JavaScript form validation
Constraint Validation API rather than a regex soup: the browser already knows whether an email is an email, so this reads validity.valueMissing and validity.typeMismatch and renders the message under the field. Validation is a courtesy to the person filling in the form. The endpoint validates again server-side regardless.
HTML · CSS · JavaScript
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<title>Contact us</title>
<style>
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 32px 16px;
font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
background: #f4f4f5;
color: #18181b;
}
.card {
max-width: 460px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 28px;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #e4e4e7;
border-radius: 12px;
}
h1 { margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 20px; }
.sub { margin: 0 0 22px; font-size: 14px; color: #71717a; }
.field { margin-bottom: 16px; }
label { display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; }
input, textarea, select {
width: 100%;
padding: 10px 12px;
font: inherit;
font-size: 14px;
color: #18181b;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #d4d4d8;
border-radius: 8px;
}
input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus {
outline: 2px solid #18181b;
outline-offset: 1px;
border-color: transparent;
}
textarea { min-height: 110px; resize: vertical; }
button {
width: 100%;
padding: 11px 16px;
font: inherit;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 500;
color: #fff;
background: #18181b;
border: 0;
border-radius: 8px;
cursor: pointer;
}
button:hover { background: #3f3f46; }
button:active { transform: scale(0.99); }
button[disabled] { opacity: 0.6; cursor: default; }
/* Hidden from people, filled in by bots. Never remove it. */
.hp { display: none; }
.error { margin: 6px 0 0; font-size: 12px; color: #b91c1c; }
[aria-invalid='true'] { border-color: #b91c1c; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form" class="card" action="https://app.portform.co/api/submit" method="POST" novalidate>
<h1>Get in touch</h1>
<p class="sub">We check the obvious things before sending.</p>
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" />
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" class="hp" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off" />
<div class="field">
<label for="name">Name</label>
<input id="name" type="text" name="name" autocomplete="name" required minlength="2" />
<p class="error"></p>
</div>
<div class="field">
<label for="email">Email</label>
<input id="email" type="email" name="email" autocomplete="email" required />
<p class="error"></p>
</div>
<div class="field">
<label for="message">Message</label>
<textarea id="message" name="message" required minlength="10"></textarea>
<p class="error"></p>
</div>
<button type="submit">Send message</button>
</form>
<script>
const form = document.getElementById('form')
function messageFor(field) {
if (field.validity.valueMissing) return 'This field is required.'
if (field.validity.typeMismatch) return 'That does not look like an email address.'
if (field.validity.tooShort) return `At least ${field.minLength} characters, please.`
return ''
}
function check(field) {
const error = messageFor(field)
field.closest('.field').querySelector('.error').textContent = error
field.setAttribute('aria-invalid', error ? 'true' : 'false')
return !error
}
// Validate on blur, then live once a field has already been flagged —
// errors that appear mid-typing are noise, errors that never clear are worse.
form.querySelectorAll('input[name], textarea[name]').forEach((field) => {
field.addEventListener('blur', () => check(field))
field.addEventListener('input', () => {
if (field.getAttribute('aria-invalid') === 'true') check(field)
})
})
form.addEventListener('submit', (event) => {
const fields = [...form.querySelectorAll('input[required], textarea[required]')]
const ok = fields.map(check).every(Boolean)
if (!ok) {
event.preventDefault()
fields.find((f) => f.getAttribute('aria-invalid') === 'true').focus()
}
})
</script>
</body>
</html>Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the access key from your dashboard. Create one free. The endpoint and the honeypot are already in place.
Useful for
- Contact formsThe classic name / email / message, delivered to your inbox.
- Customer supportA support form that reaches your team fast.
The part behind every one of these is a form backend. This template posts to a PortForm form endpoint, which stores each submission and sends it to your email; the docs cover the fields and responses.
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