HTML Forms

HTML forms are used to collect user input. They contain various input elements like text fields, checkboxes, and buttons.

Form Example


<form action="/submit" method="post">
  <label for="name">Name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="name" name="name"><br>

  <label for="email">Email:</label>
  <input type="email" id="email" name="email"><br>

  <label for="password">Password:</label>
  <input type="password" id="password" name="password"><br>

  <label for="gender">Gender:</label>
  <input type="radio" id="male" name="gender" value="male"> Male
  <input type="radio" id="female" name="gender" value="female"> Female<br>

  <label for="hobbies">Hobbies:</label>
  <input type="checkbox" id="reading" name="hobbies" value="reading"> Reading
  <input type="checkbox" id="sports" name="hobbies" value="sports"> Sports<br>

  <label for="country">Country:</label>
  <select id="country" name="country">
    <option value="usa">USA</option>
    <option value="canada">Canada</option>
    <option value="uk">UK</option>
  </select><br>

  <label for="message">Message:</label>
  <textarea id="message" name="message" rows="4" cols="50"></textarea><br>

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

Form Input Types

<input type="text">: Single-line text input
<input type="password">: Password input
<input type="email">: Email input
<input type="radio">: Radio button
<input type="checkbox">: Checkbox
<select>: Dropdown list
<textarea>: Multi-line text input
<input type="submit">: Submit button

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