This chapter describes the different types for the HTML <input>
element.
HTML Input Types
Here are the different input types you can use in HTML:
<input type="button">
<input type="checkbox">
<input type="color">
<input type="date">
<input type="datetime-local">
<input type="email">
<input type="file">
<input type="hidden">
<input type="image">
<input type="month">
<input type="number">
<input type="password">
<input type="radio">
<input type="range">
<input type="reset">
<input type="search">
<input type="submit">
<input type="tel">
<input type="text">
<input type="time">
<input type="url">
<input type="week">
Note: The default value of the
type
attribute is "text".
Input Type Text
<input type="text">
defines a single-line text input field:
Example
<form>
<label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname">
</form>
Output:
This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:
First name:
Last name:
Input Type Password
<input type="password">
defines a password field:
Example
<form>
<label for="username">Username:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="username" name="username"><br>
<label for="pwd">Password:</label><br>
<input type="password" id="pwd" name="pwd">
</form>
Output:
This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:
Username:
Password:
Input Type Submit
<input type="submit">
defines a button for submitting form data to a form-handler.
The form-handler is typically a server page with a script for processing input data.
The form-handler is specified in the form's action
attribute:
Example
<form action="/action_page.php">
<label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="John"><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Doe"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Output:
This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:
First name: John
Last name: Doe
If you omit the submit buttons' value attribute, the button will get a default text:
Example
<form action="/action_page.php">
<label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="John"><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Doe"><br><br>
<input type="submit">
</form>
Input Type Reset
<input type="reset">
defines a reset button that will reset all form values to their default values:
Example
<form action="/action_page.php">
<label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="John"><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Doe"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
<input type="reset">
</form>
Output:
This is how the HTML code above will be displayed in a browser:
First name:
Last name: