HTML Input form* Attributes

This chapter describes the different form* attributes for the <input> element.

form
formaction
formenctype
formmethod
formnovalidate
formtarget

The form Attribute

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

The value of this attribute must be equal to the id attribute of the <form> element it belongs to.

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

<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" form="form1">

The formaction Attribute

The formaction attribute specifies the URL of a file that will process the input when the form is submitted.

Note: The formaction attribute overrides the action attribute of the <form> element.

The formaction attribute works with the following input types: submit and image.

<form action="/action_page.php">
  <label for="fname">First name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
  <label for="lname">Last name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
  <input type="submit" formaction="/action_page2.php" value="Submit as Admin">
</form>

Input Form Attributes