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HTML5 <form> Tag
Example
An HTML form with two input fields and one submit button:
<form action="demo_form.asp">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="Mickey" /><br />
Last name:<input type="text" name="lname" value="Mouse" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
First name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="Mickey" /><br />
Last name:<input type="text" name="lname" value="Mouse" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
Try it yourself »
Browser Support
The <form> tag is supported in all major browsers.
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:
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
HTML5 has some new attributes, and some HTML 4.01 attributes are not supported in HTML5.
Attributes
New : New in HTML5.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| accept | MIME_type | Not supported in HTML5 |
| accept-charset | character_set | Specifies a list of character encodings that the server accepts |
| action | URL | Specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted |
| autocompleteNew | 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 |
| novalidateNew | 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 HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <form> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
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