HTML | <button> formenctype Attribute (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 20 Jul, 2022

The HTML formenctype Attribute is used to specify that the form data should be encoded when submitting to the server. This attribute will override the feature of the formencrypt attribute. It can only be used with the Button type= "submit".

Syntax:

Attribute value: This attribute contains three value which are listed below:

application/x-www-form-urlencoded: It is the default value. It encodes all the characters before sent to the server. It converts spaces into + symbols and special characters into its hex value.
multipart/form-data: This value does not encode any character.
text/plain: This value converts spaces into + symbols but special characters are not converted.

Example: This Example illustrates the use of enctype attribute in element.

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Button Formenctype attribute

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HTML Button Formenctype Attribute

First name:

Last name:

Address:

submit without character encoding

submit with character encoding

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by HTML formenctype attribute are listed below:

Google Chrome 9.0 and above
Edge 12.0 and above
Internet Explorer 10.0 and above
Firefox 4.0 and above
Opera 10.6 and above
Safari