<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="container" style="margin-top:70px;"> <div class="row"> <form class="form-horizontal col-sm-7 col-sm-offset-2" action="" method="post"> <div class="form-group registration-date"> <label class="control-label col-sm-3" for="registration-date">Date:</label> <div class="input-group registration-date-time"> <span class="input-group-addon" id="basic-addon1"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></span></span> <input class="form-control" name="registration_date" id="registration-date" type="date"> </div> </div> </form> </div> </div>