In this tutorial of 'HTML Simplified Series', we will learn What is Form in HTML? Form Tag Attributes and What a form tag container. And see how to create a form in HTML.
HTML Form
- The form is a collection of input tags in an HTML document.
- Forms are mainly used to take the data from the user to serve on the server.
- Forms are created using <form> tag.
Form Tag Attributes
- action: This attribute specifies what action will be taken after submitting the form.
- target: This specifies on which browser tab the response will be displayed after form submission.
- method: This attribute is used to define the HTTP method used to submit the form.
What a normal HTML Form Contains?
- <input>
- <label>
- <select>
- <option>
- <textarea>
- <button>
(we will learn about these in upcoming tutorials)
Simple Form Example:
<form action="/index.php" target="_blank" method="get">
Name: <input type="text"/>
Last Name: <input type="text">
<button type="submit"> Submit </button>
</form>
Output:
