Build a Contact Form with Flask

Learn how to build a responsive contact form in Flask using Tailwind CSS for styling and Flask’s backend logic to handle submissions.

Form UI with Tailwind

Start by designing your form layout using Tailwind’s spacing, flexbox, and input utilities. Add focus: styles for better UX.

Backend Handling with Flask

Use Flask’s routing to handle POST requests. Use request.form to retrieve user input and optionally flash success or error messages.

Validation & Feedback

• Use WTForms or simple if conditions to validate inputs.
• Display errors or success messages using Tailwind alert components.

Example Flask Code

from flask import Flask, render_template, request, flash
app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = 'your-secret-key'

@app.route('/contact', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def contact():
    if request.method == 'POST':
        name = request.form['name']
        email = request.form['email']
        message = request.form['message']
        flash('Message sent successfully!', 'success')
    return render_template('contact.html')
    

Conclusion

Combining Flask’s backend and Tailwind’s frontend gives you a sleek and functional contact form. Use this as a base for any kind of form processing in your app.