Components

File upload

This guidance is for government teams that build online services. To find information and services for the public, go to GOV.UK.

Help users select and upload a file.

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    <pre data-module="app-copy" tabindex="0"><code class="hljs html"><span class="hljs-tag">&lt;<span class="hljs-name">div</span> <span class="hljs-attr">class</span>=<span class="hljs-string">&quot;govuk-form-group&quot;</span>&gt;</span>

<label class="govuk-label" for="file-upload-1"> Upload a file </label> <input class="govuk-file-upload" id="file-upload-1" name="file-upload-1" type="file"> </div>

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Nunjucks macro options

      <p>
      Use options to customise the appearance, content and behaviour of a component when using a macro, for example, changing the text.
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      <p>
      Some options are required for the macro to work; these are marked as "Required" in the option description.
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      If you're using Nunjucks macros in production with "html" options, or ones ending with "html", you must sanitise the HTML to protect against  <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Cross-site_scripting">cross-site scripting exploits</a>.
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        <table class="govuk-table app-options__table" id="options-file-upload-example--primary">
          <caption class="govuk-table__caption govuk-heading-m  govuk-visually-hidden">Primary options</caption>
          <thead class="govuk-table__head">
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
              <th class="govuk-table__header app-options__limit-table-cell" scope="col">Name</th>
              <th class="govuk-table__header app-options__limit-table-cell" scope="col">Type</th>
              <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="col">Description</th>
            </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody class="govuk-table__body">
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">name</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                    <strong>Required.</strong>
                  
                  The name of the input, which is submitted with the form data.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">id</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                    <strong>Required.</strong>
                  
                  The ID of the input.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">value</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Optional initial value of the input.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">describedBy</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  One or more element IDs to add to the <code>aria-describedby</code> attribute, used to provide additional descriptive information for screenreader users.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">label</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">object</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                    <strong>Required.</strong>
                  
                  Options for the label component.
                  
                      See <a href="#options-file-upload-example--label">label</a>.
                    
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">hint</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">object</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Options for the hint component.
                  
                      See <a href="#options-file-upload-example--hint">hint</a>.
                    
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">errorMessage</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">object</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Options for the error message component. The error message component will not display if you use a falsy value for <code>errorMessage</code>, for example <code>false</code> or <code>null</code>.
                  
                      See <a href="/components/error-message/#options-error-message-example">errorMessage</a>.
                    
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">formGroup</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">object</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Options for the form-group wrapper.
                  
                  
                    See <a href="#options-file-upload-example--formGroup">formGroup</a>.
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">classes</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Classes to add to the file upload component.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">attributes</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">object</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the file upload component.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            
          </tbody>
        </table>
      
        <table class="govuk-table app-options__table" id="options-file-upload-example--formGroup">
          <caption class="govuk-table__caption govuk-heading-m ">Options for formGroup</caption>
          <thead class="govuk-table__head">
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
              <th class="govuk-table__header app-options__limit-table-cell" scope="col">Name</th>
              <th class="govuk-table__header app-options__limit-table-cell" scope="col">Type</th>
              <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="col">Description</th>
            </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody class="govuk-table__body">
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">classes</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Classes to add to the form group (for example to show error state for the whole group).
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            
          </tbody>
        </table>
      
        <table class="govuk-table app-options__table" id="options-file-upload-example--label">
          <caption class="govuk-table__caption govuk-heading-m ">Options for label</caption>
          <thead class="govuk-table__head">
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
              <th class="govuk-table__header app-options__limit-table-cell" scope="col">Name</th>
              <th class="govuk-table__header app-options__limit-table-cell" scope="col">Type</th>
              <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="col">Description</th>
            </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody class="govuk-table__body">
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">text</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                    <strong>Required.</strong>
                  
                  If <code>html</code> is set, this is not required. Text to use within the label. If <code>html</code> is provided, the <code>text</code> option will be ignored.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">html</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                    <strong>Required.</strong>
                  
                  If <code>text</code> is set, this is not required. HTML to use within the label. If <code>html</code> is provided, the <code>text</code> option will be ignored.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">for</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  The value of the <code>for</code> attribute, the ID of the input the label is associated with.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">isPageHeading</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">boolean</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Whether the label also acts as the heading for the page.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">classes</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Classes to add to the label tag.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">attributes</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">object</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the label tag.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            
          </tbody>
        </table>
      
        <table class="govuk-table app-options__table" id="options-file-upload-example--hint">
          <caption class="govuk-table__caption govuk-heading-m ">Options for hint</caption>
          <thead class="govuk-table__head">
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
              <th class="govuk-table__header app-options__limit-table-cell" scope="col">Name</th>
              <th class="govuk-table__header app-options__limit-table-cell" scope="col">Type</th>
              <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="col">Description</th>
            </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody class="govuk-table__body">
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">text</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                    <strong>Required.</strong>
                  
                  If <code>html</code> is set, this is not required. Text to use within the hint. If <code>html</code> is provided, the <code>text</code> option will be ignored.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">html</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                    <strong>Required.</strong>
                  
                  If <code>text</code> is set, this is not required. HTML to use within the hint. If <code>html</code> is provided, the <code>text</code> option will be ignored.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">id</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Optional ID attribute to add to the hint span tag.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">classes</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">string</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  Classes to add to the hint span tag.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            <tr class="govuk-table__row">
                <th class="govuk-table__header" scope="row">attributes</th>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">object</td>
                <td class="govuk-table__cell ">
                  
                  HTML attributes (for example data attributes) to add to the hint span tag.
                  
                  </td>
              </tr>
            
          </tbody>
        </table>

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    <pre data-module="app-copy" tabindex="0"><code class="hljs js">{% <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">&quot;govuk/components/file-upload/macro.njk&quot;</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> govukFileUpload %}

{{ govukFileUpload({ id: "file-upload-1", name: "file-upload-1", label: { text: "Upload a file" } }) }}