# What is difference between form\_for and form\_tag? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 9, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-difference-between-form-for-and-form-tag/114182 "2007-09-09T10:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![mmnmm7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mmnmm7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mmnmm7)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-difference-between-form-for-and-form-tag/114182/1 "2007-09-09T10:02:35Z")

Hello! The many answers of this question are not appropriated for me. What is the BIG difference between form\_for and form\_tag? In several web pages, i read like below… form\_for method is used for specificated wrapped model object, and form\_tag is just output the tag. It’s not clear to me… Isn’t it equal that source using form\_for or form\_tag? Please, any feedback to me. Thanks! Rucy. ---

**Author:** ![mmnmm7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mmnmm7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mmnmm7)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2007, 10:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-difference-between-form-for-and-form-tag/114182/2 "2007-09-09T10:39:34Z")

You would use form\_for for a specific model when you want to create a new row, like this \<% form\_for :person, @person, :url =\> { :action =\> “update” } do |f| %\> then in here you can use the f object to create input field. ``` First name: <%= f.text_field :first_name %> Last name : <%= f.text_field :last_name %> Biography : <%= f.text_area :biography %> ``` \<% end %\> Form\_tag create basically just \