The <input> tag

Definition and Usage

The <input> tag defines the start of an input field where the user can enter data.

Tips and Notes

Note: The input element is empty, it contains attributes only.

Note: The end tag is forbidden.

Examples

This code:	Produces this output:
<form method="post" action="html_input_action.asp" target="_blank"> Height <input type="text" name="height"> <br> Weight <input type="text" name="weight"> <br> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> <input type="reset" value="Reset"> </form>	Height Weight

Optional Attributes

Attributes:	Values:	Description:
type	text checkbox radio password hidden submit reset button file image	Indicates the type of the input field. The default value is "text". Note: This is not a required attribute, but we think you should include it. If omitted, IE 5.5 will still display a text field, but Netscape 4.7 will not.
accept	file_types	The different kind of files allowed. Used with type="file"
name	field_name	The name of the input field. Radio-buttons will be grouped together with this attribute when you give them the same name. It results in that you can select only one of the radio-buttons in the group
value	value	For checkboxes and radio-buttons it specifies the value to be returned when the control is turned on. For buttons, reset buttons and submit buttons it specifies the text of the button. For hidden, password, text it specifies the default value of the control
size	number_of_char	The width of the input field. The default value is 20 characters. Used with type="password", and "text"
maxlength	number	Used with type= "text" or type= "password" to set the maximum number of characters the user can enter in the field
checked	checked	Indicates that a radio-button or a checkbox is "checked" when the form loads
readonly	readonly	Indicates that the value of this field can not be changed
src	url	The url of an image. Use it with type="image"
disabled	disabled	Indicates that the user can not do anything with this field

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, tabindex, accesskey

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

onfocus, onblur, onselect, onchange, onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.

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