The Absolute Beginner's Guide to HTML and CSS: A Step-by-Step Guide with Examples and Lab Exercises

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K. WilsonThe Absolute Beginner's Guide to HTML and CSShttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9250-1_7

7. HTML Forms

Kevin Wilson¹  

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WIDNES, UK

 

A form is an HTML document used to collect user input (Figure 7-1). The information entered by the user is usually sent to a server and is processed by a script.

A screenshot of a form. It has four text boxes labeled first name, last name, email address, and your message. The button to submit is at the bottom of the screen.

Figure 7-1

A Form

An HTML form contains fields for name, password, telephone number, and email address, ...