Web Design in a Nutshell

Name

<button> — NN: 2, 3, 4 - MSIE: 2, 3, 4, 5 - HTML 4 - WebTV - Opera3

Synopsis

                     <button> ... </button>
                  

Defines a “button” that functions similar to buttons created with the input tag, but allows for richer rendering possibilities. Buttons can contain content such as text and images.

Attributes

name= text

Assigns the control name for the element.

value= text

Assigns the initial value to the button.

type=submit|reset|button

Identifies the type of button: submit button (default value), a reset button, or a custom button (used with JavaScript), respectively.