HTML <form> Tag
Example
An HTML form with two input fields and one submit button:
<form
action="/action_page.php"
method="get">
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname"
name="fname"><br><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<input
type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
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:
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <form> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Attributes
| 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 |
| target | _blank _self _parent _top |
Specifies where to display the response that is received after submitting the form |
Global Attributes
The <form> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <form> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
More Examples
Example
An HTML form with checkboxes:
<form action="/action_page.php" 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>
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Example
An HTML form with radiobuttons:
<form action="/action_page.php" method="get">
<input type="radio"
id="male" name="gender" value="male">
<label
for="male">Male</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="female"
name="gender" value="female" checked="checked">
<label
for="female">Female</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="other"
name="gender" value="other">
<label for="other">Other</label><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Related Pages
HTML tutorial: HTML Forms and Input
HTML DOM reference: Form Object
CSS Tutorial: Styling Forms
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <form> element with the following default values:
