HTML <button> formaction Attribute

Example

<form action="action.php" method="get">
  <label for="fname">First name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
  <label for="lname">Last name:</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
  <button type="submit">Submit</button>
  <button type="submit" formaction="action2.php">Submit to another link</button>
</form>

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Meaning

The formaction attribute specifies a URL to target when the button is clicked, similar to the use of the action attribute on a form element.

Note: The formaction attribute is only used for buttons with type="submit".

Standard Syntax

<button type="submit" formaction="URL">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
URL	Value can be An absolute URL - navigate to within or another web site ( href="http://www.example.com/index.html") A relative URL - navigate to within a web site ( href="index.html")

HTML <button> formaction Attribute

Example

Meaning

Standard Syntax

Attribute Values

Value can be