Specifies the type of input control.
Platform Support
IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari | 4.0+ | 1.0+ | 7.0+ | 1.0+ |
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Values
button | Generic button. |
checkbox | Checkbox control. Allows user to select multiple choices. |
file | Allows user to browse to and upload a file. |
hidden | Form control that is not visible to the user. Used to store state information. |
image | Image form control. May be used like a button. |
password | Password input field. Hides keystrokes with *'s. |
radio | Radio control button. Allows user to select a single option. |
reset | Reset button. |
submit | Submit button. |
text | Single line text field. |
Availability
W3C HTML 4.01