML, Blade, React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Astro, and most other frameworks. The important beginner rule is: install the package, import it once before the tag is rendered, then write the Loomi tag in your template.
Where to run commands
Section titled “Where to run commands”Run install commands from the app where you want to use this component. That means the folder that contains that app’s package.json. Do not run these install commands from packages/input unless you are editing LoomiUI itself.
cd /path/to/your-appnpm install @loomidev/input litIf you are contributing to LoomiUI itself, first move to the top-level components folder. That is where the main package.json for all packages lives, and pnpm --filter ... commands should be run from there:
cd /path/to/your-copy-of-loomiui/componentspnpm --filter @loomidev/input buildpnpm --filter @loomidev/input typecheckChoose your framework
Section titled “Choose your framework”Use the CDN version for prototypes, documentation pages, or a quick reproduction. The import map tells the browser where to find Lit, which Loomi components use internally.
<script type="importmap"> { "imports": { "lit": "https://esm.sh/lit@3.3.3", "lit/": "https://esm.sh/lit@3.3.3/" } }</script><script type="module" src="https://esm.sh/@loomidev/input"></script>
<loomi-input name="email" type="email" label="Email address" required></loomi-input>In Vite, Webpack, Parcel, Rollup, or a framework build pipeline, install the package and import it once in your main app JavaScript file. After that, you can use the Loomi tag anywhere in your app.
import "@loomidev/input";Because this is a form-capable component, give it a name when it should submit with a native <form>. Read its value with new FormData(form).get("the-name") just like you would for a built-in input.
Run the install command from your Laravel project root, then import the component in resources/js/app.js. If your project uses Laravel Vite, npm run dev and npm run build should also be run from the Laravel project root.
cd /path/to/your-laravel-appnpm install @loomidev/input litnpm run devimport "@loomidev/input";<loomi-input name="email" type="email" label="Email address" required></loomi-input>React can render Loomi tags directly. If you are on React 18, or if you need to pass arrays, objects, or functions, use a ref and assign those values after the component mounts.
import "@loomidev/input";
export function LoomiExample() { return ( <loomi-input name="email" type="email" label="Email address" required></loomi-input> );}If TypeScript does not recognize the Loomi tag in JSX, add it to your app’s JSX type declarations.
Import the package in the component that uses it, or once in your main Vue file. Vue templates can use Loomi tags directly. For arrays, objects, or functions, pass the value as a JavaScript property instead of as plain text.
<script setup>import "@loomidev/input";</script>
<template> <loomi-input name="email" type="email" label="Email address" required></loomi-input></template>If Vue warns that the tag is an unknown component, configure compilerOptions.isCustomElement for tags that start with loomi- in your Vite or Vue config.
Import the package once and tell Angular to allow custom HTML tags with CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA. For NgModule apps, add the schema to the module instead of the standalone component.
import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, Component } from "@angular/core";import "@loomidev/input";
@Component({ selector: "app-root", standalone: true, schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA], template: ` <loomi-input name="email" type="email" label="Email address" required></loomi-input> `,})export class AppComponent {}Svelte can import the package inside a component script. Astro can import it in the frontmatter of the page or layout where the tag appears.
<script> import "@loomidev/input";</script>
<loomi-input name="email" type="email" label="Email address" required></loomi-input>---import "@loomidev/input";---
<loomi-input name="email" type="email" label="Email address" required></loomi-input>Server-side rendering notes
Section titled “Server-side rendering notes”Frameworks such as Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, and Astro sometimes render HTML on the server before browser-only code runs. If your framework complains, move the Loomi import to client-side code. In Next.js, that usually means a component with "use client"; in Nuxt, it often means a .client.ts plugin.
Dependencies
Section titled “Dependencies”@loomidev/core@loomidev/icons@loomidev/notification@loomidev/popover@loomidev/theme