HTML <form> enctype Attribute
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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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".
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| enctype | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
Syntax
<form enctype="value">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| application/x-www-form-urlencoded | Default. All characters are encoded before sent (spaces are converted to "+" symbols, and special characters are converted to ASCII HEX values) |
| multipart/form-data | No characters are encoded. This value is required when you are using forms that have a file upload control |
| text/plain | Spaces are converted to "+" symbols, but no special characters are encoded |
❮ HTML <form> tag
