HTML form elements are used to collect user input. Here are some of the most commonly used form elements:
1. Form (<form>):
The container for all form elements.
<form action="/submit" method="post">
<!-- form elements go here -->
</form>
2. Input (<input>): Used for various types of user input.
<!-- Text input -->
<input type="text" name="username">
<!-- Password input -->
<input type="password" name="password">
<!-- Checkbox input -->
<input type="checkbox" name="remember_me">
<!-- Radio button input -->
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="male"> Male
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="female"> Female
<!-- Submit button -->
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
3. Label (<label>): Used to define labels for input elements.
<label for="username">Username:</label>
<input type="text" id="username" name="username">
4. TextArea (<textarea>): Multi-line text input.
<textarea name="message" rows="4" cols="50"></textarea>
5. Select (<select>): Dropdown list.
<select name="options">
<option value="option1">Option 1</option>
<option value="option2">Option 2</option>
<option value="option3">Option 3</option>
</select>
6. Button (<button>): Button element.
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
7. Fieldset (<fieldset>) and Legend (<legend>): Used to group related elements and provide a caption.
<fieldset>
<legend>Personal Information</legend>
<label for="firstname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="firstname" name="firstname">
<label for="lastname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lastname" name="lastname">
</fieldset>
8. Datalist (<datalist>): Provides a list of predefined options for an input element.
<input list="browsers" name="browser">
<datalist id="browsers">
<option value="Chrome">
<option value="Firefox">
<option value="Safari">
<option value="Edge">
<option value="Opera">
</datalist>
9. Output (<output>): Represents the result of a calculation or user action.
<output name="result" for="a b">0</output>
10. Input types: There are many other types of input elements, such as color, date, email, file, number, range, search, tel, time, url, etc.
<!-- Date input -->
<input type="date" name="birthday">
<!-- Email input -->
<input type="email" name="email">
<!-- Number input -->
<input type="number" name="quantity" min="1" max="10">