How to create a Form in HTML

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by vigneshchennai74 dot icon Updated: Mar 26, 2023

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Creating forms is an essential skill for web developers, as forms are a fundamental way for users to interact with websites and provide data. Here's a brief overview of how to create a basic form in HTML:


  1. Create a <form> tag to define the start and end of the form.
  2. Within the <form> tag, create one or more input fields using the <input> tag. Each input field must have a type attribute, which specifies the type of data that will be collected (e.g. text, email, password, number).
  3. Optionally, you can add labels for each input field using the <label> tag. This makes it easier for users to understand what information they should enter in each field.
  4. You can also group related input fields together using the <fieldset> and <legend> tags.
  5. Add a submit button to the form using the <input> tag with a type attribute of submit.

Preview of the output that you will get on running this code from your IDE

Code

In this solution we have used The <form> tag. This <form> tag is an HTML element that is used to create an interactive form on a web page.

Instructions

  1. Download and install VS Code on your desktop.
  2. Open VS Code and create a new file in the editor.
  3. Copy the code snippet that you want to run, using the "Copy" button or by selecting the text and using the copy command (Ctrl+C on Windows/Linux or Cmd+C on Mac).Copy HTML tags in html file, CSS you can add in a separate file and then link to HTML file using the <link> tag.
  4. Paste the code into your file in VS Code, and save the file with a meaningful name and the appropriate file extension (.html for HTML, .js for JavaScript, etc.).
  5. To run the code, open the file in VS Code and click the "Run" button in the top menu, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+N (on Windows and Linux) or Cmd+Alt+N (on Mac). The output of your code will appear in the VS Code output console.



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Environment Tested

Tested this solution in the following versions. Be mindful of changes when working with other versions.

  • Visual Studio Code Version 1.76.0


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