HTML <button> type 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="reset">Submit to another link</button>
</form>

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Meaning

The type attribute defines the action of the button.

Possible values include button, submit and reset.

In XHTML submit is the default, but browsers may not enforce this in practice.

Standard Syntax

<button type="button|submit|reset">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
button	The button is a clickable button.
submit	The button is a form submission button.
reset	The button is a form reset button.