HTML enctype Attribute
Definition and Usage
The enctype attribute specifies how the form-data should be encoded when submitting it to the server.
Note: The enctype attribute can be used only if method="post".
Applies to
The enctype attribute can be used on the following element:
| Element | Attribute |
|---|---|
| <form> | enctype |
Example
Example
Send form-data encoded as "multipart/form-data":
<form action="/action_page_binary.asp"
method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| enctype | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
