# Adding an id to form\_tag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-an-id-to-form-tag/150976>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 15, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-an-id-to-form-tag/150976 "2008-10-15T13:57:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Schalk\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@Schalk\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Schalk_N)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-an-id-to-form-tag/150976/1 "2008-10-15T13:57:33Z")

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Hi all,

When using form\_for it is easy to add an id to the form using :html =\>  
{:id =\> ‘someid’}

However, how would one accomplish the same when using the form\_tag ?

Thank you in advance,  
Schalk

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**Author:** ![Schalk\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@Schalk\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Schalk_N)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-an-id-to-form-tag/150976/2 "2008-10-15T14:18:08Z")

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On 15 Oct 2008, at 12:56, Schalk N. wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> When using form\_for it is easy to add an id to the form using :html  
> =\>  
> {:id =\> ‘someid’}
> 
> However, how would one accomplish the same when using the form\_tag ?

pretty much the same form\_tag({ url options … }, {:id =\> ‘someid’})

Fred

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**Author:** ![Schalk\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@Schalk\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Schalk_N)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-an-id-to-form-tag/150976/3 "2008-10-15T17:21:39Z")

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Thanks Frederick.