HTML | enctype Attribute
This Attribute specifies that data will be present in form should be encoded when submitting to the server. This type of attribute can be used only if method = “POST”.
Syntax:
<form enctype = "value">
Element: The enctype attribute is associated with <form> enctype element only.
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 character into its hex value.
- multipart/form-data: This value does not encode any character.
- text/plain: This value convert spaces into + symbols but special characters are not converted.
Example:
html
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title>enctype attribute</title> <style> h1 { color:green; } body { text-align:center; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>enctype Attribute</h2> <form action="#" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"> First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br> Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br> Address: <input type="text" name="Address"><br> <input type="submit" value="Submit"> </form> </body></html> |
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by enctype Attribute are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Edge version 12 and above
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer
- Opera
- Safari
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