HTML - <input type="button">
The HTML <input type="button">
element is a specific version of the <input>
element used to create a clickable button with no default value. It has been superseded in HTML5 by the <button> element.
Example
This creates a new button input with the label 'Click me'.
<input type="button" value="Click me">
Description
The HTML <input type="button">
element is a specific version of the <input>
element used to create a clickable button with no default value. It has been superseded in HTML5 by the <button> element.
Browsers generate a control for a clickable button with no default value. The button can have any label on it. The control itself varies from one browser to another.
Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, Interactive content, listed, labelable, and submittable form-associated element, palpable content. |
---|---|
Permitted content | Phrasing content. |
Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parent elements | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
DOM interface | HTMLButtonElement |
Element type | Inline |
Browser Compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 1.0 | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
formenctype attribute |
9.0 | 4.0 (2.0) | 10 | 10.6 | ? |
formmethod attribute |
9.0 | 4.0 (2.0) | 10 | ? | ? |
autofocus attribute |
9.0 | 4.0 (2.0) | 10 | 9.6 | 5.0 |
formaction attribute |
9.0 | 4.0 (2.0) | 10 | ? | ? |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.0) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
formenctype attribute |
? | 4.0 (2.0) | ? | ? | ? |
formmethod attribute |
? | 4.0 (2.0) | ? | ? | ? |
formaction attribute |
? | 4.0 (2.0) | ? | ? | ? |
See Also
- The generic
<input>
element and the interface used to manipulate it,HTMLInputElement
- The HTML5 replacement for <input type="button">, the <button> element.
Specifications
Specification | Status |
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<button>' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
HTML5 The definition of '<button>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<button>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/html/element/input/button