When we want to take(collect) information from user or those who are visiting site, for this purpose html forms are use. for eg:- for user registration in any social site, we want to collect his personal information like his name,last name, email, address etc.

A form will take information from user and then send it to back-end application such as Script or PHP script etc.

Below are some form elements which are available.

• Text fields
• Textarea
• Drop down
• Radio buttons
• Checkboxes

Syntax

<form action="Script URL" method="GET|POST"> 

here come form elements like checkboxes, Radio buttons, text fields etc.

</form>

Form elements or form controls

Text field :- this is use to take text input from user like name last name etc. Syntax

<form >
NAME:  <input type="text" name="name" />
<br>
ADDRESS:  <input type="text" name="address" />
</form>

Radio button :- This button is used when user have to select one option from two or many.

Syntax

<form>
<input type="radio" name="sex" value="male"> Male
<input type="radio" name="sex" value="female"> female
</form>

Checkbox :- It let the user select one or more options from many options. In radio button you can only select one option not more than one.

Syntax

<form>
  <input type="checkbox" name="car" value="honda"> I have a honda<br>
  <input type="checkbox" name="car" value="maruti" checked> I have a maruti<br>

</form>

Drop down :- A drop down box is also know as select box, it gives a option to list down various options in the form, that place user can select one or more that one options.

Syntax

<form>
<select name="dropdown">
<option value="Maths" selected>Maths</option>
<option value="Physics">Physics</option>
</select>
</form>