Gail E. Thomas | Soka University of America

Scott Brandos | Soka University of America

Kelly Wilson | Soka University of America

Faelynn Monroe | Soka University of America

Don Ryan | Soka University of America

Ian Olivo Read | Soka University of America

Diana Chea | Soka University of America

Jill English | Soka University of America

Hyon J. Moon | Soka University of America

Yuya Uchida '05 | Soka University of America

Forms should always contain a submit button, otherwise some people using
accessible technologies may not be able to submit the form.

Submit buttons are `<input>` elements with a type attribute of `submit` or
`image`, or `<button>` elements with type `submit`. 

## Rationale 

Many users expect to be able to press enter in a form to submit it. However,
this is not always possible.

Users of some assistive technologies may (depending on the technology) only
be able to press a button to submit the form. In the absence of a submit
button, the user may not be able to submit the form.

In addition, the absence of a submit button suggests that the form may 
provide an automatic 'change of context', i.e. major change to the user 
interface without the user choosing to do so. This can be highly disorientating
to some users.

## Further reading

See [Technique H32](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H32.html).

form-submit-required

June 2025

May 2025

Soka University of America

Title / URL	Issues
Gail E. Thomas \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/gail-thomas	1
Scott Brandos \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/scott-brandos	1
Kelly Wilson \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/kelly-wilson	1
Faelynn Monroe \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/fae-monroe	1
Don Ryan \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/don-ryan	1
Ian Olivo Read \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/ian-read	1
Diana Chea \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/diana-chea	1
Jill English \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/jill-english	1
Hyon J. Moon \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/hyon-moon	1
Yuya Uchida '05 \| Soka University of Americawww.soka.edu/about/faculty-staff/yuya-uchida	1

Add a submit button to all forms

Soka University of America

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