HTML <form> Tag
Example
<form action="action.html" method="get">
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>Meaning
<form> element defines a fill-in form that can contain labels and form controls, such as menus and text entry boxes that might be filled in by a user.
Form related elements:
<input>,
<textarea>,
<button>,
<select>,
<option>,
<optgroup>,
<fieldset>,
<label>,
<output>
Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5
Standard Syntax
<form action="URL" method="get|post">
</form>Browser Support
Status
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| accept | fileExtension audio/* video/* image/* mediaType |
Accepts comma-separated content types. |
| accept-charset | characterSet | Specifies the list of character encodings for input data that must be accepted by the server processing the form. |
| action | URL | action attribute contains the URL of the server program that will process the contents of the form. |
| autocomplete | on off |
autocomplete attribute, will automatically finish filling in information that the user has previously input into an input field. |
| enctype | application/x-www-form-urlencoded multipart/form-data text/plain |
enctype attribute specifies how form data should be encoded before being sent to the server. |
| method | get post |
method attribute specifies how form information should be transferred to the server using a particular HTTP method. |
| name | text | name attribute specifies a name for the form and was traditionally used by JavaScript or other client-side programming technologies to reference forms and their contained elements. |
| novalidate | novalidate | novalidate is Boolean attribute determines whether or not form validation should be applied on the elements within. |
| rel | external help license next nofollow noopener noreferrer opener prev search |
Specifies the relationship between a linked resource and the current document |
| target | _blank _self _parent _top |
target attribute specifies the target frame that will display the results of a form submission. |
Deprecated Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| accept | fileExtension audio/* video/* image/* mediaType |
Accepts comma-separated content types. |
Non-Standard Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| autocapitalize | none sentences words characters |
Nonstandard attribute used by iOS Safari that controls how textual form elements should be automatically capitalized. |
Global Attributes
<form> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
<form> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
By Default CSS Value(s)
Most of the browsers will display the <form> element with the following by default value(s)
form {
display: block;
margin-top: 0;
}