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CSS3 Demos - Button Styling

CSS3 makes it easy to style form buttons by adding shadows, curved borders and gradients. You can of course style every part of a form, but that's for another demo.

Examples and Code

DEMO 1 - Basic Button

HTML

<input id="gobutton" type="submit" value="Go!" />

CSS

/***FIRST STYLE THE BUTTON***/
input#gobutton{
cursor:pointer; /*forces the cursor to change to a hand when the button is hovered*/
padding:5px 25px; /*add some padding to the inside of the button*/
background:#35b128; /*the colour of the button*/
border:1px solid #33842a; /*required or the default border for the browser will appear*/
/*give the button curved corners, alter the size as required*/
-moz-border-radius: 10px;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px;
border-radius: 10px;
/*give the button a drop shadow*/
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
/*style the text*/
color:#f3f3f3;
font-size:1.1em;
}
/***NOW STYLE THE BUTTON'S HOVER AND FOCUS STATES***/
input#gobutton:hover, input#gobutton:focus{
background-color :#399630; /*make the background a little darker*/
/*reduce the drop shadow size to give a pushed button effect*/
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
}

DEMO 2 - Big Button

HTML

<input id="bigbutton" type="submit" value="Big Button That Needs Clicking" />

CSS

/***FIRST STYLE THE BUTTON***/
input#bigbutton {
width:500px;
background: #3e9cbf; /*the colour of the button*/
padding: 8px 14px 10px; /*apply some padding inside the button*/
border:1px solid #3e9cbf; /*required or the default border for the browser will appear*/
cursor:pointer; /*forces the cursor to change to a hand when the button is hovered*/
/*style the text*/
font-size:1.5em;
font-family:Oswald, sans-serif; /*Oswald is available from http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Oswald*/
letter-spacing:.1em;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); /*give the text a shadow - doesn't appear in Opera 12.02 or earlier*/
color: #fff;
/*use box-shadow to give the button some depth - see cssdemos.tupence.co.uk/box-shadow.htm#demo7 for more info on this technique*/
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px #3e9cbf, 0px 5px 0px 0px #205c73, 0px 10px 5px #999;
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px #3e9cbf, 0px 5px 0px 0px #205c73, 0px 10px 5px #999;
box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px #3e9cbf, 0px 5px 0px 0px #205c73, 0px 10px 5px #999;
/*give the corners a small curve*/
-moz-border-radius: 10px;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px;
border-radius: 10px;
}
/***SET THE BUTTON'S HOVER AND FOCUS STATES***/
input#bigbutton:hover, input#bigbutton:focus {
color:#dfe7ea;
/*reduce the size of the shadow to give a pushed effect*/
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px #3e9cbf, 0px 2px 0px 0px #205c73, 0px 2px 5px #999;
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px #3e9cbf, 0px 2px 0px 0px #205c73, 0px 2px 5px #999;
box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px #3e9cbf, 0px 2px 0px 0px #205c73, 0px 2px 5px #999;
}

DEMO 3 - Submit Button with a gradient background

HTML

<input id="submitbutton" type="button" value="Submit">

CSS

/***FIRST STYLE THE BUTTON***/
input#submitbutton {
border:2px groove #7c93ba;
cursor:pointer; /*forces the cursor to change to a hand when the button is hovered*/
padding: 5px 25px;
/*give the background a gradient - see cssdemos.tupence.co.uk/gradients.htm for more info*/
background-color:#6b6dbb; /*required for browsers that don't support gradients*/
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#88add7), to(#6b6dbb));
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #88add7, #6b6dbb);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #88add7, #6b6dbb);
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #88add7, #6b6dbb);
background: linear-gradient(top, #88add7, #6b6dbb);
/*style to the text inside the button*/
font-family:Andika, Arial, sans-serif; /*Andkia is available at http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Andika*/
color:#fff;
font-size:1.1em;
letter-spacing:.1em;
font-variant:small-caps;
/*give the corners a small curve*/
-webkit-border-radius: 0 15px 15px 0;
-moz-border-radius: 0 15px 15px 0;
border-radius: 0 15px 15px 0;
/*add a drop shadow to the button*/
-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .75) 0 2px 6px;
-moz-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .75) 0 2px 6px;
box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .75) 0 2px 6px;
}
/***NOW STYLE THE BUTTON'S HOVER AND FOCUS STATES***/
input#submitbutton:hover, input#submitbutton:focus {
color:#edebda;
/*reduce the spread of the shadow to give a pushed effect*/
-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .25) 0 1px 0px;
-moz-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .25) 0 1px 0px;
box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .25) 0 1px 0px;
}

DEMO 4 - Shiny Button

HTML

<input id="shiny" type="submit" value="Clicky Click" />

CSS

input#shiny {
padding: 4px 20px;
/*give the background a gradient*/
background:#ffae00; /*fallback for browsers that don't support gradients*/
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffae00, #d67600);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffae00, #d67600);
background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffae00, #d67600);
background: linear-gradient(top, #ffae00, #d67600);
border:2px outset #dad9d8;
/*style the text*/
font-family:Andika, Arial, sans-serif; /*Andkia is available at http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Andika*/
font-size:1.1em;
letter-spacing:0.05em;
text-transform:uppercase;
color:#fff;
text-shadow: 0px 1px 10px #000;
/*add to small curve to the corners of the button*/
-webkit-border-radius: 15px;
-moz-border-radius: 15px;
border-radius: 15px;
/*give the button a drop shadow*/
-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .55) 0 1px 6px;
-moz-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .55) 0 1px 6px;
box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .55) 0 1px 6px;
}
/****NOW STYLE THE BUTTON'S HOVER STATE***/
input#shiny:hover, input#shiny:focus {
border:2px solid #dad9d8;
}

DEMO 5 - Round Button

HTML

<input id="round" type="submit" value="Push!" />

CSS

input#round{
width:100px; /*same as the height*/
height:100px; /*same as the width*/
background-color:#ff0000;
border:1px solid #ff0000; /*same colour as the background*/
color:#fff;
font-size:1.6em;
/*set the border-radius at half the size of the width and height*/
-webkit-border-radius: 50px;
-moz-border-radius: 50px;
border-radius: 50px;
/*give the button a small drop shadow*/
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
box-shadow: 2px 2px 15px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
}
/***NOW STYLE THE BUTTON'S HOVER STATE***/
input#round:hover{
background:#c20b0b;
border:1px solid #c20b0b;
/*reduce the size of the shadow to give a pushed effect*/
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px rgba(0,0,0, .75);
}

Support

CSS3 Used In The Demo

Browser Support

The demo works in all the latest browsers, including IE9 and lower with the use of CSS3Pie.

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