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Elements Properties

You can customize the behavior of your Elements using the following properties:

AttributeRequiredTypeUpdatableEligible ElementsDescription
aria-labelfalsestringtruetext
cardNumber
cardExpirationDate
cardVerificationCode
String used to customize the aria-label attribute of the input
autoCompletefalsestringtrueAllString used to set the autocomplete attribute of the input(s). Expected values are: off (default), or on.
cardBrandfalsestringtruecardVerificationCodeBrand identifier used to determine proper input format and default placeholder/aria-label
cardTypesfalsearrayfalsecardNumberList of CreditCardTypes for custom BIN validation, intended to extend the pre-defined card brand validation rules or override them altogether.
disabledfalsebooleantrueAllBoolean used to set the disabled attribute of the input(s)
enableCopyfalsebooleantruecardNumber
cardExpirationDate
cardElement
cardVerificationCode
Renders a button to allow users to copy the value of the element to the browser's clipboard without your application ever interacting with the data.
iconPositionfalsestringtruecardNumberString used to determine the position of the card element icon. Expected values are: left (default), right or none.
inputModefalsestringtrueAllString used to set the inputmode attribute of the input(s)
maskfalsearrayfalsetextArray used to restrict and fill user input using regex and static strings
passwordfalsebooleantruetextBoolean used to set the text element input type as password
placeholderfalsestringtruetext
cardNumber
cardExpirationDate
cardVerificationCode
String used to customize the placeholder attribute of the input
readOnlyfalsebooleantrueAllBoolean used to set the readonly attribute of the input(s)
skipLuhnValidationfalsebooleanfalsecardElement
cardNumber
Disables Luhn Validation for Card Element and Card Number Element
stylefalseobjecttrueAllObject used to customize the element appearance
targetIdtruestringfalsetext
cardNumber
cardExpirationDate
cardVerificationCode
String used to identify your element
transformfalseRegExptruetextRegExp object or array used to modify user input before tokenization
validateOnChangefalsebooleanfalsecardNumber
cardExpirationDate
cardElement
cardVerificationCode
Switches from default validation onBlur to onChange.
valuefalsestringtrueAllSets a static value for the element input.
When using some end-to-end testing frameworks and using the default validation onBlur, you may need to force the blur events to trigger the validation due to framework-specific limitations.
  1. Switching the validation strategy from onBlur to onChange will change the sequence and increase the number of events. When running validations onChange, elements emit events whenever an error occurs or if the input's value changes. Default validation onBlur triggers an event every time one of the properties in the changeEvent changes.

  2. enableCopy is available for Chromium-based browsers only; we're actively working on multi-browser support. Have feedback or questions? Feel free to join us in our Slack community.

  3. skipLuhnValidation deactivates the most basic card validation mechanism. Recommended for testing purposes only.

  4. Using the value attribute instead of user input may have compliance implications.

  5. The mask option cannot be used when the password option is set as true.
The autoComplete option is turned off by default, contrary to the default browser behavior which is on.

Style

Elements are styled through the ElementStyle object, which maps state variants and miscellaneous.

var cardElement = BasisTheory.createElement("card", {
style: {
fonts: ["https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:ital,wght@0,200;0,300;0,400;0,600;0,700;0,900;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,600;1,700;1,900&display=swap"],
base: {
color: "#fff",
fontWeight: 500,
fontFamily: '"Inter"',
fontSize: "16px",
fontSmooth: "antialiased",
"::placeholder": {
color: "#6b7294",
},
":disabled": {
backgroundColor: "#f0f0f4",
},
},
invalid: {
color: "#ffc7ee",
},
complete: {
color: "#1ad1db",
},
},
});
AttributeRequiredTypeDescription
fontsfalsearrayArray of Google Fonts URLs
basefalseobjectBase variant style - all other variant styles inherit from this one
completefalseobjectVariant style applied when the element input is complete
emptyfalseobjectVariant style applied when the element input has no value
invalidfalseobjectVariant style applied when the element input has invalid value

You can customize the following pseudo-classes and pseudo-elements inside each variant using a nested object:

  • :hover
  • :focus
  • :disabled
  • ::placeholder
  • ::selection

Here is a complete list of the supported CSS properties:

Variants are resolved per element input. In other words, variant styles will be applied on each element input individually based on their own value.
For security reasons, we currently support only the 1000+ Google Fonts families. If you need a custom font in your Basis Theory Elements, don't hesitate to reach out.

Mask

Text elements can restrict and fill user input by using the mask attribute. It consists of an array of RegExp objects and strings, used to restrict and fill input, respectively. The position of each item in the mask array corresponds to the restriction or fill used for that input's position. The length of the array determines how long an input is allowed to be. For example, the mask for a US based phone number shown on the right will have the following rules:

  • The input must be at most 13 characters long
  • Only digits are allowed in the 2-4, 6-8, 10-13 positions
  • '(' will be filled in the 1 position
  • ')' will be filled in the 5 position
  • '-' will be filled in the 8 position

The mask will be displayed as the user is typing, and will be used as the value for tokenization performed with that text element. If the value does not satisfy the mask in its entirety, the field is considered incomplete. This is reflected in the on change events and will fail validation before tokenization.

var phoneNumberElement = BasisTheory.createElement("text", {
targetId: "myPhoneNumberElement",
mask: ["(", /\d/, /\d/, /\d/, ")", /\d/, /\d/, /\d/, "-", /\d/, /\d/, /\d/, /\d/],
});
Once set, we do not currently allow updating the mask. If you need to update the mask programmatically, don't hesitate to reach out.
For security and performance reasons, we attempt to detect that the regex provided is valid and not susceptible to catastrophic backtracking. If it fails this validation, we will reject the mount promise.

Transform

Text elements allow you to modify user input before tokenization through the transform attribute. It can be set as a RegExp object, an array with a RegExp object, or an array with a RegExp object at the first index and a string at the second. It works by making use of the String replace function. The RegExp object and string defined will be used as the first and second argument for the replace function, respectively. If no string is defined, an empty string will be used as the second argument. For instance, the mask for a US based phone number shown on the right will modify user input to look like this: (123)456-7890. The transform attribute, in this case, will modify the user input to remove (, ), and - from the input. The resulting value is 1234567890 which will be what gets tokenized.

var phoneNumberElement = BasisTheory.createElement("text", {
targetId: "myPhoneNumberElement",
mask: ["(", /\d/, /\d/, /\d/, ")", /\d/, /\d/, /\d/, "-", /\d/, /\d/, /\d/, /\d/],
transform: /[()-]/,
});
We strip all RegExp object flags defined in the transform and set gu as the flags.
For security and performance reasons, we attempt to detect that the regex provided is valid and not susceptible to catastrophic backtracking. If it fails this validation, we will reject the mount or update promise.

Card Brands

Supported card brands are defined in the table below:

BrandIdentifierCard Number DigitsCVC Digits
American Expressamerican-express154
Diners Clubdiners-club14, 16, 193
Discoverdiscover16, 193
Eloelo163
Hiperhiper163
HiperCardhipercard163
JCBjcb16-193
Maestromaestro12-193
Mastercardmastercard163
MIRmir16-193
UnionPayunionpay14-193
Visavisa16, 18, 193
Some card brands have issued card numbers with multiple lengths. The Card Number Digits column documents all acceptable card number lengths for the brand (in number of digits, excluding formatting characters).

Customizing Card Brands

You can extend default card brands to include additional BIN numbers or create custom card brands by modifying the cardType property of the CardNumberElement.

The CreditCardType

We implement credit-card-type for our JS SDKs to manage card brands, so we borrow some of their concepts and apply them to all of our SDKs

type CreditCardType = {
code: {
size: number;
name: SecurityCodeLabel | string; // CVV, CVC, CID, etc.
};
gaps: number[];
lengths: number[];
niceType: CardBrandNiceType | string; // or card brand
patterns: (number | [number, number])[];
type: CardBrandId | string; // or card identifier
};
niceType (or Brand)

A pretty printed representation of the card brand.

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Diners Club
  • Discover
  • JCB
  • UnionPay
  • Maestro
  • Mir
  • Elo
  • Hiper
  • Hipercard
type (or Identifier)

A code-friendly presentation of the card brand.

  • visa
  • mastercard
  • american-express
  • diners-club
  • discover
  • jcb
  • unionpay
  • maestro
  • mir
  • elo
  • hiper
  • hipercard
gaps

The expected indices of gaps in a string representation of the card number. For example, in a Visa card, 4111 1111 1111 1111, there are expected spaces in the 4th, 8th, and 12th positions.

lengths

The expected lengths of the card number as an array of strings (excluding spaces and / characters).

code

The information regarding the security code for the determined card.

Card brands provide different nomenclature for their security codes as well as varying lengths.

BrandNameSize
VisaCVV3
MastercardCVC3
American ExpressCID4
Diners ClubCVV3
DiscoverCID3
JCBCVV3
UnionPayCVN3
MaestroCVC3
MirCVP23
EloCVE3
HiperCVC3
HipercardCVC4

Example

import { VISA, DEFAULT_CARD_TYPES, type CreditCardType } from "@basis-theory/basis-theory-js/types/elements"

const CUSTOM_VISA = {
...VISA,
// Add new BIN pattern '8456' and maintain pre-existing ones
patterns: [...VISA.patterns, 8456],
};

// removes pre-existing Visa CreditCardType
const CustomCardTypesList = DEFAULT_CARD_TYPES.filter(({ type }: CreditCardType) => type != 'visa' )

const cardNumberElement = BasisTheory.createElement('cardNumber', {
targetId: 'cardNumberElement',
// Adds filtered CreditCardType's list and custom visa CreditCardType
cardTypes: [...CustomCardTypesList, CUSTOM_VISA]
});

When adding custom card brands the default list is replaced, and validation will only run against those brands defined in the cardTypes list.

For more granular control, we expose card brands individually and a list with all the default card brands.