HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, 9th Edition

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Web Forms

In This Chapter

Interacting with Webpages

How a Web Form Works

Components of an HTML Form

The <form> Element

Form Fields

Labeling Fields

Setting Up a Basic Form

Creating Select Boxes

Creating Radio Buttons

Creating Checkboxes

Creating Email Forms

Special Field Types

The <meter> Element

Validating Forms

Wrapping Up

So far, everything you’ve learned about webpages and HTML has taught you how to build a one-way street. That is, you can post information to a webpage, but the website visitors have no way of interacting with you. That’s where web forms come in.

Web forms are the primary way users interact with websites. From contact forms to Google’s search box, forms drive engagement and make the web a more interactive place.

Interacting ...