HTML · Form and input attributes

enctype

The encoding for form data. File uploads require multipart/form-data.

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Syntax

enctype="multipart/form-data"

Example

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<form action="/upload" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"><input type="file" name="file"><button>Upload</button></form>

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