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Originally Posted by Mike Lewis
But web designers aren't obliged to use that tag. There's nothing stopping you using an ordinary input field for a password. I wonder how many of them use it either out of habit or because they assume it's the only thing to do.
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Your right we're not obliged to use it, but we are incouraged by W3C and our peers to create meaningful and semantic code. With there being a type specifically for password entry it is seen as the best option by many. It's a tricky one for sure, a text input named 'password' maybe be almost as semantic but thats where the habit element kicks in I suppose.
In the interest of being as professional a designer as possible I value very highly the ability to conform to web standards at the strictest levels. It's used as a measure of knowledge, understanding and skill by many inside and outside the industry.
Good point though Mike, and something for me to ponder on again!
