HTML5: How to set autocomplete off in an HTML form?

Last update on February 08 2024 12:47:24 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Solution:

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- Opening tag for declaring the document type -->
<html><!-- Opening tag for the root element of the HTML document -->
<head><!-- Opening tag for the document's header section -->
<meta charset="utf-8"><!-- Metadata tag specifying the character encoding of the document -->
<title>example of autocomplete off</title><!-- Title of the HTML document -->
</head><!-- Closing tag for the document's header section -->
<body><!-- Opening tag for the document's body section -->
<form <!-- Opening tag for the form element -->
action="https://www.w3resource.com/html-css-exercise/basic/solution/form-autocomplete-answer-demo.php" <!-- Attribute specifying the action URL for the form -->
method="post" <!-- Attribute specifying the HTTP method used to submit the form -->
autocomplete="off"><!-- Attribute specifying that autocomplete should be turned off for the form -->
  First name:<input <!-- Input field for entering first name -->
type="text" name="fname"><br><!-- Type attribute specifies the input type as text and name attribute specifies the name of the input field -->
  Last name:<input <!-- Input field for entering last name -->
type="text" name="lname"><br><!-- Type attribute specifies the input type as text and name attribute specifies the name of the input field -->
  E-mail: <input type="email" <!-- Input field for entering email -->
name="email"><br><!-- Type attribute specifies the input type as email and name attribute specifies the name of the input field -->
<input type="submit"><!-- Submit button for submitting the form -->
</form><!-- Closing tag for the form element -->
</body><!-- Closing tag for the document's body section -->
</html><!-- Closing tag for the root element of the HTML document -->

Explanation:

This HTML code demonstrates a form with the autocomplete attribute set to "off".
The autocomplete attribute is used to specify whether autocomplete should be enabled or disabled for the form fields.
When autocomplete is set to "off", it prevents the browser from automatically filling in form fields based on previous user input.
The form's action attribute specifies the URL to which the form data will be submitted upon submission.
The method attribute specifies the HTTP method used to submit the form, in this case, POST.
Inside the form element, there are input fields for entering first name, last name, and email.
Each input field has a name attribute corresponding to the data it represents.
There is a submit button for submitting the form.

Live Demo :

See the Pen form-autocomplete-answer by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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