Every Web form is composed of multiple HTML input tags.
Any form on a Web page is composed of multiple HTML tags surrounded by and tags. Every part of a form, such as a new field or a submit button, has its own tag with multiple attributes, including the "type" attribute. Specifying the type of an tag tells the Web browser display the field. There are 10 valid "type" options for an tag.
Basic Format
The basic format of an tag is:
Replace "typeoption" with one of the valid input field options.
Button
The "button" type creates a button that your website visitors can click. This type is not for a form's "submit" button but rather for activating JavaScript or loading external links. For example:
Check box
The "checkbox" type creates one check box. All check boxes in the same question have the same "name" attribute. For example:
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Orange
File
The "file" type tells the Web browser to provide a "Browse" button for a website visitor to locate a file on his computer to upload as part of the form. This normally takes the form:
Hidden
Specifying the input type as "hidden" hides the field but still passes that field's value in the form submission. For example, you could pass a hidden field that specifies from which page on your website a visitor submits a form:
Image
Using the "image" type creates a submit button for your form out of an image, instead of displaying the default Web button. For example:
Password
The "password" input type creates a standard blank text box, but obscures whatever letters and numbers the visitors enters as a security measure. For example:
Radio
The "radio" type creates a small circle next to each option. Radio buttons are similar to check boxes, except visitor can select only one answer for each radio question, while they could select multiple check boxes. An example of radio button code:
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Ford
Submit and Reset
The "submit" input type submits a form's contents, while the "reset" input type clears all current form entries. For example:
Text
Specify an input type as "text" for a blank text box that displays entered characters normally. Specify the width of a text field with the "size" attribute. For example:
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