Text Boxes - The <input> Tag

Text boxes are used to capture one line of information. To create a text box, use the <input> tag and set the type attribute to text. Note: the <input> tag does not have a closing tag.

The main attributes for the a text box are:

• name: the name of the text box
• value: (optional) default contents in the text box
• size: (optional) the visible width of the text box
• maxlength: (optional) the maximum length in characters that can be entered.

Example:

<input type='text' name='T1' value='Hello, World!' size='20' maxlength='10'>