# Action with html5 and forms

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-with-html5-and-forms/332289>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [April 7, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-with-html5-and-forms/332289 "2014-04-07T00:49:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![canadian\_gal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@canadian\_gal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/canadian_gal)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-with-html5-and-forms/332289/1 "2014-04-07T00:49:32Z")

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What exactly does it mean when you see action="/" or action=" ". I understand what action does, but I don’t understand what the double quotes with the / or what it means with a space. .