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In this guide we'll show you how to create a simple HTML contact form using easy to understand code.

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One of the most useful pages of any website is the HTML contact form page. No website should be without a contact form.

Scroll down a little to see our form created using HTML for the front-end. Further down you will see the PHP code for the form processing at the back-end - this is used to take the form submissions and send it to you by email.

Index of this page:

The form shown below is a 'bare-bone' version only, however, if you want to look at a fuller version, please download our free contact form

Form created using HTML

You can copy and paste this directly into your HTML page, or use it as a basis for your contact us page.

The CSS styles to use with the HTML form above

File Name: contact-form.css (you must save using this name exactly)

The PHP Code which captures and Emails your website form

The PHP code below is very basic - it will capture the form fields specified in the HTML form above (Name, Email, and Message). The fields are then sent off to your email address in plain text.

Note: You need to edit 2 parts of the script below. You need to set your email address (this will not be available for anyone to see, it is only used by the server to send your email). You can also specify an email subject line (or just leave the one which is there).

File Name: contact-form-process.php (you must use this filename exactly)

Save the files above. Once you edit the form to fit with your design, you are ready to try it out.

How the HTML form will look

Download free contact form using the link below. This version contains many more advanced features.

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HTML form field examples

To add new fields to your form, just copy and paste the field type you need from the examples below.
We have included a breakdown of different HTML Form tags.

HTML Form Tags

HTML website forms should be enclosed inside the FORM tags. There are various parameter options available, the most common ones are:
action - this allows you to tell the form where to go once submitted (usually the filename of a script which will read and process the form data which has been submitted).
name - it's usually a good idea to give your forms a name, this is used to uniquely identify your form on a given page.
method - the value of this should be POST or GET. Forms should usually be set to use POST (as GET will attach the form data onto the page URL which is almost always a bad idea for security reasons). There are some other methods available, but we will not discuss these here.

HTML Text Field - Single Line

This is without doubt the most common field you will find.

HTML Textarea (multiple lines text field )

The multi-line text field (commonly known as a textarea field) is more suitable to takes a larger block of text from your visitors. This is ideal for messages.

HTML Radio Buttons

When you want your users to pick one item from a short-list, the radio button set is ideal.

Radio button group in action

HTML Check box fields (checkboxes)

When you want your visitors to pick one or more items from a short-list, then checkboxes are ideal.

Checkboxes in action

HTML File Upload Field (field selector)

Sometimes it may be good to offer your website users the option to upload a file. For this, you could use the HTML field type file. If you are using this option you also need to include an additional option to the FORM tag enctype='multipart/form-data'

HTML Password Field

If you ever need to ask your users to enter a password into a form, then you should use the special text field type password. Using this option will mask each character as the user types, allowing them to type in secret.

HTML drop-downs (also sometimes known as 'selects' or 'combo-boxes')

When you want your visitors to pick something from a list, you could use a drop-down list. These are sometimes known as option selects, select fields, or combo-boxes. By default only one option can be selected, however, you can allow multiple selections by including the word multiple to your select tag (this will also alter the appearance of the field).

HTML Submit button

Finally, every form should allow the user the option of submitting the form data. Form submissions are usually handled by using an HTML button. The button field is an input type field (as text and password fields are), however, these special fields are of type submit. To specify the text which appears on the button, we use the value parameter to state our value (in the example below we state 'Send Form').

HTML Reset button

Occasionally you may want to allow your visitors to reset a form back to its default state. This is accomplished by using the input type of reset. As with the Submit button, you specify the button text using the value parameter. Reset buttons are not very common these days but can still be useful under certain circumstances.

In this guide we'll show you how to create a simple HTML contact form using easy to understand code.

One of the most useful pages of any website is the HTML contact form page. No website should be without a contact form.

Scroll down a little to see our form created using HTML for the front-end. Further down you will see the PHP code for the form processing at the back-end - this is used to take the form submissions and send it to you by email.

Index of this page:

The form shown below is a 'bare-bone' version only, however, if you want to look at a fuller version, please download our free contact form

Form created using HTML

You can copy and paste this directly into your HTML page, or use it as a basis for your contact us page.

The CSS styles to use with the HTML form above

File Name: contact-form.css (you must save using this name exactly)

The PHP Code which captures and Emails your website form

The PHP code below is very basic - it will capture the form fields specified in the HTML form above (Name, Email, and Message). The fields are then sent off to your email address in plain text.

Note: You need to edit 2 parts of the script below. You need to set your email address (this will not be available for anyone to see, it is only used by the server to send your email). You can also specify an email subject line (or just leave the one which is there).

File Name: contact-form-process.php (you must use this filename exactly)

Save the files above. Once you edit the form to fit with your design, you are ready to try it out.

How the HTML form will look

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Download free contact form using the link below. This version contains many more advanced features.

Download Free Contact Form

HTML form field examples

To add new fields to your form, just copy and paste the field type you need from the examples below.
We have included a breakdown of different HTML Form tags.

HTML Form Tags

HTML website forms should be enclosed inside the FORM tags. There are various parameter options available, the most common ones are:
action - this allows you to tell the form where to go once submitted (usually the filename of a script which will read and process the form data which has been submitted).
name - it's usually a good idea to give your forms a name, this is used to uniquely identify your form on a given page.
method - the value of this should be POST or GET. Forms should usually be set to use POST (as GET will attach the form data onto the page URL which is almost always a bad idea for security reasons). There are some other methods available, but we will not discuss these here.

HTML Text Field - Single Line

This is without doubt the most common field you will find.

HTML Textarea (multiple lines text field )

The multi-line text field (commonly known as a textarea field) is more suitable to takes a larger block of text from your visitors. This is ideal for messages.

HTML Radio Buttons

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When you want your users to pick one item from a short-list, the radio button set is ideal.

Radio button group in action

HTML Check box fields (checkboxes)

When you want your visitors to pick one or more items from a short-list, then checkboxes are ideal.

Checkboxes in action

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HTML File Upload Field (field selector)

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Sometimes it may be good to offer your website users the option to upload a file. For this, you could use the HTML field type file. If you are using this option you also need to include an additional option to the FORM tag enctype='multipart/form-data'

HTML Password Field

If you ever need to ask your users to enter a password into a form, then you should use the special text field type password. Using this option will mask each character as the user types, allowing them to type in secret.

HTML drop-downs (also sometimes known as 'selects' or 'combo-boxes')

When you want your visitors to pick something from a list, you could use a drop-down list. These are sometimes known as option selects, select fields, or combo-boxes. By default only one option can be selected, however, you can allow multiple selections by including the word multiple to your select tag (this will also alter the appearance of the field).

HTML Submit button

Finally, every form should allow the user the option of submitting the form data. Form submissions are usually handled by using an HTML button. The button field is an input type field (as text and password fields are), however, these special fields are of type submit. To specify the text which appears on the button, we use the value parameter to state our value (in the example below we state 'Send Form').

HTML Reset button

Occasionally you may want to allow your visitors to reset a form back to its default state. This is accomplished by using the input type of reset. As with the Submit button, you specify the button text using the value parameter. Reset buttons are not very common these days but can still be useful under certain circumstances.