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    An HTML form is used to collect user input on a web page, such as text fields, checkboxes, and radio buttons. Key form elements include <form>, <input>, <label>, <textarea>, and <button> tags. Form data is typically sent to a server for processing when the user clicks a submit button.

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    HTML Stands For HyperText Markup Language

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    An HTML form is used to collect user input on a web page, such as text fields, checkboxes, and radio buttons. Key form elements include <form>, <input>, <label>, <textarea>, and <button> tags. Form data is typically sent to a server for processing when the user clicks a submit button.

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    HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.

    It is used to design web pages using a


    markup language. It is a combination of Hypertext and Markup language. HTML uses
    predefined tags and elements that tell the browser how to properly display the content
    on the screen, and form is one of them. So, in this article, we will learn what is exactly
    HTML form, what are the elements of forms and how can we use HTML form in our
    webpage.

    What is HTML <form>?

    <form> is an HTML element to collect input data containing interactive controls. It


    provides facilities to input text, number, values, email, password, and control fields
    such as checkboxes, radio buttons, submit buttons, etc., or in other words, form is a
    container that contains input elements like text, email, number, radio buttons,
    checkboxes, submit buttons, etc. Forms are generally used when you want to collect
    data from the user. For example, a user wants to buy a bag online, so he/she has to first
    enter their shipping address in the address form and then add their payment details in
    the payment form to place an order.
    Forms are created by placing input fields within paragraphs, preformatted text, lists and
    tables. This gives considerable flexibility in designing the layout of form

    An HTML form is used to collect user input. The user input is most often sent
    to a server for processing.

    Example
    First name:
    John

    Last name:
    Doe

    Submit
    The <form> Element
    The HTML <form> element is used to create an HTML form for user input:

    <form>
    .
    form elements
    .
    </form>

    The <form> element is a container for different types of input elements, such as:

    The <input> Element


    The HTML <input> element is the most used form element.

    An <input> element can be displayed in many ways, depending on


    the type attribute.

    Here are some examples:

    Type Description

    <input type="text"> Displays a single-line text input field

    <input type="radio"> Displays a radio button (for selecting one of many choices

    <input type="checkbox"> Displays a checkbox (for selecting zero or more of many c


    <input type="submit"> Displays a submit button (for submitting the form)

    <input type="button"> Displays a clickable button

    Text Fields
    The <input type="text"> defines a single-line input field for text input.

    Example
    A form with input fields for text:

    <form>
    <label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
    <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br>
    <label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
    <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname">
    </form>

    This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

    First name:

    Last name:

    Note: The form itself is not visible. Also note that the default width of an input
    field is 20 characters.

    The <label> Element


    Notice the use of the <label> element in the example above.

    The <label> tag defines a label for many form elements.


    The <label> element is useful for screen-reader users, because the screen-
    reader will read out loud the label when the user focuses on the input element.

    The <label> element also helps users who have difficulty clicking on very small
    regions (such as radio buttons or checkboxes) - because when the user clicks
    the text within the <label> element, it toggles the radio button/checkbox.

    The for attribute of the <label> tag should be equal to the id attribute of
    the <input> element to bind them together.

    Radio Buttons
    The <input type="radio"> defines a radio button.

    Radio buttons let a user select ONE of a limited number of choices.

    Example
    A form with radio buttons:

    <p>Choose your favorite Web language:</p>

    <form>
    <input type="radio" id="html" name="fav_language" value="HTML">
    <label for="html">HTML</label><br>
    <input type="radio" id="css" name="fav_language" value="CSS">
    <label for="css">CSS</label><br>
    <input type="radio" id="javascript" name="fav_language" value="JavaScri
    pt">
    <label for="javascript">JavaScript</label>
    </form>

    This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

    Choose your favorite Web language:

    HTML

    CSS

    JavaScript
    Checkboxes
    The <input type="checkbox"> defines a checkbox.

    Checkboxes let a user select ZERO or MORE options of a limited number of


    choices.

    Example
    A form with checkboxes:

    <form>
    <input type="checkbox" id="vehicle1" name="vehicle1" value="Bike">
    <label for="vehicle1"> I have a bike</label><br>
    <input type="checkbox" id="vehicle2" name="vehicle2" value="Car">
    <label for="vehicle2"> I have a car</label><br>
    <input type="checkbox" id="vehicle3" name="vehicle3" value="Boat">
    <label for="vehicle3"> I have a boat</label>
    </form>

    Try it Yourself »

    This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

    I have a bike

    I have a car

    I have a boat

    The Submit Button


    The <input type="submit"> defines a button for submitting the form data to a
    form-handler.

    The form-handler is typically a file on the server with a script for processing
    input data.
    The form-handler is specified in the form's action attribute.

    Example
    A form with a submit button:

    <form action="/action_page.php">
    <label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
    <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="John"><br>
    <label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
    <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Doe"><br><br>
    <input type="submit" value="Submit">
    </form>

    Try it Yourself »

    This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

    First name:
    John

    Last name:
    Doe

    Submit

    The Name Attribute for <input>


    Notice that each input field must have a name attribute to be submitted.

    If the name attribute is omitted, the value of the input field will not be sent at
    all.

    Example
    This example will not submit the value of the "First name" input field:

    <form action="/action_page.php">
    <label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
    <input type="text" id="fname" value="John"><br><br>
    <input type="submit" value="Submit">
    </form>

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