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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