HTML Button Tag The You should always specify the type attribute for a tag. Different browsers use different default type for the button element. HTML Button tag can be used inside and outside the form. If you use it inside the form, it works as the submit button. You can also use it as reset button. If you use it outside the form, you can call JavaScript function on it.
HTML Button Tag Example Let's see the code to display the button.
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HTML Button Example: Calling JavaScript Function Let's see the code to call JavaScript function on button click.
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HTML Button Example: Submit Form Let's see the code to submit form on button click.
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HTML Button Example: Reset Form Let's see the code to submit form on button click.
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Attributes of HTML Button Tag tag supports all global attributes and some specific additional attributes. There is given a list of HTML button tag attributes.
Attribute |
Description |
autofocus |
It specifies that a button should automatically get focus while the loading of the page. |
disabled |
It specifies that a button shuld be disabled. |
form |
It specifies one or more forms that the button belongs to. |
formaction |
It is used for submit type. It specifies where to send the form data when form is submitted. |
formmethod |
It specifies how to send form-data. |
formenctype |
It specifies how form-data should be encoded before sending it to server. |
formnovalidate |
It specifies that the form data should not be validated on submission. |
formtarget |
It specifies that where to display the response after submitting the form. |
name |
It specifies the name of the button. |
type |
It specifies the type of the button. |
value |
It specifies the value of the button. |
Supporting Browsers
Element |
Chrome |
IE |
Firefox |
Opera |
Safari |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
HTML button tag also supports the global and event attributes in HTML.
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