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The type is an attribute of element, which sets the type of the button as described in the following syntax:

Following are the three values of type attribute:

Button: The button value is used for the clickable button.
Submit: The submit value is used for submitting the form-data.
Reset: The reset value is used to reset the values of a form to its initial values.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>
Example of Button Type
</title>
<style>
/* The following tag selector body use the font-family and background-color properties for body of a page*/

body {
font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background-color: pink;
} 
/* Following container class used padding for generate space around it, and also use a background-color for specify the color lightblue as a background */  

.container {
padding: 50px;
background-color: lightblue;
}
/* The following tag selector input use the different properties for the text filed. */
input[type=text] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 15px;
margin: 5px 0 22px 0;
display: inline-block;
 border: none;
 background: #f1f1f1;
}

input[type=text]:focus {
background-color: orange;
outline: none;
}
 div {
            padding: 10px 0;
}    
hr {
  border: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}
/* The following tag selector button use the different properties for the Button. */
button {
  background-color: #4CAF50;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  margin: 8px 0;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: white;
  width: 100%;
  opacity: 0.9;
}
/* The following tag selector hover use the opacity property for the Button which select button when you mouse over it. */
button:hover {
opacity: 1;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<div class="container">
<center>  <h1> Registration Form</h1> </center>
  
<hr>
<label > Firstname </label> 
<input type="text" name="firstname" placeholder= "Firstname" size="15" required /> 
<label> Middlename: </label> 
<input type="text" name="middlename" placeholder="Middlename" size="15" required /> 
<label> Lastname: </label>  
<input type="text" name="lastname" placeholder="Lastname" size="15"required /> 

<div>
<label> 
Gender :
</label><br>
<input type="radio" value="Male" name="gender" checked > Male 
<input type="radio" value="Female" name="gender"> Female 
<input type="radio" value="Other" name="gender"> Other

</div>
<label> 
Phone :
</label>
<input type="text" name="country code" placeholder="Country Code"  value="+91" size="2"/> 
<input type="text" name="phone" placeholder="phone no." size="10"/ required> 


<label for="email"><b>Email</b></label>
<input type="text" placeholder="Enter Email" id="email" name="email" required>

The below button displays as the submit button, which is used to submit the form. 

<button type="submit" value="submit">Submit</button>

The below button displays the reset button, which is used to reset the form to its initial values. 

<button type="reset" value="reset">Reset</button>

The below button displays a message on a web page when you click on it. After clicking on a button, a function is called from the script tag. 

<button type="button" onclick="sfun()"> Print a Simple Message </button>
<script>
function sfun()
{
document.write("Hello Javatpoint");
}
</script>
</form>
</body>
</html>

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Output: