Web/API/HTMLFormElement/submit

The HTMLFormElement.submit() method submits a given <form>.

This method is similar, but not identical to, activating a form's submit <button>. When invoking this method directly, however:

• No submit event is raised. In particular, the form's onsubmit event handler is not run.
• Constraint validation is not triggered.

The HTMLFormElement.requestSubmit() method is identical to activating a form's submit <button> and does not have these differences.

If a form control (such as a submit button) has a name or id of submit, this method will mask the form's submit method.

<input> with attribute type="submit" will not be submitted with the form when using HTMLFormElement.submit(), but it would be submitted when you do it with original HTML form submit.

Syntax

HTMLFormElement.submit()

Example

document.forms["myform"].submit();

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLFormElement: submit' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
submit	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

HTMLFormElement.submit() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.