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<button> - HTML 5

The <button> tag defines a clickable button.

Inside a <button> element you can put content, like text or images. This is the difference between this element and buttons created with the element.

Tip: Always specify the type attribute for a <button> element. Different browsers use different default types for theelement.

Attributes :

autofocus (autofocus) - Specifies that a button should automatically get focus when the page loads.
diabled (disabled) - Specifies that a button should be disabled.
form (form_id) - Specifies one or more forms the button belongs to.
formaction (URL) - Specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted. Only for type="submit".
formenctype (application/x-www-form-urlencoded, multipart/form-data, text/plain) - Specifies how form-data should be encoded before sending it to a server. Only for type="submit".
formmethod (post, get) - Specifies how to send the form-data (which HTTP method to use). Only for type="submit".
formnovalidate (formnovalidate) - Specifies that the form-data should not be validated on submission. Only for type="submit".
formtarget (_blank,_self,_parent,_top,framename) - Specifies where to display the response after submitting the form. Only for type="submit".
name (name) - Specifies a name for the button.
type (button,reset,submit) - Specifies the type of button.
value (text) - Specifies an initial value for the button.

<button type="button">Click Me!</button>

<button type="button">Click Me!</button>