Difference between <input type='button' /> and <input type='submit' />

Question

What is the difference between HTML and ?

Answer 1

<input type="button" /> buttons will not submit a form - they don't do anything by default. They're generally used in conjunction with JavaScript as part of an AJAX application.

<input type="submit"> buttons will submit the form they are in when the user clicks on them, unless you specify otherwise with JavaScript.

Answer 2

W3C make it clear, on the specification about Button element

Button may be seen as a generic class for all kind of Buttons with no default behavior.

W3C