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HTML Input Types

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Summary

The <input> element has many type values that govern the type of filling, ranging from text, email, number, date, to color and range. Each type provides a keyboard and validates it, for example type="email" checks the email format automatically. Choosing the right type makes it easier to fill out forms and cleaner the data.

Key points

Type specifies the type of filing: text, email, password, number, date, etc.
The browser displays a special control according to the type
Inbuilt validation reduces the wrong data
Modern types like range and color use browser-based controls.

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