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- Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera indicate the name of the file next to the button if only one file was selected, with Safari including an icon indicating file type.
- Messages vary: Firefox and IE both use “browse”, while Safari, Chrome and Opera employ “Choose File”, or “Choose Files” if the multiple attribute is present.
- Of the input types, the file input type varies the most between browser, and is not very stylable.
- Adding capture on some devices will allow the user to capture a video, audio or image files with the devices camcorder, microphone and/or camera.
- The accept attribute provides a hint of what file types the server is able to accept.
- Some browsers will add an “s” to their no file is selected message if this attribute is present.
- The multiple attribute allows more than one resource to be selected.
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- The file input element provides a GUI to select a file, and then represents a list of files that are selected with the option to change resource(s) until form submission.
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