Example
Two buttons with equal names, that submit different values when clicked:
<form action="demo_form.asp"
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 a <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.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
NONE.
Syntax
<button value="value">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| value | The initial value of the button |