Web Design

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CHAPTER

Adding Forms to Your Site 11

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Can I also include a button to clear the form?

Yes. HTML includes a type=”reset” for both the <input> and <button> tags. However, you should

carefully consider before you add the button if it will actually help. Users very rarely fill out a form and

then decide to clear it; rather, most of the time the reset button is clicked by mistake, which is why most

designers do not include it.

● When you view the page in a

browser, the button appears.

If you click the button, the

form’s data is submitted to

the page specified in the

<form> tag’s action.

4 Type value=”?” />,
replacing? with the text you
want to appear on the
button.

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