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ANWAARUL HAQUE
ANWAARUL HAQUE

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Free HTML Form Examples – Ready-to-Use Forms with No Backend Required

Building a website is easy. Handling form submissions without setting up a backend can be a different story.

Whether you're building a portfolio, landing page, business website, or static website, you probably need a contact form, feedback form, application form, or file upload form.

I've created an open-source GitHub repository with working HTML form examples that developers can copy, customize, and use in their projects.

GitHub Repository:

https://github.com/formclick/html-form-examples

What's included?

The repository currently includes four practical examples:

  • Contact Form: Name, email, subject, and message with inline success feedback.
  • File Upload Form: Job application form with resume and work sample uploads.
  • Plain HTML Form: Submit forms without requiring JavaScript.
  • Fetch & JSON: Submit form data using JavaScript Fetch API and handle responses yourself.

Each example includes an HTML file and a README explaining how it works.

How does it work?

With Formclick, you can connect an HTML form to a submission endpoint without building your own backend.

Here's a simple example:

<form
  action="https://api.formclick.io/submit"
  method="POST"
>
  <input
    type="hidden"
    name="access_key"
    value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY"
  />

  <input
    type="email"
    name="email"
    placeholder="Your email"
    required
  />

  <textarea
    name="message"
    placeholder="Your message"
    required
  ></textarea>

  <button type="submit">
    Send Message
  </button>
</form>
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Replace the access key with your own Formclick key, and your form is ready to receive submissions.

No custom backend endpoint or database setup is required.

Why did I create this repository?

I wanted to make it easier for developers to add working forms to websites without spending time building and maintaining form-processing infrastructure.

The examples are open source under the MIT License, so you can copy, modify, and use them in personal or commercial projects.

Try it yourself

  1. Explore the GitHub repository.
  2. Choose an example.
  3. Copy the HTML.
  4. Add your Formclick access key.
  5. Start collecting submissions.

Resources:

If you find this useful, consider giving the repository a star or contributing an example of your own.

Feedback and contributions are welcome!

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