How TO - Icon Buttons
Learn how to create icon buttons with CSS.
Icon buttons:
Icon buttons with text:
How To Create Icon Buttons
Step 1) Add HTML:
Add an icon library, such as font awesome, and append icons to HTML buttons:
Example
<!-- Add icon library -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<!-- Add font awesome icons to buttons -->
<p>Icon
buttons:</p>
<button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-home"></i></button>
<button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-bars"></i></button>
<button
class="btn"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i></button>
<button class="btn"><i
class="fa fa-close"></i></button>
<button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-folder"></i></button>
<p>Icon buttons with text:</p>
<button class="btn"><i
class="fa fa-home"></i> Home</button>
<button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
Menu</button>
<button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i>
Trash</button>
<button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-close"></i>
Close</button>
<button class="btn"><i class="fa fa-folder"></i>
Folder</button>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
/* Style buttons */
.btn {
background-color: DodgerBlue;
/* Blue background */
border: none; /* Remove borders */
color: white; /*
White text */
padding: 12px 16px; /* Some padding */
font-size: 16px; /* Set a font size */
cursor: pointer;
/* Mouse pointer on hover */
}
/* Darker background on mouse-over */
.btn:hover {
background-color:
RoyalBlue;
}
Try it Yourself »
Tip: Go to our Icons Tutorial to learn more about icons.
Go to our CSS Buttons Tutorial to learn more about how to style buttons.
