HTML <button> Tag

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Example

A clickable button is marked up as follows:

<button type="button">Click Me!</button>

More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

Definition and Usage

The <button> tag defines a clickable button.

Inside a <button> element you can put text (and tags like <i>, <b>, <strong>, <br>, <img>, etc.). That is not possible with a button created with the <input> element!

Tip: Always specify the type attribute for a <button> element, to tell browsers what type of button it is.

Tip: You can easily style buttons with CSS! Look at the examples below or visit our CSS Buttons tutorial.

Browser Support

Element
<button>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
autofocus	autofocus	Specifies that a button should automatically get focus when the page loads
disabled	disabled	Specifies that a button should be disabled
form	form_id	Specifies which form the button belongs to
formaction	URL	Specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted. Only for type="submit"
formenctype	application/x-www-form-urlencoded multipart/form-data text/plain	Specifies how form-data should be encoded before sending it to a server. Only for type="submit"
formmethod	get post	Specifies how to send the form-data (which HTTP method to use). Only for type="submit"
formnovalidate	formnovalidate	Specifies that the form-data should not be validated on submission. Only for type="submit"
formtarget	_blank _self _parent _top framename	Specifies where to display the response after submitting the form. Only for type="submit"
name	name	Specifies a name for the button
type	button reset submit	Specifies the type of button
value	text	Specifies an initial value for the button

Global Attributes

The <button> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

The <button> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

More Examples

Example

Use CSS to style buttons:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.button {
border: none;
color: white;
padding: 15px 32px;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline-block;
font-size: 16px;
margin: 4px 2px;
cursor: pointer;
}

.button1 {background-color: #4CAF50;} /* Green */
.button2 {background-color: #008CBA;} /* Blue */
</style>
</head>
<body>

<button class="button button1">Green</button>
<button class="button button2">Blue</button>

</body>
</html>

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Example

Use CSS to style buttons (with hover effect):

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.button {
border: none;
color: white;
padding: 16px 32px;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline-block;
font-size: 16px;
margin: 4px 2px;
transition-duration: 0.4s;
cursor: pointer;
}

.button1 {
background-color: white;
color: black;
border: 2px solid #4CAF50;
}

.button1:hover {
background-color: #4CAF50;
color: white;
}

.button2 {
background-color: white;
color: black;
border: 2px solid #008CBA;
}

.button2:hover {
background-color: #008CBA;
color: white;
}

</style>
</head>
<body>

<button class="button button1">Green</button>
<button class="button button2">Blue</button>

</body>
</html>

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HTML DOM reference: Button Object

CSS Tutorial: Styling Buttons