Michael Scharnagl • 12/28/2012

Be carefull when using input type=”url”

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This technical article details a developer's frustration with inconsistent browser validation of HTML5's `input type='url'`. It explains how browsers incorrectly reject URLs like 'www.example.com' without a protocol, provides test results, and offers a custom regex pattern using the `pattern` attribute to enforce proper URL validation across browsers.

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