# HTML <button> formaction Attribute

HTML <button> tag

## Example

A form with two submit buttons. The first submit button submits the form data to "demo_form.asp", and the second submits to "demo_admin.asp":

<form action="demo_form.asp" method="get">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname"><br>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname"><br>
<button type="submit">Submit</button><br>
<button type="submit" formaction="demo_admin.asp">Submit as admin</button>
</form>
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## Definition and Usage

The formaction attribute specifies where to send the form-data when a form is submitted. This attribute overrides the form's action attribute.

The formaction attribute is only used for buttons with type="submit".

## Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the attribute.

Attribute |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
formaction | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 10.6

## Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The formaction attribute is new in HTML5.

## Syntax

<button type="submit" formaction="URL">

## Attribute Values

Value | Description
--- | ---

URL

Specifies where to send the form data.

Possible values:

- An absolute URL - the full address of a page (like href="http://www.example.com/formresult.asp")
- A relative URL - points to a file within the current site (like href="formresult.asp")

HTML <button> tag

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