Markform

A quick shorthand for creating HTML forms, inspired by Markdown.

Form elements

Element name	Markform code	HTML equivalent
Form start	[+]	<form>
Text input	[_]	<input type="text">
Textarea	[[ ]]	<textarea></textarea>
Email input	[@]	<input type="email">
Password input	[*]	<input type="password">
Number input	[$]	<input type="number">
Range input	[%]	<input type="range">
File upload	[^]	<input type="file">
Submit button	[( )]	<button type="submit"><button>
Form end	[-]	</form>

Example Usage

Sign up for website account

Markform:

[+]

First name  [_]
Last name  [_]
Email address  [@]
Choose a password  [*]

[(Create my account)]

[-]

Converted to HTML:

<form>
<div>
<label for="markform-text-input-first-name">First name</label>
<input id="markform-text-input-first-name" type="text">
</div>
<div>
<label for="markform-text-input-last-name">Last name</label>
<input id="markform-text-input-last-name" type="text">
</div>
<div>
<label for="markform-email-input-email-address">Email address</label>
<input id="markform-email-input-email-address" type="email">
</div>
<div>
<label for="markform-password-input-choose-a-password">Choose a password</label>
<input id="markform-password-input-choose-a-password" type="password">
</div>
<div>
<button id="markform-submit-button-create-my-account" type="submit">Create my account</button>
</div>
</form>

Upload and rescale image

Markform:

[+]

Image file to rescale  [^]
Horizontal resolution  [$]
Vertical resolution  [$]

[(Upload image)]

[-]

Converted to HTML:

<form>
<div>
<label for="markform-file-input-image-file-to-rescale">Image file to rescale</label>
<input id="markform-file-input-image-file-to-rescale" type="file">
</div>
<div>
<label for="markform-number-input-horizontal-resolution">Horizontal resolution</label>
<input id="markform-number-input-horizontal-resolution" type="number">
</div>
<div>
<label for="markform-number-input-vertical-resolution">Vertical resolution</label>
<input id="markform-number-input-vertical-resolution" type="number">
</div>
<div>
<button id="markform-submit-button-upload-image" type="submit">Upload image</button>
</div>
</form>