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
New : New in HTML 5.
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
| accept |
MIME_type |
Not supported in HTML 5 |
| 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 |
| autocompleteNew |
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. |
| name |
form_name |
Defines a unique name for the form. |
| novalidateNew |
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
The <a> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML 5.
Event Attributes
The <a> tag also supports the Event Attributes
in HTML 5.
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