HTML Tag: `button`

Button form control that contains, and is labelled by, content.

Optional Attributes

Attribute	Description	Possible values
`name`	Name of the form control, to be paired with its value.	Text (no spaces).
`type`	The type of button.	`submit` (default): Submits the form. `reset`: Resets the controls in a form to their initial default values. `button`: Does nothing by itself — typically used in conjunction with JavaScript.
`value`	Used when type is `submit`. The button’s value, sent when the button is used to submit its associated form.	Text.
`disabled`	Disables the form control.	None.
`autofocus`	Indicates that the form control should have focus on page load. Should only be used on one form control in a page.	None.
`form`	Explicitly associates the control to a `form` element, which it may or may not be nested within. If absent, the control will be associated to its `form` ancestor.	Text matching the value of a `form` element’s `id` attribute.
`formaction`	Used when type is `submit`. The address to which submitted form data should be sent to. Will override a `form` element’s `action` attribute.	URL.
`formmethod`	Used when type is `submit`. The HTTP method by which submitted form data should be sent. Will override a `form` element’s `method` attribute.	`get`: Bolts the form values onto the URL that the form is submitted to. Used for simple data sending, such as search queries, for example. `post`: Invisibly sends the form data in the body of the submitted HTTP request. Used for more detailed or secure data sending, such as contact forms, for example.
`formenctype`	Used when type is `submit`. The MIME type used to encode the form data. Will override a `form` element’s `enctype` attribute.	`application/x-www-form-urlencoded`: Default. `text/plain`: Basic text.
`formnovalidate`	Used when type is `submit`. Indicates that the form should not be validated before it is submitted. Will override a `form` element’s `novalidate` attribute.	None.
`formtarget`	Used when type is `submit`. The browsing context in which the submitted form’s destination URL should open. Will override a `form` element’s `target` attribute.	`_self`: Opens in current window / tab. `_blank`: Opens in a new window / tab.
Global attributes

Example


<button>Push my <strong>button</strong>, baby</button>