How To Create Icon Buttons - W3Schools

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Learn how to create icon buttons with CSS.

Icon buttons:

Icon buttons with text:

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How To Create Icon Buttons

Step 1) Add HTML:

Add an icon library, such as font awesome, and append icons to HTML buttons:

Example

<!-- Add icon library --><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css"> <!-- Add font awesome icons to buttons --><p>Icon buttons:</p><button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-home"></i></button> <button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-bars"></i></button><button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i></button><button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-close"></i></button><button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-folder"></i></button> <p>Icon buttons with text:</p><button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-home"></i> Home</button><button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-bars"></i> Menu</button><button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i> Trash</button><button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-close"></i> Close</button><button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-folder"></i> Folder</button>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

/* Style buttons */.btn { background-color: DodgerBlue; /* Blue background */ border: none; /* Remove borders */ color: white; /* White text */ padding: 12px 16px; /* Some padding */ font-size: 16px; /* Set a font size */ cursor: pointer; /* Mouse pointer on hover */ }/* Darker background on mouse-over */.btn:hover { background-color: RoyalBlue; } Try it Yourself »

Tip: Go to our Icons Tutorial to learn more about icons.

Go to our CSS Buttons Tutorial to learn more about how to style buttons.

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