Button

button-demo.tsx

import { ArrowUpIcon } from "@phosphor-icons/react"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonDemo() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 md:flex-row">
      <Button variant="outline">Button</Button>
      <Button variant="outline" size="icon" aria-label="Submit">
        <ArrowUpIcon />
      </Button>
    </div>
  )
}

Installation

npx shadcn@latest add button

Usage

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

<Button variant="outline">Button</Button>

Cursor

Tailwind v4 switched from cursor: pointer to cursor: default for the button component.

If you want to keep the cursor: pointer behavior, add the following code to your CSS file:

You can also enable this during project setup with npx shadcn@latest init --pointer.

globals.css

@layer base {
  button:not(:disabled),
  [role="button"]:not(:disabled) {
    cursor: pointer;
  }
}

Size

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

button-size.tsx

import { ArrowUpRightIcon } from "@phosphor-icons/react"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonSize() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-col items-start gap-8 sm:flex-row">
      <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
        <Button size="xs" variant="outline">
          Extra Small
        </Button>
        <Button size="icon-xs" aria-label="Submit" variant="outline">
          <ArrowUpRightIcon />
        </Button>
      </div>
      <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
        <Button size="sm" variant="outline">
          Small
        </Button>
        <Button size="icon-sm" aria-label="Submit" variant="outline">
          <ArrowUpRightIcon />
        </Button>
      </div>
      <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
        <Button variant="outline">Default</Button>
        <Button size="icon" aria-label="Submit" variant="outline">
          <ArrowUpRightIcon />
        </Button>
      </div>
      <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
        <Button variant="outline" size="lg">
          Large
        </Button>
        <Button size="icon-lg" aria-label="Submit" variant="outline">
          <ArrowUpRightIcon />
        </Button>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}

Default

button-default.tsx

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonDefault() {
  return <Button>Button</Button>
}

Outline

button-outline.tsx

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonOutline() {
  return <Button variant="outline">Outline</Button>
}

Secondary

button-secondary.tsx

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonSecondary() {
  return <Button variant="secondary">Secondary</Button>
}

Ghost

button-ghost.tsx

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonGhost() {
  return <Button variant="ghost">Ghost</Button>
}

Destructive

button-destructive.tsx

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonDestructive() {
  return <Button variant="destructive">Destructive</Button>
}

Link

button-link.tsx

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonLink() {
  return <Button variant="link">Link</Button>
}

Icon

button-icon.tsx

import { ArrowCircleUpIcon } from "@phosphor-icons/react"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonIcon() {
  return (
    <Button variant="outline" size="icon">
      <ArrowCircleUpIcon />
    </Button>
  )
}

With Icon

Remember to add the data-icon="inline-start" or data-icon="inline-end" attribute to the icon for the correct spacing.

button-with-icon.tsx

import { GitBranchIcon, GitForkIcon } from "@phosphor-icons/react"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonWithIcon() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-2">
      <Button variant="outline">
        <GitBranchIcon data-icon="inline-start" /> New Branch
      </Button>
      <Button variant="outline">
        Fork
        <GitForkIcon data-icon="inline-end" />
      </Button>
    </div>
  )
}

Rounded

Use the rounded-full class to make the button rounded.

button-rounded.tsx

import { ArrowUpIcon } from "@phosphor-icons/react"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonRounded() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-2">
      <Button className="rounded-full">Get Started</Button>
      <Button variant="outline" size="icon" className="rounded-full">
        <ArrowUpIcon />
      </Button>
    </div>
  )
}

Render a <Spinner /> component inside the button to show a loading state. Remember to add the data-icon="inline-start" or data-icon="inline-end" attribute to the spinner for the correct spacing.

button-spinner.tsx

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { Spinner } from "@/components/ui/spinner"

export default function ButtonLoading() {
  return (
    <div className="flex gap-2">
      <Button variant="outline" disabled>
        <Spinner data-icon="inline-start" />
        Generating
      </Button>
      <Button variant="secondary" disabled>
        Downloading
        <Spinner data-icon="inline-start" />
      </Button>
    </div>
  )
}

Button Group

To create a button group, use the ButtonGroup component. See the Button Group documentation for more details.

button-group-demo.tsx

"use client"

import { ArchiveIcon, ArrowLeftIcon, CalendarPlusIcon, ClockIcon, DotsThreeIcon, EnvelopeIcon, FunnelIcon, TagIcon, TrashIcon } from "@phosphor-icons/react"
import * as React from "react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { ButtonGroup } from "@/components/ui/button-group"
import {
  DropdownMenu,
  DropdownMenuContent,
  DropdownMenuGroup,
  DropdownMenuItem,
  DropdownMenuRadioGroup,
  DropdownMenuRadioItem,
  DropdownMenuSeparator,
  DropdownMenuSub,
  DropdownMenuSubContent,
  DropdownMenuSubTrigger,
  DropdownMenuTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"

export default function ButtonGroupDemo() {
  const [label, setLabel] = React.useState("personal")

  return (
    <ButtonGroup>
      <ButtonGroup className="hidden sm:flex">
        <Button variant="outline" size="icon" aria-label="Go Back">
          <ArrowLeftIcon />
        </Button>
      </ButtonGroup>
      <ButtonGroup>
        <Button variant="outline">Archive</Button>
        <Button variant="outline">Report</Button>
      </ButtonGroup>
      <ButtonGroup>
        <Button variant="outline">Snooze</Button>
        <DropdownMenu>
          <DropdownMenuTrigger
            render={
              <Button variant="outline" size="icon" aria-label="More Options" />
            }
          >
            <DotsThreeIcon />
          </DropdownMenuTrigger>
          <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="w-40">
            <DropdownMenuGroup>
              <DropdownMenuItem>
                <EnvelopeIcon />
                Mark as Read
              </DropdownMenuItem>
              <DropdownMenuItem>
                <ArchiveIcon />
                Archive
              </DropdownMenuItem>
            </DropdownMenuGroup>
            <DropdownMenuSeparator />
            <DropdownMenuGroup>
              <DropdownMenuItem>
                <ClockIcon />
                Snooze
              </DropdownMenuItem>
              <DropdownMenuItem>
                <CalendarPlusIcon />
                Add to Calendar
              </DropdownMenuItem>
              <DropdownMenuItem>
                <FunnelIcon />
                Add to List
              </DropdownMenuItem>
              <DropdownMenuSub>
                <DropdownMenuSubTrigger>
                  <TagIcon />
                  Label As...
                </DropdownMenuSubTrigger>
                <DropdownMenuSubContent>
                  <DropdownMenuRadioGroup
                    value={label}
                    onValueChange={setLabel}
                  >
                    <DropdownMenuRadioItem value="personal">
                      Personal
                    </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
                    <DropdownMenuRadioItem value="work">
                      Work
                    </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
                    <DropdownMenuRadioItem value="other">
                      Other
                    </DropdownMenuRadioItem>
                  </DropdownMenuRadioGroup>
                </DropdownMenuSubContent>
              </DropdownMenuSub>
            </DropdownMenuGroup>
            <DropdownMenuSeparator />
            <DropdownMenuGroup>
              <DropdownMenuItem variant="destructive">
                <TrashIcon />
                Trash
              </DropdownMenuItem>
            </DropdownMenuGroup>
          </DropdownMenuContent>
        </DropdownMenu>
      </ButtonGroup>
    </ButtonGroup>
  )
}

As Link

You can use the buttonVariants helper to make a link look like a button.

Do not use <Button render={<a />} nativeButton={false} /> for links. The Base UI Button component always applies role="button", which overrides the semantic link role on <a> elements. Use buttonVariants with a plain <a> tag instead.

button-render.tsx

import { buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"

export default function ButtonRender() {
  return (
    <a
      href="#"
      className={buttonVariants({ variant: "secondary", size: "sm" })}
    >
      Login
    </a>
  )
}

API Reference

The Button component is a wrapper around the button element that adds a variety of styles and functionality.

Prop	Type	Default
`variant`	`"default" \| "outline" \| "ghost" \| "destructive" \| "secondary" \| "link"`	`"default"`
`size`	`"default" \| "xs" \| "sm" \| "lg" \| "icon" \| "icon-xs" \| "icon-sm" \| "icon-lg"`	`"default"`

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