# Input Field

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The basic building block for forms.

- **Name:** `core/form-input`
- **Category:** [widgets](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/core-blocks/core-blocks-widgets/)
- **API Version:** [3](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-api-versions/)
- **Block Type:** [Hybrid](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/getting-started/fundamentals/static-dynamic-rendering/) (static save + server enhancements)
- **Keywords:** `input`, `form`

## Block Relationships

**[Ancestor](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-metadata/#ancestor) blocks:**
- [`core/form`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/core-blocks/core-blocks-widgets/core-block-form/)

## Attributes

_Defined via the [`attributes`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/) property in block.json._

| Attribute | [Type](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#type-validation) | [Default](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#default-value) | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `type` | `string` | `"text"` | — |
| `name` | `string` | — | — |
| `label` | `rich-text` | `"Label"` | [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `rich-text`. [Selector](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `.wp-block-form-input__label-content`. [Role](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#role): `content` |
| `inlineLabel` | `boolean` | `false` | — |
| `required` | `boolean` | `false` | [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `attribute`. [Selector](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `.wp-block-form-input__input`. [HTML attr](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#attribute-source): `required` |
| `placeholder` | `string` | — | [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `attribute`. [Selector](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `.wp-block-form-input__input`. [HTML attr](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#attribute-source): `placeholder`. [Role](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#role): `content` |
| `value` | `string` | `""` | [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `attribute`. [Selector](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `input`. [HTML attr](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#attribute-source): `value` |
| `visibilityPermissions` | `string` | `"all"` | — |

## Supports

_Defined via the [`supports`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/) property in block.json._

- [`anchor`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#anchor): `true`
- [`reusable`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#reusable): `false`
- [`spacing`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#spacing):
  - `margin`: `["top","bottom"]`

## Block Markup

This is a [**hybrid block**](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/getting-started/fundamentals/static-dynamic-rendering/). It saves static markup that the server may enhance during rendering.

```html
<!-- wp:form-input -->
<div class="wp-block-form-input"><label class="wp-block-form-input__label"><span class="wp-block-form-input__label-content">Label</span><input class="wp-block-form-input__input" type="text" name="label" aria-required="false"/></label></div>
<!-- /wp:form-input -->

<!-- wp:form-input {"type":"email"} -->
<div class="wp-block-form-input"><label class="wp-block-form-input__label"><span class="wp-block-form-input__label-content">Label</span><input class="wp-block-form-input__input" type="email" name="label" aria-required="false"/></label></div>
<!-- /wp:form-input -->

<!-- wp:form-input {"type":"number"} -->
<div class="wp-block-form-input"><label class="wp-block-form-input__label"><span class="wp-block-form-input__label-content">Label</span><input class="wp-block-form-input__input" type="number" name="label" aria-required="false"/></label></div>
<!-- /wp:form-input -->

<!-- wp:form-input {"type":"tel"} -->
<div class="wp-block-form-input"><label class="wp-block-form-input__label"><span class="wp-block-form-input__label-content">Label</span><input class="wp-block-form-input__input" type="tel" name="label" aria-required="false"/></label></div>
<!-- /wp:form-input -->

<!-- wp:form-input {"type":"url"} -->
<div class="wp-block-form-input"><label class="wp-block-form-input__label"><span class="wp-block-form-input__label-content">Label</span><input class="wp-block-form-input__input" type="url" name="label" aria-required="false"/></label></div>
<!-- /wp:form-input -->
```

## Source

- [block.json](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/trunk/packages/block-library/src/form-input/block.json) ([reference](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-metadata/))
- [Source directory](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/trunk/packages/block-library/src/form-input/) — browse `edit.js`, `save.js`, `index.php`, and more.

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