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Buttons provide a clickable element, which can be used in forms, or anywhere that needs simple, standard button functionality. They may display text, icons, or both. Buttons can be styled with several attributes to look a specific way.

Expand

This attribute lets you specify how wide the button should be. By default, buttons are inline blocks, but setting this attribute will change the button to a full-width block element.

Value Details
block Full-width button with rounded corners.
full Full-width button with square corners and no border on the left or right.

Fill

This attributes determines the background and border color of the button. By default, buttons have a solid background unless the button is inside of a toolbar, in which case it has a transparent background.

Value Details
clear Button with a transparent background that resembles a flat button.
outline Button with a transparent background and a visible border.
solid Button with a filled background. Useful for buttons in a toolbar.

Size

This attribute specifies the size of the button. Setting this attribute will change the height and padding of a button.

Value Details
small Button with less height and padding. Default for buttons in an item.
default Button with the default height and padding. Useful for buttons in an item.
large Button with more height and padding.

Usage

<!-- Default -->
<ion-button>Default</ion-button>

<!-- Anchor -->
<ion-button href="#">Anchor</ion-button>

<!-- Colors -->
<ion-button color="primary">Primary</ion-button>
<ion-button color="secondary">Secondary</ion-button>
<ion-button color="tertiary">Tertiary</ion-button>
<ion-button color="success">Success</ion-button>
<ion-button color="warning">Warning</ion-button>
<ion-button color="danger">Danger</ion-button>
<ion-button color="light">Light</ion-button>
<ion-button color="medium">Medium</ion-button>
<ion-button color="dark">Dark</ion-button>

<!-- Expand -->
<ion-button expand="full">Full Button</ion-button>
<ion-button expand="block">Block Button</ion-button>

<!-- Round -->
<ion-button shape="round">Round Button</ion-button>

<!-- Fill -->
<ion-button expand="full" fill="outline">Outline + Full</ion-button>
<ion-button expand="block" fill="outline">Outline + Block</ion-button>
<ion-button shape="round" fill="outline">Outline + Round</ion-button>

<!-- Icons -->
<ion-button>
  <ion-icon slot="start" name="star"></ion-icon>
  Left Icon
</ion-button>

<ion-button>
  Right Icon
  <ion-icon slot="end" name="star"></ion-icon>
</ion-button>

<ion-button>
  <ion-icon slot="icon-only" name="star"></ion-icon>
</ion-button>

<!-- Sizes -->
<ion-button size="large">Large</ion-button>
<ion-button>Default</ion-button>
<ion-button size="small">Small</ion-button>
<!-- Default -->
<ion-button>Default</ion-button>

<!-- Anchor -->
<ion-button href="#">Anchor</ion-button>

<!-- Colors -->
<ion-button color="primary">Primary</ion-button>
<ion-button color="secondary">Secondary</ion-button>
<ion-button color="tertiary">Tertiary</ion-button>
<ion-button color="success">Success</ion-button>
<ion-button color="warning">Warning</ion-button>
<ion-button color="danger">Danger</ion-button>
<ion-button color="light">Light</ion-button>
<ion-button color="medium">Medium</ion-button>
<ion-button color="dark">Dark</ion-button>

<!-- Expand -->
<ion-button expand="full">Full Button</ion-button>
<ion-button expand="block">Block Button</ion-button>

<!-- Round -->
<ion-button shape="round">Round Button</ion-button>

<!-- Fill -->
<ion-button expand="full" fill="outline">Outline + Full</ion-button>
<ion-button expand="block" fill="outline">Outline + Block</ion-button>
<ion-button shape="round" fill="outline">Outline + Round</ion-button>

<!-- Icons -->
<ion-button>
  <ion-icon slot="start" name="star"></ion-icon>
  Left Icon
</ion-button>

<ion-button>
  Right Icon
  <ion-icon slot="end" name="star"></ion-icon>
</ion-button>

<ion-button>
  <ion-icon slot="icon-only" name="star"></ion-icon>
</ion-button>

<!-- Sizes -->
<ion-button size="large">Large</ion-button>
<ion-button>Default</ion-button>
<ion-button size="small">Small</ion-button>
import React from 'react';

import { IonButton, IonIcon, IonContent } from '@ionic/react';

export const ButtonExample: React.FC = () => (
  <IonContent>
    {/*-- Default --*/}
    <IonButton>Default</IonButton>

    {/*-- Anchor --*/}
    <IonButton href="#">Anchor</IonButton>

    {/*-- Colors --*/}
    <IonButton color="primary">Primary</IonButton>
    <IonButton color="secondary">Secondary</IonButton>
    <IonButton color="tertiary">Tertiary</IonButton>
    <IonButton color="success">Success</IonButton>
    <IonButton color="warning">Warning</IonButton>
    <IonButton color="danger">Danger</IonButton>
    <IonButton color="light">Light</IonButton>
    <IonButton color="medium">Medium</IonButton>
    <IonButton color="dark">Dark</IonButton>

    {/*-- Expand --*/}
    <IonButton expand="full">Full Button</IonButton>
    <IonButton expand="block">Block Button</IonButton>

    {/*-- Round --*/}
    <IonButton shape="round">Round Button</IonButton>

    {/*-- Fill --*/}
    <IonButton expand="full" fill="outline">Outline + Full</IonButton>
    <IonButton expand="block" fill="outline">Outline + Block</IonButton>
    <IonButton shape="round" fill="outline">Outline + Round</IonButton>

    {/*-- Icons --*/}
    <IonButton>
      <IonIcon slot="start" name="star" />
      Left Icon
    </IonButton>

    <IonButton>
      Right Icon
      <IonIcon slot="end" name="star" />
    </IonButton>

    <IonButton>
      <IonIcon slot="icon-only" name="star" />
    </IonButton>

    {/*-- Sizes --*/}
    <IonButton size="large">Large</IonButton>
    <IonButton>Default</IonButton>
    <IonButton size="small">Small</IonButton>
  </IonContent>
);
<template>
  <!-- Default -->
  <ion-button>Default</ion-button>

  <!-- Anchor -->
  <ion-button href="#">Anchor</ion-button>

  <!-- Colors -->
  <ion-button color="primary">Primary</ion-button>
  <ion-button color="secondary">Secondary</ion-button>
  <ion-button color="tertiary">Tertiary</ion-button>
  <ion-button color="success">Success</ion-button>
  <ion-button color="warning">Warning</ion-button>
  <ion-button color="danger">Danger</ion-button>
  <ion-button color="light">Light</ion-button>
  <ion-button color="medium">Medium</ion-button>
  <ion-button color="dark">Dark</ion-button>

  <!-- Expand -->
  <ion-button expand="full">Full Button</ion-button>
  <ion-button expand="block">Block Button</ion-button>

  <!-- Round -->
  <ion-button shape="round">Round Button</ion-button>

  <!-- Fill -->
  <ion-button expand="full" fill="outline">Outline + Full</ion-button>
  <ion-button expand="block" fill="outline">Outline + Block</ion-button>
  <ion-button shape="round" fill="outline">Outline + Round</ion-button>

  <!-- Icons -->
  <ion-button>
    <ion-icon slot="start" name="star"></ion-icon>
    Left Icon
  </ion-button>

  <ion-button>
    Right Icon
    <ion-icon slot="end" name="star"></ion-icon>
  </ion-button>

  <ion-button>
    <ion-icon slot="icon-only" name="star"></ion-icon>
  </ion-button>

  <!-- Sizes -->
  <ion-button size="large">Large</ion-button>
  <ion-button>Default</ion-button>
  <ion-button size="small">Small</ion-button>
</template>

Properties

buttonType

Description

The type of button.

Attributebutton-type
Typestring
Default'button'

color

Description

The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: "primary", "secondary", "tertiary", "success", "warning", "danger", "light", "medium", and "dark". For more information on colors, see theming.

Attributecolor
Typestring | undefined

disabled

Description

If true, the user cannot interact with the button.

Attributedisabled
Typeboolean
Defaultfalse

download

Description

This attribute instructs browsers to download a URL instead of navigating to it, so the user will be prompted to save it as a local file. If the attribute has a value, it is used as the pre-filled file name in the Save prompt (the user can still change the file name if they want).

Attributedownload
Typestring | undefined

expand

Description

Set to "block" for a full-width button or to "full" for a full-width button without left and right borders.

Attributeexpand
Type"block" | "full" | undefined

fill

Description

Set to "clear" for a transparent button, to "outline" for a transparent button with a border, or to "solid". The default style is "solid" except inside of a toolbar, where the default is "clear".

Attributefill
Type"clear" | "default" | "outline" | "solid" | undefined

href

Description

Contains a URL or a URL fragment that the hyperlink points to. If this property is set, an anchor tag will be rendered.

Attributehref
Typestring | undefined

mode

Description

The mode determines which platform styles to use.

Attributemode
Type"ios" | "md"

rel

Description

Specifies the relationship of the target object to the link object. The value is a space-separated list of link types.

Attributerel
Typestring | undefined

routerDirection

Description

When using a router, it specifies the transition direction when navigating to another page using href.

Attributerouter-direction
Type"back" | "forward" | "root"
Default'forward'

shape

Description

The button shape.

Attributeshape
Type"round" | undefined

size

Description

The button size.

Attributesize
Type"default" | "large" | "small" | undefined

strong

Description

If true, activates a button with a heavier font weight.

Attributestrong
Typeboolean
Defaultfalse

target

Description

Specifies where to display the linked URL. Only applies when an href is provided. Special keywords: "_blank", "_self", "_parent", "_top".

Attributetarget
Typestring | undefined

type

Description

The type of the button.

Attributetype
Type"button" | "reset" | "submit"
Default'button'

Events

NameDescription
ionBlurEmitted when the button loses focus.
ionFocusEmitted when the button has focus.

CSS Custom Properties

NameDescription
--backgroundBackground of the button
--background-activatedBackground of the button when pressed
--background-focusedBackground of the button when focused with the tab key
--background-hoverBackground of the button on hover
--border-colorBorder color of the button
--border-radiusBorder radius of the button
--border-styleBorder style of the button
--border-widthBorder width of the button
--box-shadowBox shadow of the button
--colorText color of the button
--color-activatedText color of the button when pressed
--color-focusedText color of the button when focused with the tab key
--color-hoverText color of the button when hover
--opacityOpacity of the button
--padding-bottomBottom padding of the button
--padding-endRight padding if direction is left-to-right, and left padding if direction is right-to-left of the button
--padding-startLeft padding if direction is left-to-right, and right padding if direction is right-to-left of the button
--padding-topTop padding of the button
--ripple-colorColor of the button ripple effect
--transitionTransition of the button

Slots

NameDescription
Content is placed between the named slots if provided without a slot.
"end"Content is placed to the right of the button text in LTR, and to the left in RTL.
"icon-only"Should be used on an icon in a button that has no text.
"start"Content is placed to the left of the button text in LTR, and to the right in RTL.
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