<input type="submit">

The submit state represents a button that, when activated, submits the form.

Point

• If the element has a value attribute, the button's label must be the value of that attribute; otherwise, it must be an implementation-defined string that means "Submit" or some such.

HTML Attributes

• formaction = valid URL potentially surrounded by spaces
  Specify the form-submission action for the element.

• formenctype = application/x-www-form-urlencoded / multipart/form-data / text/plain
  Specfy a MIME type with which a UA is meant to associate this element for form submission.
  The missing value default for these attributes is the application/x-www-form-urlencoded state.
  • application/x-www-form-urlencoded
  • multipart/form-data
  • text/plain

• formmethod = get/ post
  Specify the HTTP method with which a UA is meant to associate this element for form submission.
  The missing value default for this attributes is the GET state.
  • get
    Indicating the HTTP GET method.
  • post
    Indicating the HTTP POST method.

• formnovalidate = boolean
  If present, they indicate that the form is not to be validated during submission.

• formtarget = valid browsing context names or keywords
  Specfy a browsing context name or keyword that represents the target of the control.

• name = string
  Gives the name of the input element.

• value = string
  Gives the default value of the input element.

Example

Example A

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<p><label>First name: <input type="text" name="fistname"></label></p>
<p><label>Last name: <input type="text" name="lastname"></label></p>
<p><label>E-mail: <input type="email" name="e-mail"></label></p>
<p><input type="submit" value="submit"></p>

HTML Reference

The HTML5 specification defines the Submit state in 4.10.7.1.19 SUBMIT BUTTON STATE.