CSS Buttons
Learn how to style buttons using CSS.
Basic Button Styling
Default Button CSS Button
Example
.button { background-color: #4CAF50; /* Green */ border: none;
color: white; padding: 15px 32px; text-align: center;
text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px;
}
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Button Colors
Green
Blue
Red
Gray
Black
Use the background-color property to change the background color of
a
button:
Example
.button1 {background-color: #4CAF50;} /* Green */.button2
{background-color: #008CBA;} /* Blue */.button3 {background-color:
#f44336;} /* Red */
.button4 {background-color: #e7e7e7; color: black;} /* Gray */ .button5
{background-color: #555555;} /* Black */
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Button Sizes
10px
12px
16px
20px
24px
Use the font-size property to change the font size of a button:
Example
.button1 {font-size: 10px;}.button2 {font-size: 12px;}.button3
{font-size: 16px;}
.button4 {font-size: 20px;}.button5 {font-size: 24px;}
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Use the padding property to change the padding of a button:
10px 24px
12px 28px
14px 40px
32px 16px
16px
Example
.button1 {padding: 10px
24px;}.button2 {padding: 12px 28px;}.button3 {padding: 14px 40px;}
.button4 {padding: 32px 16px;}.button5 {padding: 16px;}
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Rounded Buttons
2px
4px
8px
12px
50%
Use the border-radius property to add rounded corners to a button:
Example
.button1 {border-radius: 2px;}.button2 {border-radius: 4px;}.button3
{border-radius: 8px;}
.button4 {border-radius: 12px;}.button5 {border-radius: 50%;}
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Colored Button Borders
Green
Blue
Red
Gray
Black
Use the border property to add a colored border to a button:
Example
.button1 { background-color: white; color: black;
border: 2px solid #4CAF50; /* Green */}...
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Hoverable Buttons
Green
Blue
Red
Grey
Black
Green
Blue
Red
Grey
Black
Use the :hover selector to change the style of a button when you move the
mouse over it.
Tip: Use the transition-duration property to determine the
speed of the "hover" effect:
Example
.button {
transition-duration: 0.4s;}.button:hover {
background-color: #4CAF50; /* Green */ color: white;}...
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Shadow Buttons
Shadow Button
Shadow on hover
Use the box-shadow property to add shadows to a button:
Example
.button1 { box-shadow: 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2), 0 6px 20px 0
rgba(0,0,0,0.19);}.button2:hover { box-shadow: 0 12px
16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.24), 0 17px 50px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.19);}
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Disabled Buttons
Normal Button
Disabled Button
Use the opacity property to add transparency to a button (creates a
"disabled" look).
Tip: You can also add the cursor property with a value of
"not-allowed", which will display a "no parking sign" when you mouse over the
button:
Example
.disabled { opacity: 0.6; cursor: not-allowed;}
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Button Width
250px
50%
100%
By default, the size of the button is determined by its text content (as wide as its
content). Use the width property to change the width of a button:
Example
.button1 {width: 250px;}.button2 {width: 50%;}.button3 {width:
100%;}
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Button Groups
Button
Button
Button
Button
Remove margins and add float:left to each button to create a button group:
Example
.button { float: left;}
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Bordered Button Group
Button
Button
Button
Button
Use the border property to create a bordered button
group:
Example
.button { float: left; border: 1px
solid green;}
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Vertical Button Group
Button
Button
Button
Button
Use display:block instead of float:left to group the buttons below each other, instead of side by side:
Example
.button { display: block;}
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Button on Image
Button
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Animated Buttons
Example
Add an arrow on hover:
Hover
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Example
Add a "pressed" effect on click:
Click
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Example
Fade in on hover:
Fade In
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Example
Add a "ripple" effect on click:
Click
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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css3_buttons.asp