HTML <button> tag

When writing in HTML, the <button> tag is an inline element used to create a clickable button. It is useful when you want to allow users to submit information or perform a search on your website. The following sections contain information about this tag, including an example of it in use, as well as related attributes and browser compatibility.

Note: The <button> tag belongs to a group of tags called form elements.

Example of <button> code

<form action="https://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi">
<input name="q" type="text" size="23">
<button type="Submit">Search</button>

Example result

Clicking the Search button will search Computer Hope for whatever text you enter into the adjacent box.

Attributes

Within an HTML tag, an attribute dictates certain aspects of an HTML element. Attributes are made up of a name and value pair; all tags support standard attributes. The following table shows all of the current unique HTML attributes for the <button> tag, as well as a description of each.

Compatibility

Additional form elements

• <datalist>
• <fieldset>
• <input>
• <keygen>
• <label>
• <legend>
• <optgroup>
• <option>
• <output>
• <select>
• <textarea>

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