.NET MAUI PromptInput Styling

Updated on May 16, 2026

The PromptInput provides styling options for setting the appearance of its input text and built-in buttons.

Styling the Prompt Text

The PromptInput exposes the following properties for customizing the appearance of the text displayed in the input area:

• TextColor (Color)—Defines the color of the text typed in the input area. The default value is #000000.
• PlaceholderColor (Color)—Defines the color of the placeholder (watermark) text displayed when the input area is empty.
• BackgroundColor (Color)—Defines the background color of the input area.

Styling the Buttons

Style the PromptInput buttons using the following properties:

• SendButtonStyle (Style with target type of RadTemplatedButton)—Defines the style applied to the Send button.
• MoreButtonStyle (Style with target type of RadDropDownButton)—Defines the style applied to the 'More' button.
• SpeechToTextButtonStyle (Style with target type of RadSpeechToTextButton)—Defines the style applied to the Speech-to-Text button.
• SendMessageButtonImage (ImageSource)—Defines the image source for the 'Send' button icon.

See Also

• Getting Started
• Configuration
• Commands
• Affix Content