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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>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

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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