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Learn how to style buttons using CSS.

Basic Button Styling

Default Button CSS Button

Example

.button { background-color: #04AA6D; /* Green */ border: none; color: white; padding: 15px 32px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; } Try it Yourself »

Button Colors

Green Blue Red Gray Black

Use the background-color property to change the background color of a button:

Example

.button1 {background-color: #04AA6D;} /* Green */.button2 {background-color: #008CBA;} /* Blue */.button3 {background-color: #f44336;} /* Red */ .button4 {background-color: #e7e7e7; color: black;} /* Gray */ .button5 {background-color: #555555;} /* Black */ Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

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%;} Try it Yourself »

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 #04AA6D; /* Green */}... Try it Yourself »

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: #04AA6D; /* Green */ color: white;}... Try it Yourself »

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);} Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

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%;} Try it Yourself »

Button Groups

Button Button Button Button

Remove margins and add float:left to each button to create a button group:

Example

.button { float: left;} Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

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;} Try it Yourself »

Button on Image

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Animated Buttons

Example

Add an arrow on hover:

Hover Try it Yourself »

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Add a "pressed" effect on click:

Click Try it Yourself »

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Fade in on hover:

Fade In Try it Yourself »

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Add a "ripple" effect on click:

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