Change default text in input type=”file”?

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Use the for attribute of label for input.

<div>
  <label for="files" class="btn">Select Image</label>
  <input id="files" style="visibility:hidden;" type="file">
</div>

Below is the code to fetch name of the uploaded file

$("#files").change(function() {
  filename = this.files[0].name;
  console.log(filename);
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div>
    <label for="files" class="btn">Select Image</label>
    <input id="files" style="visibility:hidden;" type="file">
</div>

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