<form> tag in HTML
The <form> tag is used to create a form for user input in HTML, a HTML <form> can contain one or more form elements like radio-buttons, lable, textarea, fieldset, input, output, etc.
- Open and close tag required in <form>.
Example of <form> tag
Result Look Like
<form> Tag Browser Support
All modern and old browser supports <form> tag, the browsers name listed below:
| Element |
Chrome |
Edge |
Firefox |
Safari |
Opera |
| <form> |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Global Attributes
Event Attributes
Attributes
All <form> standard attributes are listed below table:
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
| accept |
file_type |
Accept attribute is not supported in HTML5. It defines a comma-separated list of file types that the server accepts |
| accept-charset |
character_list |
Defines the character encodings that are to be used for the form submission that the server accepts |
| action |
URL |
Defines a URL of the back-end script that will process the form |
| autocomplete |
on
off |
Defines whether a form should have autocomplete on or off |
| enctype |
MIME_types |
Defines how the form-data should be encoded when submitting it to the server |
| method |
get
post |
Defines the HTTP method to use when sending form-data |
| name |
form_name |
Defines a unique name for the form. |
| novalidate |
novalidate |
Defines that the form should not be validated when submitted. |
| target |
_blank
_self
_parent
_top |
All values of target attributes play a role, Specifies where to display the response that is received after submitting the form |