HTML 5 <form> Tag
Example
A simple HTML form with two input fields and one submit button:
<form action="form_action.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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Definition and Usage
The form element creates a form for user input.
The form element contains one or more form elements: button, input, keygen, object, output, select, and textarea.
Forms are used to pass user-data to a server.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5
HTML 5 has some new attributes, and some HTML 4.01 attributes are not supported in HTML 5.
Attributes
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
| accept-charset |
charset_list |
A comma separated list of possible character sets for the
form data. |
| action |
URL |
A URL that defines where to send the data when the submit button
is pushed |
| autocomplete |
on
off |
If "on" browsers can store the form's input values, to auto-fill the form if the user returns to the page.
If "off" browsers should not store this information. |
| enctype |
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
multipart/form-data
text/plain |
The mime type used to encode the content of the form |
| method |
get
post
put
delete |
The HTTP method for sending data to the action URL. Default
is get. method="get": This method sends the form contents
in the URL: URL?name=value&name=value. Note: If the form values contains non-ASCII characters or
exceeds 100
characters you MUST use method="post".
method="post": This method sends the form contents in the body of the request.
Note: Most browsers are
unable to bookmark post requests.
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| name |
form_name |
Defines a unique name for the form. |
| novalidate |
novalidate |
If present the form should not be validated when submitted. |
| target |
_blank
_self
_parent
_top |
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
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Standard Attributes
| class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id, irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title |
For a full description, go to Standard Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
| onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick,
oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave,
ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress,
onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove,
onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect,
onsubmit, onunload |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes in HTML 5.
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