`<BUTTON ...>`

Usage Recommendation
use `<INPUT ...>` instead

TYPE: what type of button is this
onClick: script to run when the user clicks here
NAME: name of this button element
VALUE: the value sent with the form

DISABLED: disable this button
ACCESSKEY: shortcut key for this button
TABINDEX: tab order

<BUTTON ...> creates a button. Unlike <INPUT ...>, <BUTTON ...> is a container which allows you to put regular HTML contents in the button, including text and pictures. Unfortunately, <BUTTON ...> does not degrade well, and so at this time it's best to stick with <INPUT ...>.

this code produces this

<BUTTON TYPE=SUBMIT> <IMG SRC="../graphics/sfsmile.gif" HEIGHT=97 WIDTH=105 ALT="Starflower" ALIGN="ABSMIDDLE"> <STRONG>Send It In!</STRONG> </BUTTON>

By default, <BUTTON ...> creates a plain button, much like <INPUT TYPE=BUTTON>. With the TYPE attribute, <BUTTON ...> can also create submit and reset buttons. The HTML code put between <BUTTON ...> and </BUTTON> is not the value sent with the form. The value of the button determined by the <INPUT VALUE="..."> attribute.

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