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
Use thebackground-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
Use thefont-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:Example
.button1 {padding: 10px 24px;}
.button2 {padding: 12px 28px;}
.button3 {padding: 14px 40px;}
.button4 {padding: 32px 16px;}
.button5 {padding: 16px;}
Rounded Buttons
Use theborder-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
Use theborder
property to add a colored border to a button:Example
.button1 {
background-color: white;
color: black;
border: 2px solid #4CAF50; /* Green */}
...
Hoverable Buttons
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 {
-webkit-transition-duration: 0.4s; /* Safari */
transition-duration: 0.4s;}
.button:hover {
background-color: #4CAF50; /* Green */
color: white;}
Shadow Buttons
Use thebox-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
Use theopacity
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;}
Button Width
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
Remove margins and add
float:left
to each button to create a button group:Example
.button {
float: left;}
Bordered Button Groups
Use the
border
property to create a bordered button group:Example
.button {
float: left;
border: 1px solid green;}
Vertical Button Groups
Use
display:block
instead of float:left
to group the buttons below each other, instead of side by side:Example
.button {
display: block;}