Button

<wa-button>

Stable

Since 2.0

Buttons represent actions the user can take, such as submitting a form, opening a dialog, or navigating to another page.

Button

<wa-button>Button</wa-button>

Examples

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Variants

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Use the variant attribute to set the button's semantic variant.

  Neutral
  Brand
  Success
  Warning
  Danger

                  
                

<div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
  <wa-button variant="neutral">Neutral</wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="brand">Brand</wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="success">Success</wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="warning">Warning</wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="danger">Danger</wa-button>
</div>

Appearance

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Use the appearance attribute to change the button's visual appearance.

    Accent
    Filled-Outlined
    Filled
    Outlined
    Plain
  

    Accent
    Filled-Outlined
    Filled
    Outlined
    Plain
  

    Accent
    Filled-Outlined
    Filled
    Outlined
    Plain
  

    Accent
    Filled-Outlined
    Filled
    Outlined
    Plain
  

    Accent
    Filled-Outlined
    Filled
    Outlined
    Plain
  

                  
                

<div class="wa-stack">
  <div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
    <wa-button appearance="accent" variant="neutral">Accent</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled-outlined" variant="neutral">Filled-Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled" variant="neutral">Filled</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="outlined" variant="neutral">Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="plain" variant="neutral">Plain</wa-button>
  </div>
  <div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
    <wa-button appearance="accent" variant="brand">Accent</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled-outlined" variant="brand">Filled-Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled" variant="brand">Filled</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="outlined" variant="brand">Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="plain" variant="brand">Plain</wa-button>
  </div>
  <div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
    <wa-button appearance="accent" variant="success">Accent</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled-outlined" variant="success">Filled-Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled" variant="success">Filled</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="outlined" variant="success">Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="plain" variant="success">Plain</wa-button>
  </div>
  <div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
    <wa-button appearance="accent" variant="warning">Accent</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled-outlined" variant="warning">Filled-Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled" variant="warning">Filled</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="outlined" variant="warning">Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="plain" variant="warning">Plain</wa-button>
  </div>
  <div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
    <wa-button appearance="accent" variant="danger">Accent</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled-outlined" variant="danger">Filled-Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="filled" variant="danger">Filled</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="outlined" variant="danger">Outlined</wa-button>
    <wa-button appearance="plain" variant="danger">Plain</wa-button>
  </div>
</div>

Sizes

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Use the size attribute to change a button's size.

  Extra Small
  Small
  Medium
  Large
  Extra Large

                  
                

<div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
  <wa-button size="xs">Extra Small</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="s">Small</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="m">Medium</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="l">Large</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="xl">Extra Large</wa-button>
</div>

Pill Buttons

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Use the pill attribute to give buttons rounded edges.

  Extra Small
  Small
  Medium
  Large
  Extra Large

                  
                

<div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
  <wa-button size="xs" pill>Extra Small</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="s" pill>Small</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="m" pill>Medium</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="l" pill>Large</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="xl" pill>Extra Large</wa-button>
</div>

Link Buttons

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It's often helpful to have a button that works like a link. This is possible by setting the href attribute, which will make the component render an <a> under the hood. This gives you all the default link behavior the browser provides (e.g. CMD/CTRL/SHIFT + CLICK) and exposes the rel, target, and download attributes.

  Link
  New Window
  Download

<div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
  <wa-button href="https://example.com/">Link</wa-button>
  <wa-button href="https://example.com/" target="_blank">New Window</wa-button>
  <wa-button href="/assets/images/logo.svg" download="shoelace.svg">Download</wa-button>
</div>

Icon Buttons

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When only an icon is slotted into the label slot, the button becomes an icon button. In this case, it's important to give the icon a label for users with assistive devices. Icon buttons can use any appearance or variant.

<div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
  <wa-button variant="neutral" appearance="accent"><wa-icon name="house" label="Home"></wa-icon></wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="neutral" appearance="outlined"><wa-icon name="house" label="Home"></wa-icon></wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="neutral" appearance="filled"><wa-icon name="house" label="Home"></wa-icon></wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="neutral" appearance="plain"><wa-icon name="house" label="Home"></wa-icon></wa-button>
</div>

Setting a Custom Width

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As expected, buttons can be given a custom width by setting the width CSS property. This is useful for making buttons span the full width of their container on smaller screens.

  Extra Small
  Small
  Medium
  Large
  Extra Large

                  
                

<div class="wa-stack">
  <wa-button size="xs" style="width: 100%;">Extra Small</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="s" style="width: 100%;">Small</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="m" style="width: 100%;">Medium</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="l" style="width: 100%;">Large</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="xl" style="width: 100%;">Extra Large</wa-button>
</div>

Start & End Decorations

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Use the start and end slots to add presentational elements like <wa-icon> next to the button label.

    
      Settings
    
      Refresh
    
      Open
    
      Settings
    
      Refresh
    
      Open
    
      Settings
    
      Refresh
    
      Open

<div class="wa-stack">
  <div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
    <wa-button size="s">
      <wa-icon slot="start" name="gear"></wa-icon>
      Settings
    </wa-button>

    <wa-button size="s">
      <wa-icon slot="end" name="undo"></wa-icon>
      Refresh
    </wa-button>

    <wa-button size="s">
      <wa-icon slot="start" name="link"></wa-icon>
      <wa-icon slot="end" name="arrow-up-right-from-square"></wa-icon>
      Open
    </wa-button>
  </div>

  <div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
    <wa-button>
      <wa-icon slot="start" name="gear"></wa-icon>
      Settings
    </wa-button>

    <wa-button>
      <wa-icon slot="end" name="undo"></wa-icon>
      Refresh
    </wa-button>

    <wa-button>
      <wa-icon slot="start" name="link"></wa-icon>
      <wa-icon slot="end" name="arrow-up-right-from-square"></wa-icon>
      Open
    </wa-button>
  </div>

  <div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
    <wa-button size="l">
      <wa-icon slot="start" name="gear"></wa-icon>
      Settings
    </wa-button>

    <wa-button size="l">
      <wa-icon slot="end" name="undo"></wa-icon>
      Refresh
    </wa-button>

    <wa-button size="l">
      <wa-icon slot="start" name="link"></wa-icon>
      <wa-icon slot="end" name="arrow-up-right-from-square"></wa-icon>
      Open
    </wa-button>
  </div>
</div>

Caret

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Use the with-caret attribute to add a dropdown indicator when a button will trigger a dropdown, menu, or popover.

  Extra Small
  Small
  Medium
  Large
  Extra Large

                  
                

<div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
  <wa-button size="xs" with-caret>Extra Small</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="s" with-caret>Small</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="m" with-caret>Medium</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="l" with-caret>Large</wa-button>
  <wa-button size="xl" with-caret>Extra Large</wa-button>
</div>

Loading

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Use the loading attribute to make a button busy. The width will remain the same as before, preventing adjacent elements from moving around.

  Brand
  Success
  Neutral
  Warning
  Danger

                  
                

<div class="wa-cluster wa-gap-2xs">
  <wa-button variant="brand" loading>Brand</wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="success" loading>Success</wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="neutral" loading>Neutral</wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="warning" loading>Warning</wa-button>
  <wa-button variant="danger" loading>Danger</wa-button>
</div>

Disabled

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Use the disabled attribute to disable a button.

                  Brand
Success
Neutral
Warning
Danger

Link
New Window
Download

<wa-button variant="brand" disabled>Brand</wa-button>
<wa-button variant="success" disabled>Success</wa-button>
<wa-button variant="neutral" disabled>Neutral</wa-button>
<wa-button variant="warning" disabled>Warning</wa-button>
<wa-button variant="danger" disabled>Danger</wa-button>

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<wa-button href="https://example.com/" disabled>Link</wa-button>
<wa-button href="https://example.com/" target="_blank" disabled>New Window</wa-button>
<wa-button href="/assets/images/logo.svg" download="shoelace.svg" disabled>Download</wa-button>

Styling Buttons

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This example demonstrates how to style buttons using a custom class. This is the recommended approach if you need to add additional variations. To customize an existing variation, modify the selector to target the button's variant attribute instead of a class (e.g. wa-button[variant="brand"]).

Pink Button

<wa-button class="pink">Pink Button</wa-button>

<style>
  wa-button.pink::part(base) {
    border-radius: 6px;
    border: solid 2px;
    background: #ff1493;
    border-top-color: #ff7ac1;
    border-left-color: #ff7ac1;
    border-bottom-color: #ad005c;
    border-right-color: #ad005c;
    color: white;
    font-size: 1.125rem;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px #0002;
    transition: all var(--wa-transition-slow) var(--wa-transition-easing);
  }

  wa-button.pink::part(base):hover {
    transform: scale(1.05);
  }

  wa-button.pink::part(base):active {
    border-top-color: #ad005c;
    border-right-color: #ff7ac1;
    border-bottom-color: #ff7ac1;
    border-left-color: #ad005c;
    transform: translateY(1px);
  }

  wa-button.pink::part(base):focus-visible {
    outline: dashed 2px deeppink;
    outline-offset: 4px;
  }
</style>

Importing

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Import this component directly from the CDN:

import 'https://ka-f.webawesome.com/[email protected]/components/button/button.js';

After installing Web Awesome via npm, import this component:

import '@awesome.me/webawesome/dist/components/button/button.js';

If you're self-hosting Web Awesome, import this component from your server:

import './webawesome/dist/components/button/button.js';

To import this component for React 18 or below, use the following code:

import WaButton from '@awesome.me/webawesome/dist/react/button/index.js';

Slots

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Learn more about using slots.

Name	Description
(default)	The button's label.
`end`	An element, such as `<wa-icon>`, placed after the label.
`start`	An element, such as `<wa-icon>`, placed before the label.

Attributes & Properties

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Learn more about attributes and properties.

Name	Description	Reflects
`appearance` `appearance`	The button's visual appearance. Type `'accent' \| 'filled' \| 'outlined' \| 'filled-outlined' \| 'plain'` Default `'accent'`
`css`	One or more CSSResultGroup to include in the component's shadow root. Host styles are automatically prepended. Type `CSSResultGroup \| undefined` Default `[styles, variantStyles, sizeStyles]`
`disabled` `disabled`	Disables the button. Type `boolean` Default `false`
`download` `download`	Tells the browser to download the linked file as this filename. Only used when `href` is present. Type `string \| undefined`
`form`	By default, form controls are associated with the nearest containing `<form>` element. This attribute allows you to place the form control outside of a form and associate it with the form that has this `id`. The form must be in the same document or shadow root for this to work. Type `HTMLFormElement \| null`
`formAction` `formaction`	Used to override the form owner's `action` attribute. Type `string`
`formEnctype` `formenctype`	Used to override the form owner's `enctype` attribute. Type `'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \| 'multipart/form-data' \| 'text/plain'`
`formMethod` `formmethod`	Used to override the form owner's `method` attribute. Type `'post' \| 'get'`
`formNoValidate` `formnovalidate`	Used to override the form owner's `novalidate` attribute. Type `boolean`
`formTarget` `formtarget`	Used to override the form owner's `target` attribute. Type `'_self' \| '_blank' \| '_parent' \| '_top' \| string`
`href` `href`	When set, the underlying button will be rendered as an `<a>` with this `href` instead of a `<button>`. Type `string`
`loading` `loading`	Draws the button in a loading state. Type `boolean` Default `false`
`name` `name`	The name of the button, submitted as a name/value pair with form data, but only when this button is the submitter. This attribute is ignored when `href` is present. Type `string \| null` Default `null`
`pill` `pill`	Draws a pill-style button with rounded edges. Type `boolean` Default `false`
`rel` `rel`	When using `href`, this attribute will map to the underlying link's `rel` attribute. Type `string \| undefined`
`size` `size`	The button's size. Type `'xs' \| 's' \| 'm' \| 'l' \| 'xl' \| 'small' \| 'medium' \| 'large'` Default `'m'`
`target` `target`	Tells the browser where to open the link. Only used when `href` is present. Type `'_blank' \| '_parent' \| '_self' \| '_top'`
`type` `type`	The type of button. Note that the default value is `button` instead of `submit`, which is opposite of how native `<button>` elements behave. When the type is `submit`, the button will submit the surrounding form. Type `'button' \| 'submit' \| 'reset'` Default `'button'`
`validationTarget`	Override this to change where constraint validation popups are anchored. Type `undefined \| HTMLElement`
`validators`	Validators are static because they have `observedAttributes`, essentially attributes to "watch" for changes. Whenever these attributes change, we want to be notified and update the validator. Type `Validator[]` Default `[]`
`value` `value`	The value of the button, submitted as a pair with the button's name as part of the form data, but only when this button is the submitter. This attribute is ignored when `href` is present. Type `string`
`variant` `variant`	The button's theme variant. Defaults to `neutral` if not within another element with a variant. Type `'neutral' \| 'brand' \| 'success' \| 'warning' \| 'danger'` Default `'neutral'`
`withCaret` `with-caret`	Draws the button with a caret. Used to indicate that the button triggers a dropdown menu or similar behavior. Type `boolean` Default `false`
`withEnd` `with-end`	Only required for SSR. Set to `true` if you're slotting in an `end` element so the server-rendered markup includes the end slot before the component hydrates on the client. Type `boolean` Default `false`
`withStart` `with-start`	Only required for SSR. Set to `true` if you're slotting in a `start` element so the server-rendered markup includes the start slot before the component hydrates on the client. Type `boolean` Default `false`

Methods

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Learn more about methods.

Name	Description	Arguments
`blur()`	Removes focus from the button.
`click()`	Simulates a click on the button.
`focus()`	Sets focus on the button.	`options: FocusOptions`
`formStateRestoreCallback()`	Called when the browser is trying to restore element’s state to state in which case reason is "restore", or when the browser is trying to fulfill autofill on behalf of user in which case reason is "autocomplete". In the case of "restore", state is a string, File, or FormData object previously set as the second argument to setFormValue.	`state: string \| File \| FormData \| null, reason: 'autocomplete' \| 'restore'`
`resetValidity()`	Reset validity is a way of removing manual custom errors and native validation.
`setCustomValidity()`	Do not use this when creating a "Validator". This is intended for end users of components. We track manually defined custom errors so we don't clear them on accident in our validators.	`message: string`

Events

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Name	Description
`blur`	Emitted when the button loses focus.
`focus`	Emitted when the button gains focus.
`wa-invalid`	Emitted when the form control has been checked for validity and its constraints aren't satisfied.

Custom States

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Learn more about custom states.

Name	Description	CSS selector
`disabled`	Applied when the button is disabled.	`:state(disabled)`
`icon-button`	Applied when the button contains only a `<wa-icon>` with no other content.	`:state(icon-button)`
`link`	Applied when the button is rendered as a link (i.e. `href` is set).	`:state(link)`
`loading`	Applied when the button is in the loading state.	`:state(loading)`

CSS parts

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Learn more about CSS parts.

Name	Description	CSS selector
`base`	The component's base wrapper.	`::part(base)`
`caret`	The button's caret icon, a `<wa-icon>` element.	`::part(caret)`
`end`	The container that wraps the `end` slot.	`::part(end)`
`label`	The button's label.	`::part(label)`
`spinner`	The spinner that shows when the button is in the loading state.	`::part(spinner)`
`start`	The container that wraps the `start` slot.	`::part(start)`

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