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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <form> accept Attribute
Example
Specify that the server accepts only gif and jpeg files in the file upload:
<form action="form_action.asp"
accept="image/gif,image/jpeg">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
Your image: <input type="file" name="pic" id="pic"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
Your image: <input type="file" name="pic" id="pic"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
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Browser Support
Note: The accept attribute is not supported in any of the major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <form> accept attribute is not supported in HTML5.
The accept attribute specifies the types of files that the server accepts (that can be submitted through a file upload).
Tip: Do not use this attribute as a validation tool. File uploads should be validated on the server.
Syntax
<form accept="MIME_type">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| MIME_type | One or more MIME types that can be submitted/uploaded. To
specify more than one MIME type, separate the types with a comma. Look at IANA MIME types for a complete list of standard MIME types. |
HTML <form> tag
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