HTML form accept Attribute

HTML <form> tag

Definition and Usage

The accept attribute specifies the different content types the form application will process correctly.

This attribute specifies a comma-separated list of content types that a server processing this form will handle correctly.

Syntax

<form accept="content_type">

Syntax Example

<form accept="text/html">

Attribute Values

Browser Support

This attribute does not have any affect in any of the major browsers.

Example

<form action="demo_form_accept.asp" accept="text/plain">
First name: 
<input type="text" name="FirstName" value="Peter" />
<br />
Last name: 
<input type="text" name="LastName" value="Griffin" />
<br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

Try-It-Yourself Demos

form accept attribute example
Use the accept attribute to specify which content types are accepted.

HTML <form> tag