Is it safe to use anchor to submit form?

Question

I\'ve read somewhere, that using anchor tag to submit a form isn\'t very safe, so that\'s my question: Is it safe, to use anchor tag instead of o

Answer 1

To use an anchor to submit a form would require the use of JavaScript to hook up the events. It's not safe in that if a user has JavaScript disabled, you won't be able to submit the form. For example:

    Submit!

If you'd like you can use a :

Submit!

Or stick with what we all know:

You can style all three of them, but the latter two don't require JavaScript. You probably just need to change some CSS somewhere if you're having border issues.