Get the text displayed on a Reset button:
var x = document.getElementById("myReset").value;
Click the button to display the text displayed on the Reset button.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <input type="reset" id="myReset" value="Reset form"> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {/*w ww.j a va2 s . c o m*/ var x = document.getElementById("myReset").value; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>