When all is said and done, the user needs to indicate that they are finished entering information with the form and want to submit it. This is done with a submit button, which is usually the last (or second-to-last) tag before the closing </form> tag:

<input type="submit" value="Go!">

While it is not necessary to place an id or name on the submit button, doing so can be useful for the purposes of validating the form information, which I cover in the PHP section.

Reset

A reset button sets the form back to its default settings. Be very careful where you place a reset button: too close to the submit button and some users will inevitably accidentally click on it rather than the submit button by mistake, and there is no way to get back their information once they have done so. Physically separate the submit and reset buttons with a space at the very least, or skip the reset button entirely.

<input type="reset" value="Reset form">

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