Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

This button (type="button") has no predefined function, but rather is a generic tool that can be customized with a scripting language such as JavaScript (the scripting language should be declared with a meta element). Use the value attribute to write your own text on the button, as shown in the following markup and in Figure 15-8. The data from a type="button" input element is never sent when a form is submitted; this type is useful only with script programs on the browser.

    <p>This does something really exciting.</p>
    <input type="button" value="Push Me!" />

Figure 15-8. Custom button