Element Description
input type="checkbox" A checkbox that lets users select multiple options.
input type="file" A text box plus a button that opens a file selection dialog.
input type="hidden" A hidden form element where you set the value.
input type="password" A text box where the text is replaced by a password character (usually asterisk *).
input type="radio" A radio button. Radio buttons are like grouped checkboxesyou can only select one at a time.
input type="reset" A button to clear the form. It's one of the weird oddities of the Web that this still existsdo you know anyone who uses it?
input type="submit" A button to submit the form.
input type="text" A text box.
option An option in a SELECT element.
select A listbox; can also be a drop-down list box.
textarea Multiline text box.