HTML <input> formaction Attribute

Example

An HTML form with two submit buttons, with different actions:

<form action="/action_page.php">
<label for="fname">First name:</label>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
<input type="submit" formaction="/action_page2.php" value="Submit to another page">
</form>

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Definition and Usage

The formaction attribute specifies the URL of the file that will process the input control when the form is submitted.

The formaction attribute overrides the action attribute of the <form> element.

Note: The formaction attribute is used with type="submit" and type="image".

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute
formaction	Yes	10.0	Yes	5.1	10.6

Syntax

Attribute Values

Value	Description
URL	Specifies the URL of the file that will process the input control when the form is submitted. Possible values: An absolute URL - the full address of a page (like href="http://www.example.com/formresult.asp") A relative URL - points to a file within the current site (like href="formresult.asp")

Value

Description

URL

Specifies the URL of the file that will process the input control when the form is submitted.

Possible values:

An absolute URL - the full address of a page (like href="http://www.example.com/formresult.asp")
A relative URL - points to a file within the current site (like href="formresult.asp")

❮ HTML <input> tag