18 Form UX Examples for Smart UX Choices and User Confidence

18 of the best form UX examples that will give you clear ideas for layout, steps, and cues to design forms users trust.

Forms quietly power almost every part of a website. When you ask someone to create an account, request a quote, confirm a payment, or schedule a service, you’re really asking them to complete a form. And often, it’s the tiny details that decide whether a user breezes through or gives up halfway. When you add clear step indicators, choose the right input types, use subtle visual cues, or offer reassuring confirmations, you make the whole experience feel calmer-and that alone keeps more people moving forward.

In this roundup, you’ll find eighteen examples that show just how much personality and care a simple form can carry. We carefully chose each example to lean on a different idea, such as smarter layouts, thoughtful step logic, friendly error messages, integrated maps, clean iconography, quick actions, and other small touches that quietly guide someone from start to finish.

For every example, we’ll also point out what it does well and share one easy idea you can apply to your own forms.

 

1. Fully responsive form

UX designer: Henry Dan

The first thing you should consider when designing a form is the fact that different people will look at it from different devices. This example shows beautifully how the layout adapts to different screen sizes with a specific design for every breakpoint. For example, the form has a lot of white space on desktop, the steps are on the left side of the form, like a sidebar, then they go on top of the form for tablets. If this wasn’t designed on purpose, the steps would have just stacked as a list on top of the form.

 

2. Form with indicated steps and label suggestions

UX designer: Marek Zernik

The next important UX practice we can learn here is to clearly indicate the number of screens (steps) of the form in advance. This way, users will know that after filling in their job location data, they will also have job position and personal details screens. Another good UX here is the success screen that tells the users, “We’ve received your application”.

 

3. Form UX with an integrated map

UX designer: Rob Simpson

Especially when you’re collecting the user’s location, consider integrating a map whenever it’s adequate. The very fact that the user can find their address on the map reassures them that their address is correct.

 

4. Form UX with a success screen

UX designer: Boris Milosevic

Here we have an example of a more complex (and lengthy) form, however, it doesn’t look heavy because it was structured very clearly into sections. It uses a lot of white space between sections, drop-downs, and multiple-choice to help users fill it in as quickly and easily as possible.

 

5. Steps with success indicator input fields grouping

UX designer: Sanal C. K.

We already showed you forms with steps, but here you can clearly see the success indicators on already completed steps. Each tab responds to a different step and offers a radio button that turns into a checkmark when a screen is completed.

 

6. Title for the next step 

UX designer: Eugen Eşanu

In addition to showing all the steps of your multiple-step form and giving them titles, this example goes further to show |Back and Continue buttons with the names of the previous and next sections. This gives further clarity to users.

 

7. Form UX member avatars and button hierarchy

UX designer: Dmitry Sergushkin

Next, you have an example of a quick modal with a form for creating an event. A couple of things are made pretty well here. First, the time section includes widgets and drop-downs for date, time, and duration, all neatly sitting on only one row but still readable. Second, the moment you add members to the meeting, their avatars appear. And last, the for uses a very clear hierarchy for the buttons to separate the primary from the secondary one.

 

8. Simple form UX with location dropdown

UX designer: Jordan Hughes

This is a simple reach-out form example with the minimum required field and a drop-down for location with a flag icon.

 

9. Review application screen

UX designer: Keitoto

Here you have a very well-packed mobile form in three screens, but the best part is the third, review screen, where users can give one last look at what they’re submitting and edit parts if they need to.

 

10. Form UX payment gateways options tabs security indicators

UX designer: Dmitry Sergushkin

There are a few things we love about this form UX. First, although it gives a lot of payment options, the design packs them well in tabs. First, you get two tabs for Pay by Card and Pay by PayPal, and below you can choose whether to proceed with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Alipay. Usually, it’s not a good practice to give that many options to users; however, in this case, the structure allows it because it doesn’t look overwhelming.

Another good UX choice we noticed is the textbook design for error. An incorrectly filled-in input highlights it in a red stroke, and gives an additional error icon and error microcopy, which perfectly align with the accessibility standards.

Lastly, the CTA button for payment has an additional lock icon that ensures the user that their payment is fully secure.

 

11. App form with socials for quick actions

UX designer: Octet Design Studio

This is a perfect example of good sign in/sign up mobile form UX with minimum required fields. And since most people don’t want to do even that during onboarding, the designer has also added quick sign in/ sign up with Facebook or Google buttons.

 

12.  Sign Up form improvement with fewer fields and Google sign up option

UX designer: Dmitry Sergushkin

Speaking of mobile onboarding screens, this designer went even further by completely removing the Confirm Password field. It does give a better UX in terms of fast onboarding, but it also hides the risk of mistyping your password.

 

13.  Secure donation form with preset and custom sum options

UX designer: Philip Lester

Here we have a donation form that offers both preset donation amounts as well as the option to add a custom one. On the second screen, it gives you three (the best number for options) payment options with a clear indicator of the selected option, and the choice to cover processing fees. For further clarity, the button is also set to automatically show the final payment amount before proceeding.

 

14. Complex form with accordion sections

UX designer: Kristina Broceta

This is a much more complex form that requires several screens and in-screen sections of data for vehicle, vehicle owner, and other service details. To make things much easier to manage, the designer has packed each category of data into manageable accordion sections. This way, the users know exactly how many sections there are without expanding all of them at once, which can be overwhelming.

 

15. Simplified form for car services with service type icons

UX designer: Md. Shahadat Hussain

Next, you have a car wash services booking form with all the required fields and a calendar widget, but what’s really cool about it is the custom icons for different car wash services the users can select.

 

16. Creative “schedule an appointment” form design

UX designer: Dstudio

Here, the designer had to make a form with only three fields, which require a name, topic, and email address, so they got creative with it. We really love how this simply looks like a section heading instead of a form, and it’s pretty easy to follow.

 

17. Survey form sectioning and introduction with microcopy

UX designer: Delara Mim

Next, this is a very good UX example for a survey form. It starts with a microcopy that prepares the user for the exact number of questions ahead. Additionally, the sections are very clearly separated, and they use a variety of input types such as multiple choices, drop-downs, and anything that can make the UX easier and quicker.

 

18. Simplistic uploading content form UX

UX designer: Serge Fomichev

And last, we selected this content uploading form for its simplicity. It has three short sections- tabs for content type, title section, and a widget for uploading content.

 

FAQ for better form UX

What helps a form feel easier to move through?

A clear structure does most of the work. You can use short sections, steady spacing, and simple inputs to create a predictable layout and help users understand the form at a glance.

How does a form keep users from dropping off?

With small reassurances that add up. For example, a progress bar, short step labels, or quick confirmations can signal your users that they’re on track. When this way each step feels clear and contained, and users are far more likely to complete the form.

Do visual cues matter in a form?

Yep. There are simple visual cues such as icons, hint text, color accents, or field previews that give context and often prevent confusion before it even starts.

What role does error feedback play in good form UX?

Error feedback should be immediate and specific. Use a short line of text near the field, paired with a clear color state. This way, you’ll help users understand what needs fixing.

How can a designer make a long form feel lighter?

Break the form into manageable pieces, such as sections, tabs, or accordions, to reduce the sense of one long list. Also, add a quick intro explaining how long the form will take or what information is needed. This also helps users start with more confidence.

 

And there you have it!

These eighteen examples show how small choices (one cue, one step, one layout tweak) can reshape a form in a big way. Keep a few of these patterns nearby and test them in your next form.

 

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