Submit button instead of input[type=”submit”], doesn’t work

Hi!
It’s been asked before and apparently this used to work some time ago, but not anymore it seems.

I need to use a button instead of the input, so I added it manually to the form:
<button id="submit" class="wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit"><span>Send</span><i class="fas fa-paper-plane"></i></button>

On click, nothing happens to the DOM (like it does with the input).
All that happens is that the button gets temporarily disabled, then goes back to default status. DOM doesn’t get triggered, nor the ajax underneath or the loader.
It basically doesn’t do anything.

Do you think you could allow for admins to choose input or button, in the form builder?
Or at least could you check/let me know why this button doesn’t work?

Thank you!!!