form tag
The form tag, which, when implemented in the code, is written like this - <form>, is an HTML tag that belongs to forms and input tags. Form and Input HTML tags are used to create interactive website elements, hence the name of the category. It includes object such as HTML drop-downs, buttons etc.
<form> creates a form with input fields (the <input> tag). This tag is supported in the current version of HTML, which is HTML5.
Browser support
Here you can see whether <form> is supported by a certain browser, and, if yes, starting from which version it is supported.
| Chrome | Firefox | Edge | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is supported | Is supported | Is supported | Is supported | Is supported |
Attributes and values
An attribute is a piece of additional information about a tag. While tags denote the type of objects they mark or create, attributes set the parameters of these objects. These parameters can include anything from the types of possible interactions to its visual style to its actual contents.
Values indicate how a certain attribute is actually implemented, if there is a number of ways it can happen.
What attributes are actually allowed in a certain tag depends on the tag itself. Much like possible attributes depend on a tag, possible values depend on an attribute.
The <form> tag supports the following attributes (with their respective values):
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| accept | file_type | Specifies a comma-separated list of file types that the server accepts (that can be submitted through the file upload) (Not Supported in HTML5) |
| accept-charset | character_set | Specifies the character encodings that are to be used for the form submission |
| action | URL | Specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted |
| autocomplete |
| Specifies whether a form should have autocomplete on or off |
| enctype |
| Specifies how the form-data should be encoded when submitting it to the server (only for method="post") |
| method |
| Specifies the HTTP method to use when sending form-data |
| name | text | Specifies the name of a form |
| novalidate | novalidate | Specifies that the form should not be validated when submitted |
| target |
| Specifies where to display the response that is received after submitting the form |
Global Attributes
Global attributes are HTML tag attributes that can be used by any tag, hence the name "global". They are in contrast to unique attributes that are tag-specific.
<form> supports global attributes.
Event Attributes
Event attributes are HTML tag attributes that allow triggering actions upon specific conditions, hence the name "event". Other types of attributes, namely global and unique attributes, can also trigger actions, but the difference is that even attributes allow calling scripts, such as JavaScript functions, while most other attributes only support a certain type of action.
<form> supports event attributes.