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 In HTML, a form is a section that allows users to input data and send it to a server for processing. Forms can be used for various purposes, such as user registration, feedback submission, search, and more. The form element is used to create an HTML form, which contains one or more form controls or elements.



Here's an example of a simple HTML form:

<form action="/submit-form.php" method="post"> <label for="name">Name:</label> <input type="text" id="name" name="name" required> <br> <label for="email">Email:</label> <input type="email" id="email" name="email" required> <br> <label for="message">Message:</label> <textarea id="message" name="message" required></textarea> <br> <button type="submit">Submit</button> </form>

In this example, we have a form that consists of three form controls: a text input for the user's name, an email input for the user's email address, and a textarea for the user's message. The form also has a submit button that allows the user to submit the form to the server.

The action attribute specifies the URL where the form data will be sent, and the method attribute specifies the HTTP method to be used (POST or GET). The name attribute is used to identify the form control when the form data is submitted, and the required attribute is used to make a form control mandatory.

HTML forms can include various types of form controls, such as text inputs, radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdown menus, and more. Form data can be submitted to the server using various methods, such as POST, GET, PUT, DELETE, and more, depending on the needs of the application.


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