How TO - Text Buttons

Learn how to style text buttons with CSS.

How To Style Text Buttons

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<button class="btn success">Success</button>
<button class="btn info">Info</button>
<button class="btn warning">Warning</button>
<button class="btn danger">Danger</button>
<button class="btn default">Default</button>

Step 2) Add CSS:

To get the "text button" look, we remove the default background color and border:

Example

.btn {
  border: none;
  background-color: inherit;
  padding: 14px 28px;
font-size: 16px;
cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-block;
}

/* On mouse-over */
.btn:hover {background: #eee;}

.success {color: green;}
.info {color: dodgerblue;}
.warning {color: orange;}
.danger {color: red;}
.default {color: black;}

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Text Buttons with Individual Backgrounds

Text buttons with a specific background color on hover:

Example

.btn {
    border: none;
    background-color: inherit;
    padding: 14px 28px;
    font-size: 16px;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: inline-block;
}

/* Green */
.success {
    color: green;
}

.success:hover {
    background-color: #04AA6D;
    color: white;
}

/* Blue */
.info {
    color: dodgerblue;
}

.info:hover {
    background: #2196F3;
    color: white;
}

/* Orange */
.warning {
    color: orange;
}

.warning:hover {
    background: #ff9800;
    color: white;
}

/* Red */
.danger {
    color: red;
}

.danger:hover {
    background: #f44336;
    color: white;
}

/* Gray */
.default {
    color: black;
}

.default:hover {
    background: #e7e7e7;
}

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Go to our CSS Buttons Tutorial to learn more about how to style buttons.

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