# Contact Form not displaying as it should

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/contact-form-not-displaying-as-it-should/396749>\
**Category:** Web Development\
**Created:** [March 25, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/contact-form-not-displaying-as-it-should/396749 "2025-03-25T03:28:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ignatius](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/ignatius/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@ignatius](https://community.unix.com/u/ignatius)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/contact-form-not-displaying-as-it-should/396749/1 "2025-03-25T03:28:20Z")

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First of all, kudos on the new web design. Looks good.

I have some HTML that i'm trying to incorporate into my web site.  
It works well. The problem is that I cannot "move" around the web site with the mouse as I once could.

```plaintext
     <!-- section 6 -->
     <div class="section-6-container section-container section-container-image-bg" id="section-6">
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=IBM437">
     <input id="clickMe" type="button" value="BBS Terminal" onclick="handleLinkClick('link1');" >
     </meta>
     <!-- Section 7 -->
     <div class="section-7-container section-container section-container-image-bg" id="section-7"></div>

    <div>Contact Form</div>
    <br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="center">
      <form action="https://somesite.com/someuser@somesite.com" method="POST">

        <div class="txt_field">
          <input type="text" name="name" id="name" required>
          <span></span>
          <label>Full Name</label>
        </div>

        <div class="txt_field">
            <input type="text" name="email" id="email" required>
            <span></span>
            <label>Email</label>
        </div>

        <div class="txt_field">
          <input type="text" name="message" id="message" required>
          <span></span>
          <label>Message</label>
        </div>

        <div class="pass">
            <input class="pass" type="reset" value="Reset">
        </div>

        <input type="submit" value="Submit">
        <input type="hidden" name="_template" value="table">

        <div class="homePage_link">
        <a href="#">Back to Home page</a>
        </div>
      </form>
    </div>
<style>

```

Anyone know what i'm doing wrong? I'm new (at least a semi-newb) to HTML.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Neo](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/neo/32/22838_2.png) [@Neo](https://community.unix.com/u/Neo)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 4:47am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/contact-form-not-displaying-as-it-should/396749/2 "2025-03-25T04:47:58Z")

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> [@ignatius](#):
>
> ```plaintext
> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=IBM437">
> <input id="clickMe" type="button" value="BBS Terminal" onclick="handleLinkClick('link1');" >
> </meta>
> 
> ```

Glad you like the new **Jet Cockpit** design.

The first thing that jumps out is this syntax issue:

```html
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=IBM437">
...
</meta>

```

The `<meta>` tag is **self-closing** and **should only appear in the `<head>` section** , not inside the body of your HTML. Placing it in the body can interfere with page rendering or even break mouse interaction in some cases.

Friendly suggestion: run your HTML through a syntax checker or your favorite AI assistant before posting — it’ll save you (and others) time and head-scratching.

Cheers.

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**Author:** ![ignatius](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/ignatius/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@ignatius](https://community.unix.com/u/ignatius)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/contact-form-not-displaying-as-it-should/396749/3 "2025-03-27T18:34:11Z")

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Thank you, sir. Sorry for the late reply. I was able to get it working.

I'll mark this post as solved.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.unix.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c7e9e16a595259edafe88615719d5c5dcda035c2.png) [@system](https://community.unix.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/contact-form-not-displaying-as-it-should/396749/4 "2025-09-23T18:35:11Z")

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Closed on September 23, 2025, 6:35pm UTC

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