The HTML <button> tag is used for creating a button within HTML form. You can also use <input> tag to create similar buttons.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML Button Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<button name="button" value="OK" type="button">Click Me</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>
The HTML <button> tag also supports following additional attributes:
Attribute | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
autofocus | autofocus | Specifies that the button should have input focus when the page loads. |
disabled | disabled | Specifies the button is disabled. |
form | form_id | Specifies the forms to which button belongs. |
formaction | URL | Specifies the link where the form submits. |
formenctype | application multipart/form-data text/plain |
Specifies how the form data is encoded before sending it to server. |
formmethod | get post |
Specifies how to send form data. |
formnovalidate | formnovalidate | Specifies that the form data should not be validated. |
formtarget | _blank _self _parent _top |
Specifies where the response should be validated. |
name | name | Specifies the button name. |
type | button reset submit |
Specifies the button type. |
value | text | Specifies button's initial value. |