Input tags in HTML are a way of getting an input from the user. The commonly used input types are text, password, email, number etc.
But there's more to it. Here are 5 input types that every Web Developer must know!
input type ="color":
You can now have a color picker in your webpage. How cool is that?? Just set type property as color in input tag. You can also pass a initial color value in value attribute.
input type ="search":
Now this type is similar to regular text type but with a small difference. The input box automatically adds a cross icon after you start typing to clear the input field. This is very handy input type when you want to add a search box field.
input type="tel":
Use this type when you want the user to fill a phone number. When accessed through a touch device (phone/tablet) the input type opens up a numerical keyboard.
input type="datetime-local":
This input type allows user to select Time, Date, Month and Year.
input type="range":
This is another alternative for numerical inputs. This allows user to input a numerical value with a slider control. Use min-max attributes to provide a valid range.
Make sure you try them in your next project! Good luck!
Latest comments (7)
This is great. I'd give you bonus points if you included a sample of each input in the article!
Nice Post
Add a datalist to supercharge all of these
Yeah I wrote a separate thread on twitter on using datalist! Super useful when you wish to provide predefined choices to the user!
Thanks for the article. I didn't know about these.
For bonus points, combine with the
inputmodeproperty that lets you control the type of keyboard that's rendered on mobile devices :)Here's a demo: better-mobile-inputs.netlify.app/
Fat-Finger-proof numerical keyboard on your
type="text"input fields, how cool is that!Edit: Some more mobile input field UX goodies: smashingmagazine.com/2018/08/ux-ht...
Thanks for this!