HTML form Tag

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01 (which is the current version of HTML). The next version, HTML 5, is currently being written. Here's a list of HTML 5 tags.

The HTML form tag is used for declaring a form.

The <form> tag is used in conjunction with form-associated elements. To create a form, you can nest form-associated elements inside the opening/closing <form> tags.

Form-Associated Elements

Here are the elements that you can use with your forms.

• <input>
• <textarea>
• <button>
• <select>
• <option>
• <optgroup>
• <fieldset>
• <label>

These elements allow the user to provide information to the website - information which can be submitted to the server for processing.

<form action="/html/tags/html_form_tag_action.cfm" method="get">
First name:
<input type="text" name="first_name" value="" maxlength="100" />
<br />
Last name:
<input type="text" name="last_name" value="" maxlength="100" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>