Bootstrap Buttons: Styling and Usage Guide
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Button Styles
Bootstrap 4 provides different styles of buttons:
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<div class="container"> <h2>Button Styles</h2> <button type="button" class="btn">Basic</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Primary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">Secondary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Success</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Info</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Warning</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Danger</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-dark">Dark</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-light">Light</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-link">Link</button> </div>
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See Live Preview of the above code<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Bootstrap Button Example</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.0/umd/popper.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h2>Button Styles</h2> <button type="button" class="btn">Basic</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Primary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">Secondary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Success</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Info</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Warning</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Danger</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-dark">Dark</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-light">Light</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-link">Link</button> </div> </body> </html>
The button classes can be used on an <a>, <button>, or <input></code> element:
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<div class="container"> <h2>Button Elements</h2> <a href="#" class="btn btn-info" role="button">Link Button</a> <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Button</button> <input type="button" class="btn btn-info" value="Input Button"> <input type="submit" class="btn btn-info" value="Submit Button"> </div>
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See Live Preview of the above code<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Bootstrap Example</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.0/umd/popper.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h2>Button Elements</h2> <a href="#" class="btn btn-info" role="button">Link Button</a> <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Button</button> <input type="button" class="btn btn-info" value="Input Button"> <input type="submit" class="btn btn-info" value="Submit Button"> </div> </body> </html>
Button Outline
Bootstrap 4 provides eight outline/bordered buttons:
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<div class="container"> <h2>Button Outline</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Primary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">Secondary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-success">Success</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-info">Info</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-warning">Warning</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-danger">Danger</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-dark">Dark</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-light text-dark">Light</button> </div>
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See Live Preview of the above code<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Bootstrap Button Example</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.0/umd/popper.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h2>Button Outline</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Primary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">Secondary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-success">Success</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-info">Info</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-warning">Warning</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-danger">Danger</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-dark">Dark</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-light text-dark">Light</button> </div> </body> </html>
Button Sizes
Bootstrap 4 provides different button sizes:
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<div class="container"> <h2>Button Sizes</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Large</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-md">Default</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Small</button> </div>
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See Live Preview of the above code<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Bootstrap Button Example</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.0/umd/popper.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h2>Button Sizes</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Large</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-md">Default</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Small</button> </div> </body> </html>
Block Level Buttons
Add class .btn-block to create a block level button that spans the entire width of the parent element.
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<div class="container"> <h2>Block Level Buttons</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">Button 1</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-block">Button 2</button> <h2>Large Block Level Buttons</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block">Button 1</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block">Button 2</button> <h2>Small Block Level Buttons</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm btn-block">Button 1</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-sm btn-block">Button 2</button> </div>
Full Code For The Above Example
See Live Preview of the above code<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Bootstrap Example</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.0/umd/popper.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h2>Block Level Buttons</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">Button 1</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-block">Button 2</button> <h2>Large Block Level Buttons</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block">Button 1</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block">Button 2</button> <h2>Small Block Level Buttons</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm btn-block">Button 1</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-sm btn-block">Button 2</button> </div> </body> </html>
Active/Disabled Buttons
A button can be set to an active (appear pressed) or a disabled (unclickable) state:
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<div class="container"> <h2>Button States</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Primary Button</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary active">Active Primary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" disabled>Disabled Primary</button> <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary disabled">Disabled Link</a> <br> <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" disabled>Primary button</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary btn-lg" disabled>Button</button> <br> <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg disabled" tabindex="-1" role="button" aria-disabled="true">Primary link</a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-secondary btn-lg disabled" tabindex="-1" role="button" aria-disabled="true">Link</a> </div>
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See Live Preview of the above code<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Bootstrap Button Example</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.0/umd/popper.min.js"></script> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h2>Button States</h2> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Primary Button</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary active">Active Primary</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" disabled>Disabled Primary</button> <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary disabled">Disabled Link</a> <br> <button type="button" class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" disabled>Primary button</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary btn-lg" disabled>Button</button> <br> <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg disabled" tabindex="-1" role="button" aria-disabled="true">Primary link</a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-secondary btn-lg disabled" tabindex="-1" role="button" aria-disabled="true">Link</a> </div> </body> </html>