HTML Form action Attribute


The HTML form action attribute defines where to send the form data when a form is submitted in an HTML document.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

<form action=”URL”></form>

Let us see an example of HTML Form action Attribute −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
   body {
      color: #000;
      height: 100vh;
      background: linear-gradient(62deg, #FBAB7E 0%, #F7CE68 100%) no-repeat;
      text-align: center;
   }
   input {
      width: 315px;
      display: block;
      margin: 1rem auto;
      border: 2px solid #fff;
      padding: 8px;
      background: transparent;
      border-radius: 20px;
      outline: none;
   }
   ::placeholder {
      color: #000;
   }
   .btn {
      background: #db133a;
      border: none;
      height: 2rem;
      border-radius: 20px;
      width: 330px;
      display: block;
      color: #fff;
      outline: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      margin: 1rem auto;
   }
</style>
<body>
<h1>HTML Form action Attribute Demo</h1>
<form action="/action_page.php" method="get">
<input type="text" name="firstname" placeholder="Enter First Name">
<input type="text" name="lastname" placeholder="Enter Last Name">
<input type="submit" value="SUBMIT" class="btn">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Output

Enter the form details and then submit the form using “SUBMIT” button to observe how action attribute works.

Updated on: 01-Oct-2019

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