# Buttons

A button's type decides what it does in a form, submit, reset or nothing at all, and a button with no type sends the form, which surprises people.

![Codey's cheat sheet for Buttons: A button's type decides what it does in a form, submit, reset or nothing at all, and a button with no type sends the form, which surprises people.](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/10/a94e4e7995c248da910db7829670c492.webp)

- Category: HTML
- Level: Apprentice
- Tags: <button>, html, Implicit submission, Reset button, Submit button, web-development
- Updated: October 31, 2026

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/cheat-sheets/html-forms-buttons-cheat-sheet