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CSS Buttons
Learn how to style buttons using CSS
Basic Button Styling
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;
}
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 */
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;}
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;}
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%;}
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 */
}
...
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.
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;
}
...
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);
}
Disabled Buttons
Normal Button
Disabled Button
Use the opacity property to add transparency to a button (creates a
"disabled" look).
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;
}
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%;}
Button Groups
Button
Button
Button
Button
Remove margins and add
float:left to each button to create a button group:
Example
.button {
float: left;
}
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;
}
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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Animated Buttons
Example
Add an arrow on hover:
Example
Add a "pressed" effect on click:
Example
Fade in on hover:
Example
Add a "ripple" effect on click: