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HTMLButtonElement: type property

The type property of the HTMLButtonElement interface is a string that indicates the behavior type of the <button> element.

It reflects the type attribute of the <button> element.

Value

A string representing the type.

Its possible values are listed in the attribute's button types section.

Example

HTML

html
<button id="button" type="reset">type</button>

JavaScript

js
const buttonElement = document.querySelector("#button");
console.log(buttonElement.type); // "reset"

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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