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HTML <input> form Attribute

❮ HTML <input> tag

Example

An input field located outside the HTML form (but still a part of the form):

<form action="/action_page.php" id="form1">
  First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

Last name: <input type="text" name="lname" form="form1">
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Definition and Usage

The form attribute specifies the form the <input> element belongs to.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute
form 9.0 Yes 4.0 5.1 10.6

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The form attribute is new in HTML5.


Syntax

<input form="form_id">

Attribute Values

Value Description
form_id Specifies the form element the <input> element belongs to. The value of this attribute must be the id attribute of a <form> element in the same document.

❮ HTML <input> tag