HTML Forms

HTML forms have become an integral part of the web. Forms enable website users to enter and submit data via the website.

Forms are created by using the <form> tag. The <form> element declares the form, but you also need to place form-associated elements inside this element (or reference the form via the form-associated element's form attribute). The elements you use will depend on what you want the form to do.

Basic Form Example

Here's an example of a basic HTML form:

Source Code	Result
<form action="//www.html.am/html-codes/forms/html-form-tag-action.cfm" target="result" method="get"> Name: <input type="text" name="name" value="" maxlength="90" style="width:100px;"> <br> Pick a color: <input type="radio" name="color" value="red"> Red <input type="radio" name="color" value="green"> Green <input type="radio" name="color" value="blue"> Blue <br> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </form> <iframe name="result" style="height:100px;width:200px;"></iframe>	Name: Pick a color: Red Green Blue

Source Code

Result

<form action="//www.html.am/html-codes/forms/html-form-tag-action.cfm" target="result" method="get">
Name:
<input type="text" name="name" value="" maxlength="90" style="width:100px;">
<br>
Pick a color:
<input type="radio" name="color" value="red"> Red
<input type="radio" name="color" value="green"> Green
<input type="radio" name="color" value="blue"> Blue
<br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<iframe name="result" style="height:100px;width:200px;"></iframe>

As you can see, the form includes a bunch of <input> elements to provide some functionality.

Form–Associated Elements

The following elements are form–associated elements. These elements can be associated with a form by being enclosed between its start/end tags, or by using the form attribute. For more information, see the <form> tag.

Form Codes

Here are pages that provide copy/paste codes for various form elements and functions.