Example
Indicate that the form is not to be validated on submit:
<form action="demo_form.asp" novalidate>
E-mail: <input type="email" name="user_email">
<input type="submit">
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The novalidate attribute is a boolean attribute.
When present, it specifies that the form-data (input) should not be validated when submitted.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| novalidate | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | Not supported | 10.6 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The novalidate attribute is new in HTML5.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
In XHTML, attribute minimization is forbidden, and the novalidate attribute must be defined as <form novalidate="novalidate">.
Syntax
<form novalidate>