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input element | HTMLInputElement object

[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Creates a variety of form input controls.

HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.6.5

Standards information

HTML information

Closing Tag	required
CSS Display	inline
HTML Element Categories	flow phrasing interactive

DOM Information

Inheritance Hierarchy

Node

Element

HTMLElement

HTMLInputElement

Remarks

Windows Internet Explorer 8 and later. In IE8 Standards mode, the title attribute is preferred over the alt attribute when specified as a pop-up tooltip. This applies only when the type attribute is set to image. For more information on IE8 mode, see Defining Document Compatibility.

Examples

This example uses the input element to create different types of input controls.

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<form action="http://intranet/survey" method=post>
<P>Name</P>
<br><input name="control1" type=text value="Your Name">
<P>Password</P>
<br><input type="password" name="control2">
<P>Color</P>
<br><input type="radio" name="control3" value="0" checked>Red
<input type="radio" name="control3" value="1">Green
<input type="radio" name="control3" value="2">Blue
<P>Comments</P>
<br><input type="TEXT" name="control4" SIZE="20,5" maxlength="250">
<P><input name="control5" type=checkbox checked>Send receipt</P>
<P><input type="submit" value="OK"><input type="reset" value="reset"></P>
</form>