HTML Button Tag

The <button> tag is used to create a clickable button within HTML form on your webpage. You can put content like text or image within the <button>........</button> tag.

You should always specify the type attribute for a <button> 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

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HTML Button Example: Calling JavaScript Function

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<button name="button" value="OK" type="button" onclick="hello()">Click Here</button>
<script>
function hello(){
alert("hello javatpoint user");
}
</script>

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HTML Button Example: Submit Form

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<form>
Enter Name:<input type="text" name="name"/><br/>
<button>Submit</button>
</form>

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HTML Button Example: Reset Form

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<form>
Enter Name:<input type="text" name="name"/><br/>
<button type="reset">reset</button>
</form>

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Attributes of HTML Button Tag

<button> 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.