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Forms
HTML Forms are used to select different kinds of user input. Try-It-Yourself ExamplesCreate text fields Create
password field (You can find more examples at the bottom of this page) HTML FormsHTML forms are used to pass data to a server. A form can contain input elements like text fields, checkboxes, radio-buttons, submit buttons and more. A form can also contain select lists, textarea, fieldset, legend, and label elements. The <form> tag is used to create an HTML form:
HTML Forms - The Input ElementThe most important form element is the input element. The input element is used to select user information. An input element can vary in many ways, depending on the type attribute. An input element can be of type text field, checkbox, password, radio button, submit button, and more. The most used input types are described below. Text Fields<input type="text" /> defines a one-line input field that a user can enter text into:
How the HTML code above looks in a browser: Note: The form itself is not visible. Also note that the default width of a text field is 20 characters. Password Field<input type="password" /> defines a password field:
How the HTML code above looks in a browser: Note: The characters in a password field are masked (shown as asterisks or circles). Radio Buttons<input type="radio" /> defines a radio button. Radio buttons let a user select ONLY ONE one of a limited number of choices:
How the HTML code above looks in a browser: Checkboxes<input type="checkbox" /> defines a checkbox. Checkboxes let a user select ONE or MORE options of a limited number of choices.
How the HTML code above looks in a browser: Submit Button<input type="submit" /> defines a submit button. A submit button is used to send form data to a server. The data is sent to the page specified in the form's action attribute. The file defined in the action attribute usually does something with the received input:
How the HTML code above looks in a browser: If you type some characters in the text field above, and click the "Submit" button, the browser will send your input to a page called "html_form_action.asp". The page will show you the received input. More Input ExamplesRadio buttons Checkboxes Simple drop-down
list Drop-down list
with a pre-selected value Textarea Create a button Form ExamplesFieldset around
form-data Form with
text fields and
a submit button Form with checkboxes Form with radio buttons Send e-mail from a form HTML Form Tags
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