Icon Button

Icon button renders an icon within in a button.

Import#

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

Usage#

IconButton composes the Button component except that it renders only an icon. Since IconButton only renders an icon, you must pass the aria-label prop, so screen readers can give meaning to the button.

<IconButton aria-label='Search database' icon={<SearchIcon />} />

Button Colors#

The IconButton component accepts most of the props from the Button component, so we can use colorScheme prop to change the color of the button.

<IconButton
  colorScheme='blue'
  aria-label='Search database'
  icon={<SearchIcon />}
/>

Button Sizes#

Like the Button component, pass the size prop to change the size of the button.

<IconButton
  colorScheme='teal'
  aria-label='Call Segun'
  size='lg'
  icon={<PhoneIcon />}
/>

Button Variants#

Like the Button component, pass the variant prop to change the style of the button.

<IconButton
  variant='outline'
  colorScheme='teal'
  aria-label='Send email'
  icon={<EmailIcon />}
/>

With custom icon#

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

<IconButton
  variant='outline'
  colorScheme='teal'
  aria-label='Call Sage'
  fontSize='20px'
  icon={<MdPhone />}
/>

With perfectly round button#

You can pass the isRound prop to make the button perfectly round

<IconButton
  isRound={true}
  variant='solid'
  colorScheme='teal'
  aria-label='Done'
  fontSize='20px'
  icon={<CheckIcon />}
/>

The IconButton 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 IconButton and Button components share the same theming configuration. To create theming just for the IconButton component, you can create a custom variant.

The properties that affect the theming of the IconButton 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
})

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

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 },
})

Adding a custom size#

Let's assume we want to include an extra large icon 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
<IconButton size="xl">...</IconButton>

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 create a custom IconButton variant. Here's how we can do that:

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

const customIconButton = 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: { customIconButton },
})

// Now we can use the new `brandPrimary` variant
// Like it was mentioned above, the `Button` component will share the same
// theming configuration as the `IconButton` component.
<IconButton variant="customIconButton">...</IconButton>

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 icon button:

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

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:
<IconButton size="lg" variant="outline" colorScheme="brand">...</IconButton>

Showcase#

import {
  ChakraProvider,
  IconButton,
  Box,
  useColorMode,
  SimpleGrid,
  Icon
} from "@chakra-ui/react";
import * as React from "react";
import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
import "./styles.css";
import {
  FaSun,
  FaMoon,
  FaFacebook,
  FaTwitter,
  FaWhatsapp,
  FaTelegram
} from "react-icons/fa";

import { theme } from "./theme";

export default function App() {
  const { toggleColorMode, colorMode } = useColorMode();
  return (
    <Box position="relative" h="100vh">
      <SimpleGrid gap={12} p={12} columns={2}>
        <IconButton
          variant="outline"
          aria-label="Twitter icon"
          icon={<Icon as={FaTwitter} />}
        />
        <IconButton
          variant="solid"
          aria-label="Facebook icon"
          icon={<Icon as={FaFacebook} />}
        />

        <IconButton
          variant="ghost"
          size="xl"
          colorScheme="green"
          aria-label="WhatsApp icon"
          icon={<Icon as={FaWhatsapp} />}
        />

        <IconButton
          size="xl"
          variant="link"
          colorScheme="cyan"
          aria-label="Telegram icon"
          icon={<Icon as={FaTelegram} />}
        />

        <IconButton
          size="xl"
          variant="customIconButton"
          aria-label="Color mode icon"
          icon={colorMode === "light" ? <FaSun /> : <FaMoon />}
        />
      </SimpleGrid>

      <IconButton
        variant="solid"
        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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