Align labels in form next to input

Question

I have very basic and known scenario of form where I need to align labels next to inputs correctly. However I don't know how to do it.

My goal would be that labels are aligned next to inputs to the right side. Here is picture example of desired result.

I have made a fiddle for your convenience and to clarify what I have now - http://jsfiddle.net/WX58z/

Snippet:

<div class="block">
    <label>Simple label</label>
    <input type="text" />
</div>
<div class="block">
    <label>Label with more text</label>
    <input type="text" />
</div>
<div class="block">
    <label>Short</label>
    <input type="text" />
</div>

Answer 1

While the solutions here are workable, more recent technology has made for what I think is a better solution. CSS Grid Layout allows us to structure a more elegant solution.

The CSS below provides a 2-column "settings" structure, where the first column is expected to be a right-aligned label, followed by some content in the second column. More complicated content can be presented in the second column by wrapping it in a <div>.

[As a side-note: I use CSS to add the ':' that trails each label, as this is a stylistic element - my preference.]

/* CSS */

div.settings {
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns: max-content max-content;
    grid-gap:5px;
}
div.settings label       { text-align:right; }
div.settings label:after { content: ":"; }

<!-- HTML -->

<div class="settings">
    <label>Label #1</label>
    <input type="text" />

    <label>Long Label #2</label>
    <span>Display content</span>

    <label>Label #3</label>
    <input type="text" />
</div>