HTML <form> Tag
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<form> Tag
Form tag <form> is used to create a form for user input.
Some of the form tags(tags we can use inside the form tag) are :
<input>, <textarea>, <button>, <option>, <select>, <optgroup>, <fieldset>, <label>, <output> tag.
Syntax
<form>.......</form>
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Form Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<form>
First name :
<input type = "text" value = "" maxlength = "50"><br>
Last name :
<input type = "text" value = "" maxlength = "50"><br>
<button type = "submit">Submit</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>Output
Specific Attribute
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| accept | MIME-type | Specifies a comma-seperated list of content types that server accepts |
| accept-charset | charset list | Specifies a list of character encodings that the server accepts |
| action | URL | Specifies a URI/URL of the back-end script that will process the form |
| autocomplete | on off |
Specifies whether the form should have autocomplete on or off |
| enctype | minetypes | Used to encode the content of the form |
| method | get post |
Specifies the HTTP method to used when the form is submitted |
| name | form name | Defines a unique name for the form |
| nonvalidate | nonvalidate | Specifies that theform should not be validated when submitted |
| target | _blank _parent _self _top |
Specifies where to open the target URL _blank = the target URL will open in a new window. _self = the target URL will open in the same frame as it was clicked. _parent = the target URL will open in the parent frameset. _top = the target URL will open in the full body of the window |
Global Attribute
Form Tag support all the global attributes of HTML.
Event Attribute
Form Tag support all the event attributes of HTML.
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