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HTML

<button class="button"><span>&lt;button&gt;</span></button>
<a href="http://www.google.com" class="button">&lt;a&gt;</a>

CSS

.button
{
    display:inline-block;
    height:200px;
    border:4px gainsboro outset;
    background:silver;
    vertical-align: middle;
    padding:20px;
    box-sizing:border-box;
    text-decoration:none;
    width:200px;
    text-align:left;
    position:relative;
}

.button > span {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    left: 20px;
}