Button

Button component is used to trigger an action or event, such as submitting a form, opening a Dialog, canceling an action, or performing a delete operation.

Import#

import { Button, ButtonGroup } from '@chakra-ui/react'

Button: The button component with support for custom icons, spinners, etc.
ButtonGroup: Used to group buttons whose actions are related, with an option to flush them together.

Usage#

<Button colorScheme='blue'>Button</Button>

Button Sizes#

Use the size prop to change the size of the button. You can set the value to xs, sm, md, or lg.

<Stack spacing={4} direction='row' align='center'>
  <Button colorScheme='teal' size='xs'>
    Button
  </Button>
  <Button colorScheme='teal' size='sm'>
    Button
  </Button>
  <Button colorScheme='teal' size='md'>
    Button
  </Button>
  <Button colorScheme='teal' size='lg'>
    Button
  </Button>
</Stack>

Button variants#

Use the variant prop to change the visual style of the Button. You can set the value to solid, outline, ghost, or link.

<Stack direction='row' spacing={4} align='center'>
  <Button colorScheme='teal' variant='solid'>
    Button
  </Button>
  <Button colorScheme='teal' variant='outline'>
    Button
  </Button>
  <Button colorScheme='teal' variant='ghost'>
    Button
  </Button>
  <Button colorScheme='teal' variant='link'>
    Button
  </Button>
</Stack>

Button Colors#

Use the colorScheme prop to change the color scheme of the Button. You can set the value to any of the color scales from your design system, like whiteAlpha, blackAlpha, gray, red, blue, or your custom color scale.

<Stack direction='column'>
  <Box
    display='flex'
    alignItems='center'
    justifyContent='center'
    width='100%'
    py={12}
    bgImage="url('https://bit.ly/2Z4KKcF')"
    bgPosition='center'
    bgRepeat='no-repeat'
    mb={2}
  >
    <ButtonGroup gap='4'>
      <Button colorScheme='whiteAlpha'>WhiteAlpha</Button>
      <Button colorScheme='blackAlpha'>BlackAlpha</Button>
    </ButtonGroup>
  </Box>

  <Wrap spacing={4}>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='gray'>Gray</Button>
    </WrapItem>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='red'>Red</Button>
    </WrapItem>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='orange'>Orange</Button>
    </WrapItem>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='yellow'>Yellow</Button>
    </WrapItem>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='green'>Green</Button>
    </WrapItem>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='teal'>Teal</Button>
    </WrapItem>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='blue'>Blue</Button>
    </WrapItem>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='cyan'>Cyan</Button>
    </WrapItem>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='purple'>Purple</Button>
    </WrapItem>
    <WrapItem>
      <Button colorScheme='pink'>Pink</Button>
    </WrapItem>
  </Wrap>
</Stack>

Button with icon#

You can add left and right icons to the Button component using the leftIcon and rightIcon props respectively.

Note: The leftIcon and rightIcon prop values should be react elements NOT strings.

<Stack direction='row' spacing={4}>
  <Button leftIcon={<EmailIcon />} colorScheme='teal' variant='solid'>
    Email
  </Button>
  <Button rightIcon={<ArrowForwardIcon />} colorScheme='teal' variant='outline'>
    Call us
  </Button>
</Stack>

You can also use icons from popular libraries like react-icons and pass it into the button.

// import { MdBuild , MdCall } from "react-icons/md"

<Stack direction='row' spacing={4}>
  <Button leftIcon={<MdBuild />} colorScheme='pink' variant='solid'>
    Settings
  </Button>
  <Button rightIcon={<MdCall />} colorScheme='blue' variant='outline'>
    Call us
  </Button>
</Stack>

Button loading state#

Pass the isLoading prop to show its loading state. By default, the button will show a spinner and leave the button's width unchanged.

You can also pass the loadingText prop to show a spinner and the loading text.

<Stack direction='row' spacing={4}>
  <Button isLoading colorScheme='teal' variant='solid'>
    Email
  </Button>
  <Button
    isLoading
    loadingText='Submitting'
    colorScheme='teal'
    variant='outline'
  >
    Submit
  </Button>
</Stack>

You can change the spinner element to use custom loaders as per your design requirements. Pass the spinner prop and set it to a custom react element.

<Button
  isLoading
  colorScheme='blue'
  spinner={<BeatLoader size={8} color='white' />}
>
  Click me
</Button>

When a loadingText is present, you can change the placement of the spinner element to either start or end. It is start by default.

<Stack direction='row' spacing={4} align='center'>
  <Button
    isLoading
    loadingText='Loading'
    colorScheme='teal'
    variant='outline'
    spinnerPlacement='start'
  >
    Submit
  </Button>
  <Button
    isLoading
    loadingText='Loading'
    colorScheme='teal'
    variant='outline'
    spinnerPlacement='end'
  >
    Continue
  </Button>
</Stack>

Grouping Buttons#

You can use the Stack or ButtonGroup component to group buttons. When you use the ButtonGroup component, it allows you to:

Set the size and variant of all buttons within it.
Add spacing between the buttons.
Flush the buttons together by removing the border radius of their children as needed.

<ButtonGroup variant='outline' spacing='6'>
  <Button colorScheme='blue'>Save</Button>
  <Button>Cancel</Button>
</ButtonGroup>

To flush the buttons, pass the isAttached prop.

<ButtonGroup size='sm' isAttached variant='outline'>
  <Button>Save</Button>
  <IconButton aria-label='Add to friends' icon={<AddIcon />} />
</ButtonGroup>

Accessibility#

Button has role of button.
When Button has focus, Space or Enter activates it.

Composition#

All props you pass (variant, colorScheme, etc.) are converted to style props. This means you can override any style of the Button via props.

// The size prop affects the height of the button
// It can still be overridden by passing a custom height
<Button
  size='md'
  height='48px'
  width='200px'
  border='2px'
  borderColor='green.500'
>
  Button
</Button>

Custom Button#

In the event that you need to make your own custom button, you can leverage the Box component. It provides the hover, focus, active and disabled style props to style the button.

// Button from facebook.com
<Box
  as='button'
  height='24px'
  lineHeight='1.2'
  transition='all 0.2s cubic-bezier(.08,.52,.52,1)'
  border='1px'
  px='8px'
  borderRadius='2px'
  fontSize='14px'
  fontWeight='semibold'
  bg='#f5f6f7'
  borderColor='#ccd0d5'
  color='#4b4f56'
  _hover={{ bg: '#ebedf0' }}
  _active={{
    bg: '#dddfe2',
    transform: 'scale(0.98)',
    borderColor: '#bec3c9',
  }}
  _focus={{
    boxShadow:
      '0 0 1px 2px rgba(88, 144, 255, .75), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .15)',
  }}
>
  Join Group
</Box>

Props#

Button Props#

Button composes the Box component, so you can pass all its props. These are props specific to the Button component:

`colorScheme`

Description

The visual color appearance of the component

Type

"whiteAlpha" | "blackAlpha" | "gray" | "red" | "orange" | "yellow" | "green" | "teal" | "blue" | "cyan" | "purple" | "pink"

Default

Description

If added, the button will show an icon before the button's label.

Type

ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>>

`loadingText`

Description

The label to show in the button when isLoading is true If no text is passed, it only shows the spinner

Type

type ONLY_FOR_FORMAT =
  | string
  | number
  | boolean
  | ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>>
  | Iterable<ReactNode>
  | ReactPortal
  | PromiseLikeOfReactNode

`rightIcon`

Description

If added, the button will show an icon after the button's label.

Type

ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>>

`size`

Description

The size of the Button

Type

"lg" | "md" | "sm" | "xs"

Default

'0.5rem'

The Button component is a single part component. All of the styling is applied directly to the button element.

To learn more about styling single part components, visit the Component Style page.

Theming properties#

The properties that affect the theming of the Button component are:

variant: The visual variant of the button. Defaults to solid.
colorScheme: The color scheme of the button. Defaults to gray.
size: The size of the button. Defaults to md.

Theming utilities#

defineStyle: a function used to create style objects.
defineStyleConfig: a function used to define the style configuration for a single part component.

import { defineStyle, defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'

Customizing the default theme#

import { defineStyle, defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'

const outline = defineStyle({
  border: '2px dashed', // change the appearance of the border
  borderRadius: 0, // remove the border radius
  fontWeight: 'semibold', // change the font weight
})

export const buttonTheme = defineStyleConfig({
  variants: { outline },
})

After customizing the button theme, we can import it in our theme file and add it in the components property:

import { extendTheme } from '@chakra-ui/react'
import { buttonTheme } from './components/button'

export const theme = extendTheme({
  components: { Button: buttonTheme },
})

This is a crucial step to make sure that any changes that we make to the button theme are applied.

Adding a custom size#

Let's assume we want to include an extra large button size. Here's how we can do that:

import { defineStyle, defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'

const xl = defineStyle({
  fontSize: 'xl',
  px: '6',
  h: '16',
  borderRadius: 'md',
})

export const buttonTheme = defineStyleConfig({
  sizes: { xl },
})

// Now we can use the new `xl` size
<Button size="xl">...</Button>

Every time you're adding anything new to the theme, you'd need to run the CLI command to get proper autocomplete in your IDE. You can learn more about the CLI tool here.

Adding a custom variant#

Let's assume we want to include a custom branded variant. Here's how we can do that:

import { defineStyle, defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'

const brandPrimary = defineStyle({
  background: 'orange.500',
  color: 'white',
  fontFamily: 'serif',
  fontWeight: 'normal',

  // let's also provide dark mode alternatives
  _dark: {
    background: 'orange.300',
    color: 'orange.800',
  }
})

export const buttonTheme = defineStyleConfig({
  variants: { brandPrimary },
})

// Now we can use the new `brandPrimary` variant
<Button variant="brandPrimary">...</Button>

Using a custom color scheme#

Let's assume we want to use our own custom color scale based on our brand. We'd need to define the color scale first in the main theme file:

import { extendTheme } from '@chakra-ui/react'

export const theme = extendTheme({
  colors: {
    brand: {
      50: '#f7fafc',
      ...
      500: '#718096',
      ...
      900: '#171923',
    }
  }
})

Then, we can use the custom color scale as the color scheme for the button:

<Button colorScheme='brand'>...</Button>

Changing the default properties#

Let's assume we want to change the default size, variant or color scheme of every button in our app. Here's how we can do that:

import { defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'

export const buttonTheme = defineStyleConfig({
  defaultProps: {
    size: 'lg',
    variant: 'outline',
    colorScheme: 'brand',
  },
})

// This saves you time, instead of manually setting the size,
// variant and color scheme every time you use a button:
<Button size="lg" variant="outline" colorScheme="brand">...</Button>

Showcase#

import { Box, SimpleGrid, IconButton, Button, useColorMode } from "@chakra-ui/react";
import { FaMoon, FaSun } from "react-icons/fa";

export default function App() {
  const { toggleColorMode, colorMode } = useColorMode();
  return (
    <Box position="relative" h="100vh">
      <SimpleGrid gap={12} p={12} columns={2}>
        <Button>
          Themed solid button
        </Button>
        <Button variant="custom">
          Themed custom button
        </Button>
        <Button variant="ghost">
          Themed ghost button
        </Button>
        <Button variant="outline">
          Themed outline button
        </Button>
        <Button variant="link">
          Themed link button
        </Button>
      </SimpleGrid>

      <IconButton
        aria-label="toggle theme"
        rounded="full"
        size="xs"
        position="absolute"
        bottom={4}
        left={4}
        onClick={toggleColorMode} icon={colorMode === "dark" ? <FaSun /> : <FaMoon />}
      />
    </Box>
  );
}

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