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What is HTML forms?
An HTML form is used to collect data entered by users. The data entered by users is most often sent to a server for processing.

For example, during user registration, you need to collect information such as: name, email address, username, password, etc. to open accounts on online sales sites, banks, forums, social sites, etc.

Syntax:

<form>
....
form elements
....
</form>

The <form> element is a container for different types of input elements like: text fields, radio buttons, checkboxes, submit buttons, etc.

Example of HTML Form

Note: Default Form width of an input field is 20 characters

Browser Support HTML form

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
HTML form	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

<input> Element

<input> element for a form is the most used tag.

<input> element can be displayed in several ways, depending on the type attribute.
We list a few elements:

ID	Type	Description
1	<input type="text">	Display a single-line text input field
2	<input type="checkbox">	Display checkbox
3	<input type="button">	Display clickable button
4	<input type="submit">	Display submit button
5	<input type="radio">	Display radio button

How do you create a form in HTML?
Example of <input type="text"> which defines a single-line input field for an input text.

Example (this is HTML - PHP editor, change text on this window)

<!DOCTYPE html>

  <html>

  <body>
<h2>Text input fields</h2>
<form>

  <label for="user_name">User_name:</label><br>

  <input type="text" id="user_name" name="user_name"

   value="Nick_boss"><br>

  <label for="email">E_mail:</label><br>

  <input type="text" id="email" name="email"

   value="Nick_boss@ager.com">

  </form>
<p>Note: default width of text input fields

 is maximum 20 characters.</p>
  </body>

  </html>

Note: default width of text input fields is maximum 20 characters.

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How to create a form in HTML - Submit Button

Submit Button <input type="submit"> defines a button for submitting the form data in a database.

Example (this is HTML - PHP editor, change text on this window)

<!DOCTYPE html>

  <html>

  <body>

<h2>HTML Forms</h2>
<form action="/submit_dates.php">

  <label for="f_name">First name:</label><br>

  <input type="text" id="f_name" name="f_name"

   value="Nick"><br>

  <label for="l_name">Last name:</label><br>

  <input type="text" id="l_name" name="l_name"

   value="Boss"><br><br>

  <input type="submit" value=" Submit ">

  </form> 
<p>When you click the "Submit" button, all datas from this

 form will be sent to a page called "/submit_dates.php".</p>
</body>

  </html>

The form-handler is specified in the <form action> attribute.

HTML Form Controls

There are different types of form controls that you can use to collect data using HTML form −

Text Input Controls: - First name:

Checkboxes Controls: - Car

Radio Box Controls: - HTML

Select Box Controls
I have a bike
I have a car
I have a boat

File Select boxes
Clickable Buttons
Hidden Controls
Submit and Reset Button

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