css button properties tutorial

css basic button styling

<style>
.but {
  background-color: #5d8aa8;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
</style>


<button>Default Button</button>
<a href="#" class="but">Link Button</a>
<button class="but">Button</button>
<input type="button" class="but" value="Input Button">

css button colors

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

<style>
.button {
  background-color: #4CAF50; /* Green */
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.button2 {background-color: #008CBA;} /* Blue */
.button3 {background-color: #f44336;} /* Red */ 
.button4 {background-color: #e7e7e7; color: black;} /* Gray */ 
.button5 {background-color: #555555;} /* Black */
</style>



<button class="button">Green</button>
<button class="button button2">Blue</button>
<button class="button button3">Red</button>
<button class="button button4">Gray</button>
<button class="button button5">Black</button>

css button size

Use the font-size property to change the font size of a button:

<style>
.bute {
  background-color: red;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.but1 {font-size: 10px;}
.but2 {font-size: 12px;}
.but3 {font-size: 16px;}
.but4 {font-size: 20px;}
.but5 {font-size: 24px;}
</style>


<button class="bute but1">10px</button>
<button class="bute but2">12px</button>
<button class="bute but3">16px</button>
<button class="bute but4">20px</button>
<button class="bute but5">24px</button>

css button padding

Use the padding property to change the padding of a button:

<style>
.buta {
  background-color: #4F6AD7;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.buta1 {padding: 10px 24px;}
.buta2 {padding: 12px 28px;}
.buta3 {padding: 14px 40px;}
.buta4 {padding: 32px 16px;}
.buta5 {padding: 16px;}
</style>


<button class="buta buta1">10px 24px</button>
<button class="buta buta2">12px 28px</button>
<button class="buta buta3">14px 40px</button>
<button class="buta buta4">32px 16px</button>
<button class="buta buta5">16px</button>

css button rounded

Use the border-radius property to add rounded corners to a button:

<style>
.buty {
  background-color: #313131;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.buty1 {border-radius: 2px; background-color: #008CBA;}
.buty2 {border-radius: 4px; background-color: #f44336;}
.buty3 {border-radius: 8px; background-color: #e7e7e7; color:#000;}
.buty4 {border-radius: 12px; background-color: #555555;}
.buty5 {border-radius: 50%; background-color: orange; color:#000;}
</style>


<button class="buty buty1">2px</button>
<button class="buty buty2">4px</button>
<button class="buty buty3">8px</button>
<button class="buty buty4">12px</button>
<button class="buty buty5">50%</button>

css button colored

Use the border property to add a colored border to a button:

<style>
.buto {
  background-color: #4CAF50; /* Green */
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.buto1 {
  background-color: white; 
  color: black; 
  border: 2px solid #4CAF50;
}

.buto2 {
  background-color: white; 
  color: black; 
  border: 2px solid #008CBA;
}

.buto3 {
  background-color: white; 
  color: black; 
  border: 2px solid #f44336;
}

.buto4 {
  background-color: white;
  color: black;
  border: 2px solid #e7e7e7;
}

.buto5 {
  background-color: white;
  color: black;
  border: 2px solid #555555;
}
</style>


<button class="buto buto1">Green</button>
<button class="buto buto2">Blue</button>
<button class="buto buto3">Red</button>
<button class="buto buto4">Gray</button>
<button class="buto buto5">Black</button>

css button hoverable

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:

<style>
.butl {
  background-color: #4CAF50; /* Green */
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 16px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  transition-duration: 0.4s;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.butl1 {
  background-color: white; 
  color: black; 
  border: 2px solid #4CAF50;
}

.butl1:hover {
  background-color: #4CAF50;
  color: white;
}

.butl2 {
  background-color: white; 
  color: black; 
  border: 2px solid #008CBA;
}

.butl2:hover {
  background-color: #008CBA;
  color: white;
}

.butl3 {
  background-color: #fff; 
  color: #000; 
  border: 2px solid #f44336;
}

.butl3:hover {
  background-color: #f44336;
  color: #fff;
}

.butl4 {
  background-color: white;
  color: black;
  border: 2px solid yellow;
}

.butl4:hover {background-color: yellow;
color: red;}

.butl5 {
  background-color: white;
  color: black;
  border: 2px solid #555555;
}

.butl5:hover {
  background-color: #555555;
  color: white;
}

.butl6 {
  background-color: #4CAF50; 
  color: #fff; 
  border: 2px solid #4CAF50;
}

.butl6:hover {
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #000;
}

.butl7 {
  background-color: #008CBA; 
  color: #fff; 
  border: 2px solid #008CBA;
}

.butl7:hover {
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #000;
}

.butl8 {
  background-color: #f44336; 
  color: #fff; 
  border: 2px solid #f44336;
}

.butl8:hover {
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #000;
}

.butl9 {
  background-color: yellow;
  color: black;
  border: 2px solid yellow;
}

.butl9:hover {background-color: #fff;
color: red;}

.butl10 {
  background-color: #555555;
  color: #fff;
  border: 2px solid #555555;
}

.butl10:hover {
  background-color: #fff;
  color: #000;
}
</style>

<button class="butl butl6">Green</button>
<button class="butl butl7">Blue</button>
<button class="butl butl8">Red</button>
<button class="butl butl9">Yellow</button>
<button class="butl butl10">Black</button>
<button class="butl butl1">Green</button>
<button class="butl butl2">Blue</button>
<button class="butl butl3">Red</button>
<button class="butl butl4">Yellow</button>
<button class="butl butl5">Black</button>

css buttons shadow

Use the box-shadow property to add shadows to a button:

<style>
.butl {
  background-color: #57B8DC;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
  -webkit-transition-duration: 0.4s; /* Safari */
  transition-duration: 0.4s;
}

.butl1 {
  box-shadow: 0 12px 16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.255),0 17px 50px 0 rgba(250, 140, 79);
}

.butl2:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 12px 16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.255),0 17px 50px 0 rgba(181, 195, 6);
}
</style>


<button class="butl butl1">Shadow Button</button>
<button class="butl butl2">Shadow on Hover</button>

css buttons disabled

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:

<style>
.butm {
  background-color: #A2242F;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.disabled {
  opacity: 0.6;
  cursor: not-allowed;
}
</style>


<button class="butm">Normal Button</button>
<button class="butm disabled">Disabled Button</button>

css buttons 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:

<style>
.buts {
  background-color: #4CAF50; /* Green */
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.buts1 {width: 250px; background-color: #4CAF50;}
.buts2 {width: 50%; background-color: #008CBA;}
.buts3 {width: 100%; background-color: #f44336;}
</style>


<button class="buts buts1">250px</button>
<button class="buts buts2">50%</button>
<button class="buts buts3">100%</button>

css buttons groups

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

<style>
.btn-group .butd {
  background-color: #734A33;
border: 0px solid #9F8170;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
  float: left;
}

.btn-group .butd:hover {
  background-color: #BEB4AB;
}
</style>


<div class="btn-group">
  <button class="butd">Button</button>
  <button class="butd">Button</button>
  <button class="butd">Button</button>
  <button class="butd">Button</button>
</div>

css bordered buttons groups

Use the border property to create a bordered button group:

<style>
.btn-group1 .butr {
  background-color: #734A33;
border: 1px solid #9F8170;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
  float: left;
}

.btn-group1 .butr:hover {
  background-color: #BEB4AB;
}
</style>


<div class="btn-group1">
  <button class="butr">Button</button>
  <button class="butr">Button</button>
  <button class="butr">Button</button>
  <button class="butr">Button</button>
</div>

css vertical buttons groups

Use display:block instead of float:left to group the buttons below each other, instead of side by side:

<style>
.btn-group2 .butb {
  background-color: #2243B6;
  border: 1px solid #fff;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
  width: 150px;
  display: block;
}

.btn-group2 .butb:not(:last-child) {
  border-bottom: none; /* Prevent double borders */
}

.btn-group2 .butb:hover {
  background-color: #1560BD;
}
</style>


<div class="btn-group2">
  <button class="butb">Button</button>
  <button class="butb">Button</button>
  <button class="butb">Button</button>
  <button class="butb">Button</button>
</div>

css buttons on image

Add a button to an image:

Button

<style>
.let {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 400px;
}

.let img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.let .btn3 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  -ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  background-color: #CD5700;
  color: black;
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 16px 30px;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 5px;
  text-align: center;
}

.let .btn3:hover {
  background-color: black;
  color: white;
}
</style>


<div class="let">
  <img src="https://netbax.net/images/test1.jpeg" alt="Snow" style="width:100%">
  <button class="btn3">Button</button>
</div>

css animated buttons

Add an arrow on hover:

<style>
.butf {
  display: inline-block;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: #f4511e;
  border: none;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 28px;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 200px;
  transition: all 0.5s;
  cursor: pointer;
  margin: 5px;
}

.butf span {
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  transition: 0.5s;
}

.butf span:after {
  content: '\00bb';
  position: absolute;
  opacity: 0;
  top: 0;
  right: -20px;
  transition: 0.5s;
}

.butf:hover span {
  padding-right: 25px;
}

.butf:hover span:after {
  opacity: 1;
  right: 0;
}
</style>


<button class="butf" style="vertical-align:middle"><span>Hover </span></button>

css pressed effect buttons

Add a "pressed" effect on click:

<style>
.butsd {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 15px 25px;
  font-size: 24px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  outline: none;
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #FF0000;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 15px;
  box-shadow: 0 9px #999;
}

.butsd:hover {background-color: #CE4676}

.butsd:active {
  background-color: #1D5DEC;
  box-shadow: 0 5px #666;
  transform: translateY(4px);
}
</style>
<button class="butsd">Click Me</button>

css fading buttons

Fade in on hover:

<style>
.butj {
  background-color: #f4511e;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 16px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 16px;
  margin: 4px 2px;
  opacity: 0.6;
  transition: 0.3s;
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.butj:hover {opacity: 1}
</style>


<button class="butj">Hover Over Me</button>

css ripple effect buttons

Add a "ripple" effect on click:

<style>
.butx {
  position: relative;
  background-color: red;
  border: none;
  font-size: 28px;
  color: #FFFFFF;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 200px;
  text-align: center;
  transition-duration: 0.4s;
  text-decoration: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.butx:after {
  content: "";
  background: #00BFFF;
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  padding-top: 300%;
  padding-left: 350%;
  margin-left: -20px !important;
  margin-top: -120%;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: all 0.8s
}

.butx:active:after {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  opacity: 1;
  transition: 0s
}
</style>


<button class="butx">Click Me</button>