Name

<input type=text> — NN: 2, 3, 4 &bull; MSIE: 2, 3, 4, 5 &bull; HTML 4 &bull; WebTV &bull; Opera3

Synopsis

<input type=text>

Within a <form>, creates a text input element. This is the default input type; using the <input> tag without a type attribute creates a text input element.

Attributes

maxlength=number

Specifies the maximum number of characters the user can input for this element.

name=text

Specifies the name of this parameter to be passed to the form-processing application for this element (required).

size=number

Specifies the size of the text-entry box (measured in number of characters) to be displayed for this element. Users can type entries that are longer than the space provided, causing the field to scroll to the right.

value=text

Specifies the value that will initially be displayed in the text box.

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