HTML <button> Tag
Description
The <button> HTML element is used for creating a button within forms. For the type attribute, specify either submit (send button), reset (reset button), or button (general purpose push button). The initial value is type = "submit", and a send button is created.
Properties
- Permitted Parents
- Any element that accepts phrasing content
- Content
- Any block, inline and text
- Start/End Tags
- Start tag: required, End tag: required
Example
<button type="button">Click Me!</button>Attributes
| Attribute | Definition |
|---|---|
| name | Specifies the name for a button. |
| value | Specifies the underlying value of a button. |
| type | Specifies the type of a button.
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Global Attributes
The <button> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5
Event Attributes
The <button> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5
Browser Support
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Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019
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