Revisions to How do I create an HTML button that acts like a link?

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edit approved May 28, 2021 at 14:58

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Use:

<a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/"> <button>Click me</button> </a>

Unfortunately, this markup is no longer valid in HTML5this markup is no longer valid in HTML5 and will neither validate nor always work as potentially expected. Use another approach. Use another approach.

Use:

<a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/"> <button>Click me</button> </a>

Unfortunately, this markup is no longer valid in HTML5 and will neither validate nor always work as potentially expected. Use another approach.

Use:

<a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/"> <button>Click me</button> </a>

Unfortunately, this markup is no longer valid in HTML5 and will neither validate nor always work as potentially expected. Use another approach.

Removed historical information (e.g. ref. <http://meta.stackexchange.com/a/230693> and <http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/266164>), etc.

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edited Oct 28, 2015 at 20:14

Peter Mortensen

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Use:

<a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/"> <button>click<button>Click me</button> </a>

Edit 22-06-2013: This Unfortunately, this markup is no longer valid in HTML5 and will neither validate nor always work as potentially expected. Use another approach.

<a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/"> <button>click me</button> </a>

Edit 22-06-2013: This markup is no longer valid in HTML5 and will neither validate nor always work as potentially expected. Use another approach.

Use:

<a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/"> <button>Click me</button> </a>

Unfortunately, this markup is no longer valid in HTML5 and will neither validate nor always work as potentially expected. Use another approach.

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edited Jun 22, 2013 at 17:43

Niels Keurentjes

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<a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/"> <button>click me</button> </a>

Edit 22-06-2013: This markup is no longer valid in HTML5 and will neither validate nor always work as potentially expected. Use another approach.

<a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/"> <button>click me</button> </a>

<a href="http://www.stackoverflow.com/"> <button>click me</button> </a>

Edit 22-06-2013: This markup is no longer valid in HTML5 and will neither validate nor always work as potentially expected. Use another approach.

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answered May 25, 2010 at 16:42

D'Arcy Rittich

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