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cleanup html input docs

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- Add types section
- Remove old YouTube link
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title: Input
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## Input
The HTML `<input>` tag is used within a form to declare an input element.
It allows the user to enter data.
## Example
## Input
The HTML `<input>` tag is used to create an element which allows a user to input data. Typically this would be within a `<form>` element, although it's not required.
### Example
```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
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</head>
<body>
<form action = "/cgi-bin/hello_get.cgi" method = "get">
First name:
<form action="/my-form-action" method="get">
<label for="first_name">First Name:</label>
<input type="text" name="first_name" value="" maxlength="100" />
<br />
Last name:
<label for="last_name">Last Name:</label>
<input type="text" name="last_name" value="" maxlength="100" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
</body>
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</html>
```
In the above example, there are two input fields which ask the user to enter their first and last names according to the labels specified. The submit `<button type="submit">` is another type of input which is used to take the data entered by the user into the form and send it to some other location specified in the code.
In the above example, there is a form with two text fields which ask the user to enter their first and last names according to the labels specified. `<input type="submit">` is another type of input which is used to submit the form's data to the URL defined in the form's `action` attribute.
#### More Information:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ9ZkxmVf5s">Youtube</a>
## Input
The HTML `<input>` tag is of many types to enter data. Some of them are:
Type:Text(This is the most common type which is used to create general textboxes)
Type:Password(This type is used for creation of password feilds)
Type:Hidden(This is a special type of Input that is not shown to the user but it is used for passing information from one page to another while using <a href> tag)
### Types
There are many types of `<input>` tags which can be specified with the input's `type` attribute. A few common types are:
- **Text** - Creates a simple text box
- **Password** - Creates a text field but masks the characters typed into the input
- **Checkbox** - Creates a checkbox field that allows the user to select multiple options
- **Radio** - Creates a field that allows a user to select only one option
- **Submit** - Displays a button that submits the form when clicked
- **Hidden** - This is a special type that doesn't render on the page. It's typically used to pass additional data along with a form.