How to make a hyperlink work like a button?

Question

For buttons, we have the onclick attribute to call a JavaScript function, but how to make a hyperlink work like a button?

In addition, how to use a hyperlink to submit a form or do anything else a button can do?

possible duplicate of [Href tag for JavaScript links: "#" or "javascript:void(0)"?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/134845/href-tag-for-javascript-links-or-javascriptvoid0) — Paul Sasik, Jun 08 '12 at 01:05

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '12 at 01:05

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<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="someFunction()">Click</a>

answered Jun 08 '12 at 01:05

WojtekT

You probably want to describe the fact of returning true/false either as a return on the called function, or as a stacked command – Tom Gullen Jun 08 '12 at 01:07

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 08 '12 at 01:20

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<a href="#" onclick="doSomething(); return false;">Click</a>

answered Jun 08 '12 at 01:20

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 04 '17 at 14:26

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<a href=# onClick=alert('hi.'),false>Click</a>

a { -moz-appearance: button; } // or -webkit-

answered Jul 04 '17 at 14:26

Thielicious

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