HTML Forms

An HTML form is used to collect user input. The user input is most often sent to a server for processing.

The <form> Element

The HTML <form> element is used to create an HTML form for user input:

<form>
 .
form elements
 .
</form>

The <input> Element

The HTML <input> element is the most used form element. An <input> element can be displayed in many ways, depending on the type attribute.

Input Types

Here are the most common input types:

• <input type="text"> - Displays a single-line text input field
• <input type="radio"> - Displays a radio button (for selecting one of many choices)
• <input type="checkbox"> - Displays a checkbox (for selecting zero or more of many choices)
• <input type="submit"> - Displays a submit button (for submitting the form)
• <input type="button"> - Displays a clickable button