form · input · textarea · select · datalist · optgroup · option · label · legend · fieldset · progress · meter · output

Input/Output

form

Capture a visitor's choices

A form element is a controlling wrapper for submitting user choices to the web server.

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input

Request user data

An input field provides an interface between the browser and the user which allows data to be requested in specific ways.

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textarea

A multiline text field

The textarea element provides a way for users to type more than just a single line.

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select

Choose one from the list

The select field is used to provide the user with a fixed set of allowable options.

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datalist

An open-ended list

The datalist element groups together an open-ended set of possible values that may be chosen by the user.

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optgroup

Categorize long lists

The optgroup element provides a way to break a long list of options into smaller distinguishable sub-lists.

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option

One possibility

The option element provides one possible option from a list of possibilities.

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label

Attach a label to an input field

A label is a brief textual identifier for an input field.

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legend

A fieldset caption

The legend element is used to provide a title or caption for a fieldset.

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fieldset

A visual grouping of form fields

The fieldset element groups together related form labels and fields.

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progress

A percentage complete

The progress element provides a graphical display for a percentage.

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meter

A sliding guage

The meter element provides a graphical display of a numeric value somewhere between two endpoint values.

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output

Computational result

An output element may be used to display the result of a computation.

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