Html css form types

HTML Forms

An HTML form is used to collect user input. The user input is most often sent to a server for processing.

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The Element

The HTML element is used to create an HTML form for user input:

The element is a container for different types of input elements, such as: text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, submit buttons, etc.

All the different form elements are covered in this chapter: HTML Form Elements.

The Element

The HTML element is the most used form element.

An element can be displayed in many ways, depending on the type attribute.

Type	Description
	Displays a single-line text input field
	Displays a radio button (for selecting one of many choices)
	Displays a checkbox (for selecting zero or more of many choices)
	Displays a submit button (for submitting the form)
	Displays a clickable button

All the different input types are covered in this chapter: HTML Input Types.

Text Fields

The defines a single-line input field for text input.

Example

A form with input fields for text:

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

Note: The form itself is not visible. Also note that the default width of an input field is 20 characters.

The Element

Notice the use of the element in the example above.

The tag defines a label for many form elements.

The element is useful for screen-reader users, because the screen-reader will read out loud the label when the user focuses on the input element.

The element also helps users who have difficulty clicking on very small regions (such as radio buttons or checkboxes) — because when the user clicks the text within the element, it toggles the radio button/checkbox.

The for attribute of the tag should be equal to the id attribute of the element to bind them together.

Radio Buttons

The defines a radio button.

Radio buttons let a user select ONE of a limited number of choices.

Example

A form with radio buttons:

Choose your favorite Web language:

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

Choose your favorite Web language:

Checkboxes

The defines a checkbox.

Checkboxes let a user select ZERO or MORE options of a limited number of choices.

Example

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

I have a bike
I have a car
I have a boat

The Submit Button

The defines a button for submitting the form data to a form-handler.

The form-handler is typically a file on the server with a script for processing input data.

The form-handler is specified in the form’s action attribute.

Example

A form with a submit button:

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

The Name Attribute for

Notice that each input field must have a name attribute to be submitted.

If the name attribute is omitted, the value of the input field will not be sent at all.

Example

This example will not submit the value of the «First name» input field:

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HTML Input Types

This chapter describes the different types for the HTML element.

HTML Input Types

Here are the different input types you can use in HTML:

Tip: The default value of the type attribute is «text».

Input Type Text

defines a single-line text input field:

Example

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

Input Type Password

defines a password field:

Example

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

The characters in a password field are masked (shown as asterisks or circles).

Input Type Submit

defines a button for submitting form data to a form-handler.

The form-handler is typically a server page with a script for processing input data.

The form-handler is specified in the form’s action attribute:

Example

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

If you omit the submit button’s value attribute, the button will get a default text:

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Input Type Reset

defines a reset button that will reset all form values to their default values:

Example

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

If you change the input values and then click the «Reset» button, the form-data will be reset to the default values.

Input Type Radio

defines a radio button.

Radio buttons let a user select ONLY ONE of a limited number of choices:

Example

Choose your favorite Web language:

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

Input Type Checkbox

defines a checkbox.

Checkboxes let a user select ZERO or MORE options of a limited number of choices.

Example

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

I have a bike
I have a car
I have a boat

Input Type Button

defines a button:

Example

This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:

Input Type Color

The is used for input fields that should contain a color.

Depending on browser support, a color picker can show up in the input field.

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Input Type Date

The is used for input fields that should contain a date.

Depending on browser support, a date picker can show up in the input field.

Example

You can also use the min and max attributes to add restrictions to dates:

Example

Input Type Datetime-local

The specifies a date and time input field, with no time zone.

Depending on browser support, a date picker can show up in the input field.

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Input Type Email

The is used for input fields that should contain an e-mail address.

Depending on browser support, the e-mail address can be automatically validated when submitted.

Some smartphones recognize the email type, and add «.com» to the keyboard to match email input.

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Input Type Image

The defines an image as a submit button.

The path to the image is specified in the src attribute.

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Input Type File

The defines a file-select field and a «Browse» button for file uploads.

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Input Type Hidden

The defines a hidden input field (not visible to a user).

A hidden field lets web developers include data that cannot be seen or modified by users when a form is submitted.

A hidden field often stores what database record that needs to be updated when the form is submitted.

Note: While the value is not displayed to the user in the page’s content, it is visible (and can be edited) using any browser’s developer tools or «View Source» functionality. Do not use hidden inputs as a form of security!

Example

Input Type Month

The allows the user to select a month and year.

Depending on browser support, a date picker can show up in the input field.

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Input Type Number

The defines a numeric input field.

You can also set restrictions on what numbers are accepted.

The following example displays a numeric input field, where you can enter a value from 1 to 5:

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Input Restrictions

Here is a list of some common input restrictions:

Attribute	Description
checked	Specifies that an input field should be pre-selected when the page loads (for type=»checkbox» or type=»radio»)
disabled	Specifies that an input field should be disabled
max	Specifies the maximum value for an input field
maxlength	Specifies the maximum number of character for an input field
min	Specifies the minimum value for an input field
pattern	Specifies a regular expression to check the input value against
readonly	Specifies that an input field is read only (cannot be changed)
required	Specifies that an input field is required (must be filled out)
size	Specifies the width (in characters) of an input field
step	Specifies the legal number intervals for an input field
value	Specifies the default value for an input field

You will learn more about input restrictions in the next chapter.

The following example displays a numeric input field, where you can enter a value from 0 to 100, in steps of 10. The default value is 30:

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Input Type Range

The defines a control for entering a number whose exact value is not important (like a slider control). Default range is 0 to 100. However, you can set restrictions on what numbers are accepted with the min , max , and step attributes:

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Input Type Search

The is used for search fields (a search field behaves like a regular text field).

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Input Type Tel

The is used for input fields that should contain a telephone number.

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Input Type Time

The allows the user to select a time (no time zone).

Depending on browser support, a time picker can show up in the input field.

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Input Type Url

The is used for input fields that should contain a URL address.

Depending on browser support, the url field can be automatically validated when submitted.

Some smartphones recognize the url type, and adds «.com» to the keyboard to match url input.

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Input Type Week

The allows the user to select a week and year.

Depending on browser support, a date picker can show up in the input field.

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CSS Forms

The look of an HTML form can be greatly improved with CSS:

Styling Input Fields

Use the width property to determine the width of the input field:

Example

The example above applies to all elements. If you only want to style a specific input type, you can use attribute selectors:

• input[type=text] — will only select text fields
• input[type=password] — will only select password fields
• input[type=number] — will only select number fields
• etc..

Padded Inputs

Use the padding property to add space inside the text field.

Tip: When you have many inputs after each other, you might also want to add some margin , to add more space outside of them:

Example

Note that we have set the box-sizing property to border-box . This makes sure that the padding and eventually borders are included in the total width and height of the elements.
Read more about the box-sizing property in our CSS Box Sizing chapter.

Bordered Inputs

Use the border property to change the border size and color, and use the border-radius property to add rounded corners:

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If you only want a bottom border, use the border-bottom property:

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Colored Inputs

Use the background-color property to add a background color to the input, and the color property to change the text color:

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Focused Inputs

By default, some browsers will add a blue outline around the input when it gets focus (clicked on). You can remove this behavior by adding outline: none; to the input.

Use the :focus selector to do something with the input field when it gets focus:

Example

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Input with icon/image

If you want an icon inside the input, use the background-image property and position it with the background-position property. Also notice that we add a large left padding to reserve the space of the icon:

Example

input[type=text] <
background-color: white;
background-image: url(‘searchicon.png’);
background-position: 10px 10px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
padding-left: 40px;
>

Animated Search Input

In this example we use the CSS transition property to animate the width of the search input when it gets focus. You will learn more about the transition property later, in our CSS Transitions chapter.

Example

input[type=text] <
transition: width 0.4s ease-in-out;
>

input[type=text]:focus width: 100%;
>

Styling Textareas

Tip: Use the resize property to prevent textareas from being resized (disable the «grabber» in the bottom right corner):

Example

textarea <
width: 100%;
height: 150px;
padding: 12px 20px;
box-sizing: border-box;
border: 2px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #f8f8f8;
resize: none;
>

Styling Select Menus

Example

select <
width: 100%;
padding: 16px 20px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #f1f1f1;
>

Styling Input Buttons

Example

input[type=button], input[type=submit], input[type=reset] <
background-color: #04AA6D;
border: none;
color: white;
padding: 16px 32px;
text-decoration: none;
margin: 4px 2px;
cursor: pointer;
>

/* Tip: use width: 100% for full-width buttons */

For more information about how to style buttons with CSS, read our CSS Buttons Tutorial.

Responsive Form

Resize the browser window to see the effect. When the screen is less than 600px wide, make the two columns stack on top of each other instead of next to each other.

Advanced: The following example uses media queries to create a responsive form. You will learn more about this in a later chapter.

Aligned Form

An example of how to style labels together with inputs to create a horizontal aligned form:

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