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Form Buttons and Non-Field Controls (HTML)

A form whose button-shaped inputs outnumber its data fields. Submit, reset, plain button and image controls are named and typed like fields but must never appear in an extracted field list, which is a common form-scraper defect.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Form buttons and non-field controls - Novus Examples</title>
<meta name="description" content="Submit, reset, plain button and image inputs alongside two real fields. SAMPLE test data only.">
<style>:root{--bg:#f6f7f9;--card:#fff;--fg:#1a1d23;--muted:#5b6472;--border:#d9dee6;--accent:#0f9d6b;--accent-d:#0c7f56;--err:#d33;--radius:10px}*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;font:16px/1.5 system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;background:var(--bg);color:var(--fg);padding:2rem 1rem}.wrap{max-width:640px;margin:0 auto}.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:16px;padding:1.75rem;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.05)}h1{margin:0 0 .25rem;font-size:1.55rem}.lead{margin:0 0 1.5rem;color:var(--muted)}form{display:grid;gap:1.1rem}.field{display:grid;gap:.35rem}label{font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem}.req{color:var(--err)}.hint{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}input,select,textarea{font:inherit;color:inherit;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:.6rem .7rem;width:100%}input:focus,select:focus,textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:1px;border-color:var(--accent)}textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:110px}input[type=range]{padding:0}input[type=color]{height:44px;padding:.25rem}input[type=file]{padding:.45rem}.group{display:grid;gap:.45rem}.opt{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.55rem;font-weight:400}.opt input{width:auto}.inline{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1rem}fieldset{border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:12px;padding:1rem;margin:0}legend{font-weight:600;padding:0 .4rem}.hp{position:absolute!important;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}button{font:inherit;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;border:0;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:.7rem 1.3rem}.btn{background:var(--accent);color:#fff}.btn:hover{background:var(--accent-d)}.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--muted);border:1px solid var(--border)}.actions{display:flex;gap:.6rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:.3rem}.ok{display:none;background:#e7f7ef;border:1px solid #b6e6cf;color:#0c7f56;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:.7rem .9rem;font-size:.9rem}.foot{margin-top:1.25rem;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);text-align:center}@media(max-width:480px){body{padding:1rem .5rem}.card{padding:1.25rem}}.grid2{display:grid;gap:1.1rem;grid-template-columns:1fr}@media(min-width:560px){.grid2{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}.note{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);border-left:3px solid var(--border);padding:.15rem 0 .15rem .7rem;margin:.2rem 0}.steps{display:flex;gap:.4rem;flex-wrap:wrap;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 1.1rem;font-size:.8rem}.steps li{border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:999px;padding:.2rem .7rem;color:var(--muted)}.steps li[aria-current=step]{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-d);font-weight:700}.vh{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;margin:-1px;padding:0;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}table.matrix{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:.85rem}table.matrix th,table.matrix td{border:1px solid var(--border);padding:.4rem .5rem;text-align:left}table.matrix th{background:#eef1f5;font-weight:600}[data-branch]{display:none}[data-branch].on{display:grid}input:read-only,textarea:read-only{background:#f1f3f6;color:var(--muted)}input:disabled,select:disabled,textarea:disabled{background:#eceff3;color:#9aa3af}</style>
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap"><div class="card">
<h1>Form buttons and non-field controls</h1>
<p class="lead">Submit, reset, plain button and image inputs alongside two real fields. 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>The only real fields</legend>
<div class="field"><label for="f-ticket_ref">Ticket reference <span class="req">*</span></label><input id="f-ticket_ref" type="text" name="ticket_ref" value="TKT-SAMPLE-9" required></div>
<div class="field"><label for="f-comment">Comment</label><textarea id="f-comment" name="comment" rows="3"></textarea></div>
</fieldset>
<div class="actions"><input type="submit" name="submit_named" value="Named submit input"><input type="reset" name="reset_named" value="Named reset input"><input type="button" name="button_named" value="Named plain button"><button type="button" name="scripted" value="scripted">Scripted button</button></div>
<p class="note">The four controls above carry names and values but are not data fields. An extractor that lists them will report six fields where the form has two.</p>
<p class="hint" data-locked="notice">SAMPLE test data only - nothing is submitted, uploaded, or stored.</p>
<div class="ok" role="status">Sample validated locally - nothing was sent.</div>
<div class="actions"><button type="submit" class="btn">Submit sample</button><button type="reset" class="btn-ghost">Reset</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>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Fields
2
Use Case
software-quality
Validation
HTML5 native
Honeypot
true
Standalone
true
Dependencies
none
Button Controls
4
Data Fields
2

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“Form Buttons and Non-Field Controls (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.

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