Why Your HTML Forms Fail Without This One Attribute

17 hours ago

Learn how to properly use the HTML5 `required` attribute to improve your web forms without writing a single line of JavaScript. In this beginner-friendly tutorial, you'll see how to make form fields mandatory and how to display error messages in multiple languages including English (US and Canada) and French (Canada).

This video also shows how to implement a language switcher that reloads the page to trigger native browser validation messages in the user's selected language.

We cover:
- HTML5 form validation with `required`
- Language localization (en-US, en-CA, fr-CA)
- How to force the browser to display localized error messages
- A working language switcher using JavaScript and URL parameters
- Best practices for accessible and SEO-friendly forms

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