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Nested Form Elements (intentionally corrupt HTML)
Intentionally corrupt. A second form element opens inside the first, which HTML forbids. Browsers drop the inner tag and attach its controls to the outer form, while many static parsers report two forms - so the same file yields a different field list depending on who reads it.
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<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Nested form elements - intentionally corrupt - Novus Examples</title>
<meta name="description" content="An intentionally corrupt document with a form element inside another form element. SAMPLE test data only.">
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<main class="wrap"><div class="card">
<h1>Nested form elements</h1>
<p class="lead">An intentionally corrupt document with a form element inside another form element. SAMPLE test data only.</p>
<form method="post" action="#" novalidate>
<div class="hp" aria-hidden="true"><label>Leave this field empty<input type="text" name="website" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off"></label></div>
<fieldset><legend>Outer form fields</legend>
<div class="field"><label for="f-outer_reference">Outer reference</label><input id="f-outer_reference" type="text" name="outer_reference" value="OUT-SAMPLE-1"></div>
<div class="field"><label for="f-outer_email">Outer email</label><input id="f-outer_email" type="email" name="outer_email" value="outer@example.com"></div>
</fieldset>
<form method="post" action="#" novalidate><div class="field"><label for="f-inner_reference">Inner reference</label><input id="f-inner_reference" type="text" name="inner_reference" value="IN-SAMPLE-2"></div><div class="field"><label for="f-inner_amount">Inner amount</label><input id="f-inner_amount" type="number" name="inner_amount" min="0" step="0.01" value="19.99"></div></form>
<p class="note">This file is intentionally corrupt. The nested form element above is invalid HTML and is here so a parser's recovery behaviour can be compared with a browser's.</p>
<p class="hint" data-locked="notice">SAMPLE test data only - nothing is submitted, uploaded, or stored.</p>
<div class="ok" role="status">The broken sample was parsed locally - nothing was sent.</div>
<div class="actions"><button type="submit" class="btn">Submit the broken sample</button></div>
</form>
<p class="foot">Free example form from Novus Examples · works offline, no data leaves your browser.</p>
</div></main>
<script>document.querySelectorAll('form').forEach(function(f){f.addEventListener('submit',function(e){e.preventDefault();var hp=f.querySelector('.hp input');if(hp&&hp.value){return;}if(!f.checkValidity()){f.reportValidity();return;}var ok=f.querySelector('.ok');if(ok){ok.style.display='block';ok.scrollIntoView({block:'nearest'});}f.reset();});});</script>
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</html>
Specifications
- Fields
- 4
- Use Case
- software-quality
- Validation
- HTML5 native
- Honeypot
- true
- Standalone
- true
- Dependencies
- none
- Corrupt
- true
- Form Elements
- 2
- Defect
- form nested inside a form
What is a .html file?
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the structural markup language of the web, using nested tags to define document content, semantics, and links. It is typically paired with CSS for presentation and JavaScript for behavior. It is the foundational format rendered by browsers.
How to use this file
Use an example HTML file to test parsers, DOM construction, sanitization of untrusted markup, and rendering or scraping pipelines.
How to use this file for testing
“Nested Form Elements (intentionally corrupt HTML)” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Form testing, Form parsing, Autofill testing, HTML parsing. HTML and PDF form files for testing scrapers, autofill, validators, and PDF form fillers across real-life use cases.
Documented properties for this file: 4 fields. Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.
Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.
This form is fictional SAMPLE content for tooling tests (autofill, scrapers, PDF fillers). It is not an official government, bank, or clinic form. Open the HTML offline or fill the PDF in any viewer; the demo submit path never stores data.
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