HTML Tutorial: Forms & Input Tags | Web Development Tutorials #8

The element is used to create the various types of fields that make up a form, such as text fields, radio buttons, checkboxes, and submit buttons. There are several different types of elements, which are distinguished by their type attribute.

The type attribute determines the type of field that will be created. The most common types are “text” (for creating a text field), “radio” (for creating a radio button), and “checkbox” (for creating a checkbox).

The value attribute specifies the value that will be submitted for that field. For example, if you were to create a radio button with the value “yes”, then “yes” would be submitted when that button is selected. If no value is specified, then the default value will be submitted.

The name attribute is used to give each field a name. This name is used when submitting the form data to a server. It is also used by JavaScript to access the value of the field.

The id attribute can be used to give each field an ID. This ID can be used by CSS to style specific fields, or by JavaScript to access the field directly.

The element can be used to create a label for a form field. The label element is associated with a specific form field using the for attribute. This association allows us to click on the label element to focus on the form field.