Can I make a <button> not submit a form?
The default value for the type attribute of button elements is "submit". Set it to type="button" to produce a button that doesn't submit the form.
<button type="button">Submit</button>In the words of the HTML Standard: "Does nothing."
The button element has a default type of submit.
You can make it do nothing by setting a type of button:
<button type="button">Cancel changes</button>
Just use good old HTML:
<input type="button" value="Submit" />Wrap it as the subject of a link, if you so desire:
<a href="http://somewhere.com"><input type="button" value="Submit" /></a>Or if you decide you want javascript to provide some other functionality:
<input type="button" value="Cancel" onclick="javascript: someFunctionThatCouldIncludeRedirect();"/>