The <input> tag with a type="text" attribute creates a text field.
Text fields accept a single line of text and are among the most frequently used input controls.
Four <input> elements of type text which creates single-line textboxes.
<form action="/tutorial/action.html">
<fieldset>
<legend>Contact information</legend>
<input type="text" name="firstname" placeholder="First name"><br /><br />
<input type="text" name="lastname" placeholder="Last name"><br /><br />
<input type="text" name="email" placeholder="Email"><br /><br />
<input type="text" name="phone" placeholder="Phone number"><br /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</fieldset>
</form>
The <input type="text"> creates a single-line text input field.
The default width of text input is 20 characters.
The text input accepts alphanumeric characters for fields like, name, address, city, postal code, etc.
<input type="text">
Here is when type="text" support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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