HTML Input Types

Revision Quiz

1. Which input type is appropriate for an email address?
2. Which type hides characters visually when entering a password?
3. Which type is suitable for telephone numbers?
4. What does required do?
5. What is the difference between disabled and readonly?
6. Is the accept attribute a security guarantee?

Answer Key and Explanations

1. email — It enables email-oriented browser behavior and basic format validation.
2. password — It visually masks entered characters.
3. tel — Telephone numbers are identifiers, not quantities.
4. Requires a value — The browser normally blocks submission when the required control is empty.
5. disabled controls are unavailable and excluded from normal submission; readonly controls cannot be edited but their values are generally submitted.
6. No. The server must independently validate uploaded files.