HTML <button> value Attribute
Example
Two buttons with equal names, that submit different values when clicked:
<form action="/action_page.php" method="get">
Choose your favorite subject:
<button name="subject" type="submit" value="fav_HTML">HTML</button>
<button name="subject" type="submit" value="fav_CSS">CSS</button>
</form>
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Definition and Usage
The value
attribute specifies the initial value for a
<button>
in an HTML form.
Note: In a form, the button and its value is only submitted if the button itself was used to submit the form.
Browser Support
Attribute | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
value | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note: If you use the <button>
element in an HTML form,
Internet Explorer, prior version 8, will submit the text between the
<button>
and </button>
tags, while the other browsers will submit the content of the
value
attribute.
Syntax
<button value="value">
Attribute Values
Value | Description |
---|---|
value | The initial value of the button |
❮ HTML <button> tag