Linking button to a URL on onclick event in html

Hyper links are used to link different pages within a site and outside a site to each other. Same thing can be achieved by using a button. We can use a button to link different pages. We will connect the url of the new page to the onclick event of the button. We can do this by using a form and a submit button but there is no point in using a form for a hyper linking of pages. So here are some examples of using buttons to link different pages.

HTML button with onClick event with location to link between web pages using address or URLs

Video tutorial on Text links in Part I

<input type="button" onClick="parent.location='index.html'" 
    value="click here">

Another way of linking button

<input type="button" onClick="location.href='index.html'" 
	value="click here">

Demo of two types of buttons with code

<input type="button" onClick="location.href='../'" 
    value="click here to visit home page">

<input type="button" onClick="
parent.location='https://www.plus2net.com/'" 
value="click here to visit home page">

Using hyper link

<a href="../"><input type="button" value="HOME"></a>

Some time from SEO angle linking using a button is not a good idea as we loose the anchored text advantage of hyper linking. Read the article on search engine friendly page design to know more on this.

Opening in a new window

To open the target page in a new window ( new Tab ) we have to use onClick=parent.open()

<input type="button" onClick="parent.open('https://www.plus2net.com/')" 
value="click here to visit home page">

Managing from a child window

We can open a child window of different height and width by using JavaScript window.open command. We can pass any variable to child window and receive data from child window to main window.

Read More on Child window control in our JavaScript section.

We can display buttons in Child window and manage the main ( parent ) window by using buttons. We can make the main window navigate to different page from the child window.

Check this demo on using buttons to manage main window.

To display above button , source is here

<input type="button" 
onClick="window.open('button-child.php','demo','width=550,height=300,left=150,top=200,toolbar=0,status=0');" 
value="Open child Window">

Source code of the buttons used in Child window is here

<input type="button" 
onClick="opener.location='https://www.plus2net.com/'" 
value="Make the Main window change">

<input type="button" 
onClick="opener.location='https://www.plus2net.com/html_tutorial/button-linking.php'" 
value="Bring the button linking tutorial again">

<input type="button" 
onClick="location='https://www.plus2net.com/'" 
value="Make the current window change">

<input type="button" 
onClick="self.close();" 
value="Close this window">

Button with Style

We can create attractive buttons by using style property. We can manage shape, size, font , background colour, shadow, hover and many other properties of the button.
DEMO of Buttons with CSS properties

Using bootstrap style

Bootstrap is opensource front end framework to manage look and feel of your website.
We can add attractive buttons using bootstrap classes.

We can change size of these buttons
Read more attractive buttons using bootstrap in JQuery section.

Using image to link

Click this logo ( image ) to visit home page

<a href="../">
    <img src="../images/top2.jpg">
</a>

target=new

We can open the page in a new tab by using target=new. This can be used in text links and buttons also.

<a href="../" target="new">
    <img src="../images/top2.jpg">
</a>

Example : Button Link with JavaScript Alert

Add a JavaScript alert before opening the link:

<button onclick="confirmRedirect()">  Go to Example </button>

<script>
function confirmRedirect() {
    if (confirm("Do you want to visit the page?")) {
        window.location.href = "https://www.example.com";
    }
}
</script>

HTML
Hyper-linking Submitting a form using Image as button
HTML Form

N G Sundar	14-05-2012
Exactly what I wanted. Did not want to submit the form; instead wanted to go to another page.

chavda bhavna	07-08-2012
nice understanding exampels.good.thanks.

DekeR	19-09-2012
very helpfull - just ask google, and dont need read API or something like that, THX

sanju	07-01-2013
how i can open a folder from pc by clicking button and change photo by selecting any photo

anis	19-04-2014
what is the different between location and parent.location

wiki	10-07-2014
Thanks you sooo much,,, this is what i'm looking for...

makbul	28-09-2014
i want to generate click evant on a .cs with use of html button

JohnC	09-10-2014
Thank you all. This has enabled me to get our local site running. Do you have a book available for purchase or download? Once more thank you so very much.

Ishman	08-10-2015
How do i pass parameter while redirecting to other page using onClick function

KyleInMC	16-10-2015
Um... the open.window onClick thing doesn't work in the Google Sites editor. It says "Missing or malformed url parameter" what do I do?

rozel rosauro	22-03-2012
it is very helpful to me ...thanks

rozel rosauro	05-06-2012
it is very helpful to me ...thanks

harini	26-12-2012
Amazing article.. thanks for the help.

venkat	15-03-2013
very useful ....

Bramhananda reddy	28-02-2016
Apart from other stuff Your Explanation in practical is really very nice.Keep it up and wish u all the best

manik	03-11-2017
thanks for this i had been looking for this from a long time and found it here

smo1234	10-08-2018
To take the parameter to different page or different site , you can use query string.

smo1234	10-08-2018
One image ( plus2net logo ) is added as a link to home page.

Linking pages using buttons click event