forms does not have Cancel button! they have reset buttons. big difference. There's no input type=cancel. only input type=reset http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/

forms does not have Cancel button! they have reset buttons. big difference. There's no input type=cancel. only input type=reset http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/sgml/dtd.html#InputType http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/sgml/dtd.html#InputType And resetting is sometimes desirable, say, for a real time map filter form. where you can play with the controls, reset, play some more, reset... you get the idea. Now, for forms that are presented to the user empty, as most are, the reset button with a 'cancel' label, is just plain dumb. yes.