HTML Forms
Published Aug 4, 2021Updated May 15, 2024
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In HTML, forms are used for gathering and sending user input to an external source (like a server) for processing. This is done with the <form> element, which contains various labels and inputs.
Syntax
<form><!-- Form elements --></form>
Example
The following is an example of an HTML form that features <input> elements:
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> </head><body><form method="post" action="http://server1">Enter your name:<input type="text" name="fname" /><br />Enter your age:<input type="text" name="age" /><br /><input type="submit" value="Submit" /></form></body></html>
The rendered output of above looks like this:
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