HTML Inputs HTML forms use input elements. There are various different types of input element, including buttons, check-boxes, text-fields and more.

HTML input elements are used to capture various types of data. The checkbox element provides a box users can click to select and click again to deselect, toggling between checked and unchecked.

HTML5 forms: Input element type In the old days, there were only a few types of input widgets in the forms: radio buttons, check boxes, and catchall boxes that accepted text.