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Button

Trigger an action or event, such as submitting a form or displaying a dialog.

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Bookmark

<Button>
	<BookmarkIcon /> Bookmark
</Button>

API Reference


This component is based on the button element and supports common margin props .

| Prop | Type | Default | | --- | --- | --- | | asChild<br><br>Prop description | boolean | No default value | | size | Responsive<"1" \| "2" \| "3" \| "4"> | "2" | | variant<br><br>Prop description | enum<br><br>See full type | "solid" | | color<br><br>Prop description | enum<br><br>See full type | No default value | | highContrast<br><br>Prop description | boolean | No default value | | radius<br><br>Prop description | "none" \| "small" \| "medium" \| "large" \| "full" | No default value | | loading | boolean | false |

Examples


Size

Use the size prop to control the size of the button.

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<Flex gap="3" align="center">
	<Button size="1" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
	<Button size="2" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
	<Button size="3" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
</Flex>

Variant

Use the variant prop to control the visual style of the button.

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<Flex align="center" gap="3">
	<Button variant="classic">Edit profile</Button>
	<Button variant="solid">Edit profile</Button>
	<Button variant="soft">Edit profile</Button>
	<Button variant="surface">Edit profile</Button>
	<Button variant="outline">Edit profile</Button>
</Flex>

Ghost

Use the ghost variant to display a button without chrome. Ghost buttons behave like text in layout, as they use a negative margin to optically align themselves against their siblings while maintaining the padding in active and hover states.

Edit profile

<Button variant="ghost">Edit profile</Button>

Color

Use the color prop to assign a specific color .

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<Flex gap="3">
	<Button color="indigo" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
	<Button color="cyan" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
	<Button color="orange" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
	<Button color="crimson" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
</Flex>

High-contrast

Use the highContrast prop to increase color contrast with the background.

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<Flex direction="column" gap="3">
	<Flex gap="3">
		<Button color="gray" variant="classic">
			Edit profile
		</Button>
		<Button color="gray" variant="solid">
			Edit profile
		</Button>
		<Button color="gray" variant="soft">
			Edit profile
		</Button>
		<Button color="gray" variant="surface">
			Edit profile
		</Button>
		<Button color="gray" variant="outline">
			Edit profile
		</Button>
	</Flex>
	<Flex gap="3">
		<Button color="gray" variant="classic" highContrast>
			Edit profile
		</Button>
		<Button color="gray" variant="solid" highContrast>
			Edit profile
		</Button>
		<Button color="gray" variant="soft" highContrast>
			Edit profile
		</Button>
		<Button color="gray" variant="surface" highContrast>
			Edit profile
		</Button>
		<Button color="gray" variant="outline" highContrast>
			Edit profile
		</Button>
	</Flex>
</Flex>

Radius

Use the radius prop to assign a specific radius value.

Edit profileEdit profileEdit profile

<Flex gap="3">
	<Button radius="none" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
	<Button radius="large" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
	<Button radius="full" variant="soft">
		Edit profile
	</Button>
</Flex>

With icons

You can nest icons directly inside the button. An appropriate gap is provided automatically.

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<Flex gap="3">
	<Button variant="classic">
		<BookmarkIcon /> Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button variant="solid">
		<BookmarkIcon /> Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button variant="soft">
		<BookmarkIcon /> Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button variant="surface">
		<BookmarkIcon /> Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button variant="outline">
		<BookmarkIcon /> Bookmark
	</Button>
</Flex>

Loading

Use the loading prop to display a loading spinner in place of button content, preserving the original size of the button in its normal state. The button will be disabled while loading.

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<Flex gap="3">
	<Button loading variant="classic">
		Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button loading variant="solid">
		Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button loading variant="soft">
		Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button loading variant="surface">
		Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button loading variant="outline">
		Bookmark
	</Button>
</Flex>

If you have an icon inside the button, you can use the button’s disabled state and wrap the icon in a standalone Spinner to achieve a more sophisticated design.

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<Flex gap="3">
	<Button disabled variant="classic">
		<Spinner loading>
			<BookmarkIcon />
		</Spinner>
		Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button disabled variant="solid">
		<Spinner loading>
			<BookmarkIcon />
		</Spinner>
		Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button disabled variant="soft">
		<Spinner loading>
			<BookmarkIcon />
		</Spinner>
		Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button disabled variant="surface">
		<Spinner loading>
			<BookmarkIcon />
		</Spinner>
		Bookmark
	</Button>
	<Button disabled variant="outline">
		<Spinner loading>
			<BookmarkIcon />
		</Spinner>
		Bookmark
	</Button>
</Flex>

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