How to post a button in a Div using JavaScript?

For example, any click within a div (image, background, text, etc) goes to a link, but only the span looks like a button. The following solution relies on JavaScript. If the button is to be placed inside an existing with method="post", then ensure the button has the attribute type="button" otherwise the button will submit the POST operation.

Does button> support global attributes in HTML?

Only for type="submit" The tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML. The tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML. None.

When should a button execute in HTML5?

A button should execute when it has focus and you hit spacebar. A link does not. If you care about ADA (or are required to pretend to care) then this may bite you. As @jonaspas suggested, a inside an is absolutely valid in HTML5: validator.w3.org/nu/… Using class='btn btn-default' matched the other buttons (MVC6).

How to make a link look like a button?

@Marie If you want to make a link look like a button it is easy to use CSS styles to make it look as such. Add a border style similar to this: border: 2px outset. If you want to round the corners a bit you could use a border-radius on it as well. A simple tag would work well too.