An example of how to create beautiful file Input with CSS and :hover effect

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      .container {
        display: flex;
        align-items: flex-start;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        width: 100%;
      }
      input[type="file"] {
        position: absolute;
        z-index: -1;
        top: 15px;
        left: 20px;
        font-size: 17px;
        color: #b8b8b8;
      }
      .button-wrap {
        position: relative;
      }
      .button {
        display: inline-block;
        background-color: #1d6355;
        border-radius: 10px;
        border: 4px double #cccccc;
        color: #ffffff;
        text-align: center;
        font-size: 20px;
        padding: 8px;
        width: 100px;
        transition: all 0.5s;
        cursor: pointer;
        margin: 5px;
      }
      .button:hover {
        background-color: #00ab97;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="container">
      <div class="button-wrap">
        <label class="button" for="upload">Upload File</label>
        <input id="upload" type="file">
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>