Custom file picker Styling using css

HTML

<span class="fileContainer">
    Click here to trigger the file uploader!
    <input type="file"/>
</span>


CSS

.fileContainer {
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.fileContainer [type=file] {
    cursor: inherit;
    display: block;
    font-size: 999px;
    filter: alpha(opacity=0);
    min-height: 100%;
    min-width: 100%;
    opacity: 0;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    text-align: right;
    top: 0;
}

/* Example stylistic flourishes */

.fileContainer {
    disply:block;
    background: red;
    border-radius: .5em;
    float: left;
    padding: .5em;
}

.fileContainer [type=file] {
    cursor: pointer;
}