Tailwind CSS Button

Use our buttons based on Tailwind CSS for actions in forms, dialogues, and more with support for multiple sizes, states, and more.

Buttons are an essential element of web design. Basically, buttons are styled links that grab the user's attention. They help users navigate our websites or apps and drive them to a particular action like submitting a contact form, or placing an order as easily as possible.

See below our button components examples.

<button
  class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 rounded-lg bg-gray-900 text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none"
  type="button"
>
  Button
</button>

Button Variants

See our button examples below. They come in different styles and color.

      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg bg-gray-900 py-3 px-6 text-center align-middle font-sans text-xs font-bold uppercase text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 transition-all hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        filled
      </button>
      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg bg-gradient-to-tr from-gray-900 to-gray-800 py-3 px-6 text-center align-middle font-sans text-xs font-bold uppercase text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 transition-all hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 active:opacity-[0.85] disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        gradient
      </button>
      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg border border-gray-900 py-3 px-6 text-center align-middle font-sans text-xs font-bold uppercase text-gray-900 transition-all hover:opacity-75 focus:ring focus:ring-gray-300 active:opacity-[0.85] disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        outlined
      </button>
      <button
        class="px-6 py-3 font-sans text-xs font-bold text-center text-gray-900 uppercase align-middle transition-all rounded-lg select-none hover:bg-gray-900/10 active:bg-gray-900/20 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        text
      </button>

Button Sizes

Use this example to create buttons in different sizes.

      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg bg-gray-900 py-2 px-4 text-center align-middle font-sans text-xs font-bold uppercase text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 transition-all hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        small
      </button>
      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg bg-gray-900 py-3 px-6 text-center align-middle font-sans text-xs font-bold uppercase text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 transition-all hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        medium
      </button>
      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg bg-gray-900 py-3.5 px-7 text-center align-middle font-sans text-sm font-bold uppercase text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 transition-all hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        large
      </button>

Button Colors

Use this example to create a simple button element for your Tailwind CSS project.

      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg bg-blue-500 py-3 px-6 text-center align-middle font-sans text-xs font-bold uppercase text-white shadow-md shadow-blue-500/20 transition-all hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-blue-500/40 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        color blue
      </button>
      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg bg-red-500 py-3 px-6 text-center align-middle font-sans text-xs font-bold uppercase text-white shadow-md shadow-red-500/20 transition-all hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-red-500/40 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        color red
      </button>
      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg bg-green-500 py-3 px-6 text-center align-middle font-sans text-xs font-bold uppercase text-white shadow-md shadow-green-500/20 transition-all hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-green-500/40 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        color green
      </button>
      <button
        class="select-none rounded-lg bg-amber-500 py-3 px-6 text-center align-middle font-sans text-xs font-bold uppercase text-black shadow-md shadow-amber-500/20 transition-all hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-amber-500/40 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none"
        type="button"
      >
        color amber
      </button>

Button with Icon

You can use any type of icons inside the button, in the below example we've used the @heroicons.

  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 rounded-lg bg-gray-900 text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none flex items-center gap-3"
    type="button">
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor"
      class="w-5 h-5">
      <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"
        d="M17.593 3.322c1.1.128 1.907 1.077 1.907 2.185V21L12 17.25 4.5 21V5.507c0-1.108.806-2.057 1.907-2.185a48.507 48.507 0 0111.186 0z">
      </path>
    </svg>
    Add to Bookmark
  </button>
  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 rounded-lg bg-gradient-to-tr from-gray-900 to-gray-800 text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 active:opacity-[0.85] flex items-center gap-3"
    type="button">
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor"
      class="w-5 h-5">
      <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"
        d="M12 16.5V9.75m0 0l3 3m-3-3l-3 3M6.75 19.5a4.5 4.5 0 01-1.41-8.775 5.25 5.25 0 0110.233-2.33 3 3 0 013.758 3.848A3.752 3.752 0 0118 19.5H6.75z">
      </path>
    </svg>
    Upload Files
  </button>
  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 rounded-lg border border-gray-900 text-gray-900 hover:opacity-75 focus:ring focus:ring-gray-300 active:opacity-[0.85] flex items-center gap-3"
    type="button">
    Refresh<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="2"
      stroke="currentColor" class="w-5 h-5">
      <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"
        d="M16.023 9.348h4.992v-.001M2.985 19.644v-4.992m0 0h4.992m-4.993 0l3.181 3.183a8.25 8.25 0 0013.803-3.7M4.031 9.865a8.25 8.25 0 0113.803-3.7l3.181 3.182m0-4.991v4.99">
      </path>
    </svg>
  </button>
  <button
    class="flex items-center gap-2 px-6 py-3 font-sans text-xs font-bold text-center text-gray-900 uppercase align-middle transition-all rounded-lg select-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none hover:bg-gray-900/10 active:bg-gray-900/20"
    type="button">
    Read More
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke-width="2" stroke="currentColor"
      class="w-5 h-5">
      <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M17.25 8.25L21 12m0 0l-3.75 3.75M21 12H3"></path>
    </svg>
  </button>

Block Level Button

A button could be a block-level component as well that gets all the available space in a row. You can render a button as a block-level element using the w-full class.

 <button
  class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 rounded-lg bg-gray-900 text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none block w-full"
  type="button">
  block level button
</button>

Rounded Button

You can use tailwind css rounded-full class with Button to create rounded buttons.

  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 bg-gray-900 text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none rounded-full"
    type="button">
    Filled
  </button>
  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 bg-gradient-to-tr from-gray-900 to-gray-800 text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 active:opacity-[0.85] rounded-full"
    type="button">
    Gradient
  </button>
  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 border border-gray-900 text-gray-900 hover:opacity-75 focus:ring focus:ring-gray-300 active:opacity-[0.85] rounded-full"
    type="button">
    Outlined
  </button>
  <button
    class="px-6 py-3 font-sans text-xs font-bold text-center text-gray-900 uppercase align-middle transition-all rounded-full select-none disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none hover:bg-gray-900/10 active:bg-gray-900/20"
    type="button">
    Text
  </button>

Button With Link

You can wrap Button component with <a> tag to make it a link.


Button Ripple Effect

You can turn on/off the ripple effect for the button component by changing data-ripple-light or data-ripple-dark data attributes to true/false.

  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 rounded-lg bg-gray-900 text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none"
    type="button"
    data-ripple-light="true"
    >
    Ripple Effect On</button>
  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-xs py-3 px-6 rounded-lg bg-gray-900 text-white shadow-md shadow-gray-900/10 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-gray-900/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none"
    type="button"
    data-ripple-light="false"
    >
    Ripple Effect Off
  </button>

Custom Auth Buttons

You can use tailwind css classes with Button to create beautiful buttons for different purposes, below you can use some button examples used for authentication with social media and web 3.0.

  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-sm py-3.5 px-7 rounded-lg bg-white text-blue-gray-900 shadow-md shadow-blue-gray-500/10 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-blue-gray-500/20 focus:opacity-[0.85] focus:shadow-none active:opacity-[0.85] active:shadow-none flex items-center gap-3"
    type="button">
    <img src="https://docs.material-tailwind.com/icons/metamask.svg" alt="metamask" class="w-6 h-6" />
    Connect Wallet
  </button>
  <button
    class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-sm py-3.5 px-7 rounded-lg border border-blue-gray-500 text-blue-gray-500 hover:opacity-75 focus:ring focus:ring-blue-gray-200 active:opacity-[0.85] flex items-center gap-3"
    type="button">
    <img src="https://docs.material-tailwind.com/icons/google.svg" alt="metamask" class="w-6 h-6" />
    Continue with
    Google</b>
    <button
      class="align-middle select-none font-sans font-bold text-center uppercase transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:shadow-none disabled:pointer-events-none text-sm py-3.5 px-7 rounded-lg bg-gradient-to-tr from-light-blue-600 to-light-blue-400 text-white shadow-md shadow-light-blue-500/20 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-light-blue-500/40 active:opacity-[0.85] group relative flex items-center gap-3 overflow-hidden pr-[72px]"
      type="button">
      Sign in with Twitter
      <span class="absolute right-0 grid w-12 h-full transition-colors place-items-center bg-light-blue-600 group-hover:bg-light-blue-700">
        <img src="https://docs.material-tailwind.com/icons/twitter.svg" alt="metamask" class="w-6 h-6" />
      </span>
    </button>

Required Script

The button component needs a required script file for ripple effect to work, you just need to add the below script file to the bottom of your html file.

<!-- from node_modules -->
<script src="node_modules/@material-tailwind/html@latest/scripts/ripple.js"></script>
 
<!-- from cdn -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@material-tailwind/html@latest/scripts/ripple.js"></script>