HTML <input> (Input Form Control) Tag

Example

<form action="action.php">
  <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

The <input> element specifies an input control for a form.

The <input> element is one of the most powerful and complex in all of HTML due to the lots of combinations of input types and attributes.

See input types

Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

Standard Syntax

HTML:<input>,
XHTML:<input />

Browser Support

Status

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Type	Description
accept	fileExtension audio/* video/* image/* mediaType	file	Defines expected file type in file upload controls.
alt	text	image	alt attribute for the image type. Required for accessibility
autocomplete	on\|off	all	Hint for form autofill feature
autofocus	autofocus	all (except hidden)	Automatically focus the form control when the page is loaded.
capture	user\|environment	file	Media capture input method in file upload controls.
checked	checked	radio, checkbox	Specifies Whether the command or control is checked.
dirname	inputname.dir	text, search	Name of form field to use for sending the element's directionality in form submission
disabled	disabled	all	Whether the form control is disabled
form	formId	all	Associates the control with a form element.
formaction	URL	image, submit	Defines URL to use for form submission.
formenctype	application/x-www-form-urlencoded multipart/form-data text/plain	image, submit	Form data set encoding type to use for form submission.
formmethod	get post	image, submit	Defines HTTP method to use for form submission.
formnovalidate	formnovalidate	image, submit	Bypass form control validation for form submission.
formtarget	_self _blank _parent _top frameName	image, submit	Defines browsing context for form submission(response).
height	pixels	image	Specifies the height of an <input> element.
inputmode	none text tel url email numeric decimal search	almost all	It provides a hint to browsers as to the type of virtual keyboard configuration to use when editing this element or its contents.
list	datalistId	almost all	Specifies the id of the datalist to provides a list of predefined values to the <input> element.
max	number date	numeric types	Specifies maximum value/date.
maxlength	number	password, search, tel, text, url	Maximum length (number of characters) of value.
min	number date	numeric types	Specifies minimum value/date.
minlength	number	password, search, tel, text, url	Minimum length (number of characters) of value.
multiple	multiple	email, file	Its a boolean attribute. Whether to allow multiple values.
name		all	Name of the form control. Submitted with the form as part of a name/value pair.
pattern	regexp	password, text, tel	Specifies a regular expression the value must match to be valid.
placeholder	text	password, search, tel, text, url	Text that appears in the form control when it has no value specified.
readonly	readonly	almost all	Its a boolean attribute. The value is not editable
required	required	almost all	It's a boolean attribute. A value is required or must be check for the form to be submittable.
size	number	email, password, tel, text	Specifies the size of the input field.
scr	URL	image	Specifies source url for input field.
step	number	numeric types	Incremental values that are valid.
type	button checkbox color date datetime-local email file hidden image month number password radio range reset search submit tel text time url week	all	Type of form control
value	text	all	The initial value of the control.
width	pixels	image	Specifies the width of an <input> element.

Global Attributes

<input> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

<input> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

By Default CSS Value(s)

None

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