Using the <button> Element
Input elements of type button are rendered as simple push buttons, which can then be programmed to control functions on a webpage. The element is implemented using the DOM HTMLButtonElement interface. A button can be used for many things, such as sending or receiving data. They make the web page much more functional for the user.
Technical summary
| Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, Interactive content, listed, labelable, and submittable form-associated element, palpable content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Phrasing content but there must be no Interactive content |
| Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
| Implicit ARIA role | button |
| Permitted ARIA roles |
checkbox, combobox,
link, menuitem,
menuitemcheckbox,
menuitemradio, option,
radio, switch,
tab
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| DOM interface | HTMLButtonElement |