<style> #saveDir { padding-bottom: 1px; } #saveDir span { margin-top: -2px; } </style> <span> <input id="rootDirInput" class="folderLookup" type="text" style="width: 400px" /> <button id="saveDir"> Add</button> </span><span id="rootDirs"> @{Html.RenderAction("RootList");} </span>