HTML button value Attribute

HTML <button> tag : Two buttons with equal names, that submit different values when clicked

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