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An HTML form with two input fields and one submit button
The <form>
tag is used to create an HTML form for user input.
The <form>
element can contain one or more of the following form elements:
Element | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
<form> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Attribute | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
accept-charset | character_set | Specifies the character encodings that are to be used for the form submission |
action | URL | Specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted |
autocomplete | on off |
Specifies whether a form should have autocomplete on or off |
enctype | application/x-www-form-urlencoded multipart/form-data text/plain |
Specifies how the form-data should be encoded when submitting it to the server (only for method="post") |
method | get post |
Specifies the HTTP method to use when sending form-data |
name | text | Specifies the name of a form |
novalidate | novalidate | Specifies that the form should not be validated when submitted |
rel | external help license next nofollow noopener noreferrer opener prev search |
Specifies the relationship between a linked resource and the current document |
target | _blank _self _parent _top |
Specifies where to display the response that is received after submitting the form |
The <form>
tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
The <form>
tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
An HTML form with checkboxes:
<form action="/action_page" method="get">
<input
type="checkbox" name="vehicle1" value="Bike">
<label
for="vehicle1"> I have a bike</label><br>
<input type="checkbox"
name="vehicle2" value="Car">
<label for="vehicle2"> I have a
car</label><br>
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle3"
value="Boat" checked>
<label for="vehicle3"> I have a
boat</label><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
An HTML form with radiobuttons:
<form action="/action_page" method="get">
<input type="radio" id="html" name="fav_language" value="HTML">
<label
for="html">HTML</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="css" name="fav_language"
value="CSS" checked="checked">
<label for="css">CSS</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="javascript" name="fav_language" value="JavaScript">
<label for="javascript">JavaScript</label><br><br>
<input
type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
HTML tutorial: HTML Forms and Input
HTML DOM reference: Form Object
CSS Tutorial: Styling Forms
Most browsers will display the <form>
element with the following default values:
form {
display: block;
margin-top: 0em;
}