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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

February 2025

January 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Report a Concern \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/reportaconcern	1
Accessibility at the University of Oregon \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/accessibility	1
Duck Life \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/duck-life	1
Contact Us \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/contact-us	1
About the UO \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/about	1
Alumni Resources \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/alumni	1
A-Z Index: B \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/azindex/b	1
A-Z Index: A \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/azindex	1
Parent & Family Resources \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/parents	1
Research \| University of Oregonwww.uoregon.edu/research	1

Add a submit button to all forms

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