Hide Up & Down Arrow Buttons (Spinner) in Input Number - Firefox 29

Question

On Firefox 28, I'm using <input type="number"> works great because it brings up the numerical keyboard on input fields which should only contain numbers.

In Firefox 29, using number inputs displays spin buttons at the right side of the field, which looks like crap in my design. I really don't need the buttons, because they are useless when you need to write something like a 6~10 digit number anyway.

Is it possible to disable this with CSS or jQuery?

If you don't want the spin arrows, then don't use type="number". You can use type="text" and the pattern attribute to set a regex to make sure it's a number. — gen_Eric
– gen_Eric, Commented Apr 29, 2014 at 18:51
-webkit-inner-spin-button -webkit-outer-spin-button with -webkit-appearance: none; margin: 0; Dont Work in Firefox. — NereuJunior
– NereuJunior, Commented Apr 29, 2014 at 19:13
@RocketHazmat: type="number" is required for mobile browsers to show the numeric keyboard instead of the full keyboard. — CodeManX
– CodeManX, Commented Aug 16, 2015 at 12:59
<input type="tel"> it's only numbers and it doesn't include spinners. — TomasVeras
– TomasVeras, Commented Oct 2, 2015 at 20:00
Changing type="text" is a bad idea because touch devices will show the wrong keyboard. — WhyNotHugo
– WhyNotHugo, Commented Feb 28, 2016 at 8:01

rubo77 · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-31 17:09:19Z

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According to this blog post, you need to set -moz-appearance:textfield; on the input.

input[type=number]::-webkit-outer-spin-button,
input[type=number]::-webkit-inner-spin-button {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    margin: 0;
}

input[type=number] {
    -moz-appearance:textfield;
}

<input type="number" step="0.01"/>

edited Dec 31, 2018 at 17:09

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answered Apr 29, 2014 at 20:33

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Michael Scheper Over a year ago

I wrapped this in @-moz-document url-prefix() { ... } and it does what I want: hides the spinners in Firefox, where they look bad, but keep them alive in other browsers, including ones that bring up the numeric keyboard as the OP mentioned.

Richard Deeming Over a year ago

Some more useful information from Geoff Graham: Numeric Inputs – A Comparison of Browser Defaults

Jovanni G Over a year ago

this works and indeed it removes the spinners, but then you are now able to enter alphanumeric characters into it. Hope somebody finds a way to handle that scenario without having to check the entered keys if they are numbers or not.

Richard Deeming Over a year ago

@JovanniG: Even if you don't remove the spinners, you can still enter non-numeric characters into the input in Firefox. Try it with the demo on MDN. Chrome prevents non-numeric input in both examples.

Richard Deeming Over a year ago

@alxndr: Also, I've just tried the "Run code snippet" in Chrome 66, and it works as expected.

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Josh Crozier · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-01 01:16:58Z

It's worth pointing out that the default value of -moz-appearance on these elements is number-input in Firefox.

If you want to hide the spinner by default, you can set -moz-appearance: textfield initially, and if you want the spinner to appear on :hover/:focus, you can overwrite the previous styling with -moz-appearance: number-input.

input[type="number"] {
    -moz-appearance: textfield;
}
input[type="number"]:hover,
input[type="number"]:focus {
    -moz-appearance: number-input;
}

<input type="number"/>

I thought someone might find that helpful since I recently had to do this in attempts to improve consistency between Chrome/FF (since this is the way number inputs behave by default in Chrome).

If you want to see all the available values for -moz-appearance, you can find them here (mdn).

moz-appearance: number-input; didn't work for me, but I just used "auto" instead.

AmerllicA · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-09 07:23:59Z

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In SASS/SCSS style, you can write like this:

input[type='number'] {
  -moz-appearance: textfield;/*For FireFox*/

  &::-webkit-inner-spin-button { /*For Webkits like Chrome and Safari*/
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    margin: 0;
  }
}

Definitely this code style can use in PostCSS.

answered Jan 9, 2018 at 7:23

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navin prakash · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-30 10:41:49Z

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/* for chrome */
    input[type=number]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
    input[type=number]::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    margin: 0;}             


/* for mozilla */  
   input[type=number] {-moz-appearance: textfield;}

answered Mar 30, 2017 at 10:41

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Abhijeet · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-20 03:30:37Z

Faced the same issue post Firefox update to 29.0.1, this is also listed out here https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=947728

Solutions: They(Mozilla guys) have fixed this by introducing support for "-moz-appearance" for <input type="number">. You just need to have a style associated with your input field with "-moz-appearance:textfield;".

I prefer the CSS way E.g.:-

.input-mini{
-moz-appearance:textfield;}

Or

You can do it inline as well:

<input type="number" style="-moz-appearance: textfield">

Exis · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-24 00:42:57Z

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In 2021, there is a much better solution to make your firefox like Google Chrome. You should use focus and hover, too.

input[type="number"] {
    appearance: none; /* textfield also works! */
}

input[type="number"]:focus, 
input[type="number"]:hover {
    appearance: auto;
}

for more information, please read the documentation

answered Nov 24, 2021 at 0:42

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GeorgeCiesinski Over a year ago

This solution finally worked for me. Specifically the appearance: auto;. I also wanted to mention that appearance: none; no longer works, but textfield does.

Raj Over a year ago

This is good, it's a bit annoying how if the text is centered, it jumps to the left when the spinners are shown. It would be better if the spinners were there but just invisible

Yahel Yechieli · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-11 14:15:41Z

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This worked for me:

    input[type='number'] {
    appearance: none;
}

Solved in Firefox, Safari, Chrome. Also, -moz-appearance: textfield; is not supported anymore (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/appearance)

answered Mar 11, 2020 at 14:15

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stackers Dec 22, 2024 at 18:56

doesn't work in firefox.

Darex1991 · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-27 11:47:26Z

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I mixed few answers from answers above and from How to remove the arrows from input[type="number"] in Opera in scss:

input[type=number] {
  &,
  &::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
  &::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    -moz-appearance: textfield;
    appearance: none;

    &:hover,
    &:focus {
      -moz-appearance: number-input;
    }
  }
}

Tested on chrome, firefox, safari

answered Jun 27, 2019 at 11:47

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John Trump Over a year ago

Maybe you can move the browser prefix attributes like -moz- to last to prevent override by none prefix attributes. ``` { appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none; -moz-appearance: textfield; } ```

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