I have the following input element in a form. When the form is submitted, I don't need a value for this field. However, when I click the submit button for the form, it gives me an error saying 'This is a required field'.
<input required="false"/>
Using required means you need a value for this field.
If this value is optional, you must not use required.
As a side note, this is the HTML5 syntax (no value for properties, and no ending slash for autoclose tags) :
<input required>