1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Web Design / HTML

The Text Input Tag, The Reset Input Tag, and the Submit Input Tag
HTML Forms Tutorial

By , About.com Guide

Reset <input type="reset" /> The reset button resets the form to its default value. With most forms, this is blank entries, but if the fields have starting values, the reset button will return the form to that. This "resetting" is done by the browser, not the server. This button will have the default value of "Reset", if you want it to say something different, change the VALUE="" attribute.

Submit <input type="submit" /> In order for a form to be sent to the server it needs some form of submit button. This field sends the form information to the Web server when it is clicked. In Internet Explorer it has a default value of "Submit" and in Netscape of "Submit Query". If you want to change this, change the VALUE="" attribute.

Text <input type="text" /> The text box is the most common input type and to make HTML easier, is the default for the INPUT tag. This input element allows your readers to type in any text information into the box.

Part 3 of the HTML Forms Tutorial: The Textarea Tag
The textarea tag allows you to request large blocks of text from your customers.

Explore Web Design / HTML
About.com Special Features

Holiday Central

What to eat, where to go, fun things to do and how to save money on the perfect gifts. More >

Family Tech Center

Stay connected and entertained with reviews on tips on the latest HDTVs, cellphones and more. More >

  1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Web Design / HTML
  4. HTML and XHTML
  5. XHTML
  6. Forms
  7. Text Input Tags - HTML Forms Tutorial - The Input Tag

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.