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HTML button name attribute

HTML button labels Reference Manual HTML <button> tag

Examples

Two buttons with the same name, submit a different value when you click on them:

<form action="demo_form.html" method="get">
Choose your favorite subject:
<button name="subject" type="submit" value="HTML">HTML</button>
<button name="subject" type="submit" value="CSS">CSS</button>
</form>

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Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support name attribute.


Definition and Usage

name attribute is the name of the button specified.

name attribute is used in JavaScript to reference elements, or after the form is submitted, the form data to be referenced.

Tip: Different button elements can share the same name. This allows you to mark a number of buttons with the same name, to submit different values ​​for use in the form.


Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.


grammar

<button name="name">

Property Value

描述
name 规定按钮的名称。


HTML button labels Reference Manual HTML <button> tag