Great form design should always include error prevention. Provide clear and adequate instructions that help users fill out forms correctly on the first try and prevent errors before they are committed. Here are a few examples of error prevention in action. Providing an example of how the text input field should be completed.

Use Single-Column Forms Keeping your fields in a single column is typically the most efficient form design. Users want to get through a form as quickly as possible with the fewest steps. And forms with multiple columns add more complication to the experience.

We’re going to explore some web form design best practices with examples from Amazon, Slack, Typeform, UXPin, Wistia, and Stripe. There are a couple of rules that help design better forms, such as using step forms, leveraging autocomplete, or descriptive labeling; follow those rules and see how they increase your conversions.

User experience requires more than beautiful visuals with robust code. Web forms must guide users along a path, hint at what’s expected, and deliver on what’s promised. We’re going to explore some web form design best practices with examples from Amazon, Slack, Typeform, UXPin, Wistia, and Stripe.