Permitted content #

Permitted attributes #

Descriptions for attributes specific to this element #

type = "submit"

Specifies that its button element is a button for submitting a form.

value = string

The value part of the name/value pair associated with this button for the purposes of form submission.

Additional constraints and admonitions #

• The interactive element button must not appear as a descendant of the a element.
• The interactive element button must not appear as a descendant of the button element.
• Any button element descendant of a label element with a for attribute must have an ID value that matches that for attribute.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain phrasing elements

DOM interface #

interface HTMLButtonElement : HTMLElement {
           attribute boolean autofocus;
           attribute boolean disabled;
  readonly attribute HTMLFormElement form;
           attribute DOMString formAction;
           attribute DOMString formEnctype;
           attribute DOMString formMethod;
           attribute DOMString formNoValidate;
           attribute DOMString formTarget;
           attribute DOMString name;
           attribute DOMString type;
           attribute DOMString value;

  readonly attribute boolean willValidate;
  readonly attribute ValidityState validity;
  readonly attribute DOMString validationMessage;
  boolean checkValidity();
  void setCustomValidity(in DOMString error);

  readonly attribute NodeList labels;
};