diff --git a/carousel.html b/carousel.html
index 50f34e648..81d1a28a1 100644
--- a/carousel.html
+++ b/carousel.html
@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@
         <div class="navbar navbar-inverse">
           <div class="navbar-inner">
             <!-- Responsive Navbar Part 1: Button for triggering responsive navbar (not covered in tutorial). Include responsive CSS to utilize. -->
-            <a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
+            <button type="button" class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
               <span class="icon-bar"></span>
               <span class="icon-bar"></span>
               <span class="icon-bar"></span>
-            </a>
+            </button>
             <a class="brand" href="#">Project name</a>
             <!-- Responsive Navbar Part 2: Place all navbar contents you want collapsed withing .navbar-collapse.collapse. -->
             <div class="nav-collapse collapse">
diff --git a/fluid.html b/fluid.html
index b004ffad6..faf811b3a 100644
--- a/fluid.html
+++ b/fluid.html
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@
     <div class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top">
       <div class="navbar-inner">
         <div class="container-fluid">
-          <a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
+          <button type="button" class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
             <span class="icon-bar"></span>
             <span class="icon-bar"></span>
             <span class="icon-bar"></span>
-          </a>
+          </button>
           <a class="brand" href="#">Project name</a>
           <div class="nav-collapse collapse">
             <p class="navbar-text pull-right">
diff --git a/sticky-footer-navbar.html b/sticky-footer-navbar.html
index 13e14ee9a..c700ed2ca 100644
--- a/sticky-footer-navbar.html
+++ b/sticky-footer-navbar.html
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@
       <!-- Fixed navbar -->
       <div class="navbar navbar-fixed-top">
         <div class="container">
-          <a class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
+          <button type="button" class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
             <span class="icon-bar"></span>
             <span class="icon-bar"></span>
             <span class="icon-bar"></span>
-          </a>
+          </button>
           <a class="brand" href="#">Project name</a>
           <div class="nav-collapse collapse">
             <ul class="nav">