button.md

Buttons

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Buttons help people initiate actions, from sending an email, to sharing a document, to liking a post.

There are five types of common buttons: elevated, filled, filled tonal, outlined, and text.

• Design article
• API Documentation
• Source code

Types

1. Elevated button
2. Filled button
3. Filled tonal button
4. Outlined button
5. Text button

Usage

Buttons have label text that describes the action that will occur if a user taps a button.

<md-outlined-button>Back</md-outlined-button>
<md-filled-button>Complete</md-filled-button>

Icon

An icon may optionally be added to a button to help communicate the button's action and help draw attention.

<md-filled-tonal-button>
  Send
  <svg slot="icon" viewBox="0 0 48 48"><path d="M6 40V8l38 16Zm3-4.65L36.2 24 9 12.5v8.4L21.1 24 9 27Zm0 0V12.5 27Z"/></svg>
</md-filled-tonal-button>

<md-text-button trailing-icon>
  Open
  <svg slot="icon" viewBox="0 0 48 48"><path d="M9 42q-1.2 0-2.1-.9Q6 40.2 6 39V9q0-1.2.9-2.1Q7.8 6 9 6h13.95v3H9v30h30V25.05h3V39q0 1.2-.9 2.1-.9.9-2.1.9Zm10.1-10.95L17 28.9 36.9 9H25.95V6H42v16.05h-3v-10.9Z"/></svg>
</md-text-button>

Accessibility

Add an aria-label attribute to buttons whose labels need a more descriptive label.

<md-elevated-button aria-label="Add a new contact">Add</md-elevated-button>

Elevated button

Elevated buttons are essentially filled tonal buttons with a shadow. To prevent shadow creep, only use them when absolutely necessary, such as when the button requires visual separation from a patterned background.

<md-elevated-button>Elevated</md-elevated-button>

Filled button

Filled buttons have the most visual impact after the FAB, and should be used for important, final actions that complete a flow, like Save, Join now, or Confirm.

<md-filled-button>Filled</md-filled-button>

Filled tonal button

A filled tonal button is an alternative middle ground between filled and outlined buttons. They're useful in contexts where a lower-priority button requires slightly more emphasis than an outline would give, such as "Next" in an onboarding flow.

<md-filled-tonal-button>Tonal</md-filled-tonal-button>

Outlined button

Outlined buttons are medium-emphasis buttons. They contain actions that are important, but aren’t the primary action in an app.

<md-outlined-button>Outlined</md-outlined-button>

Text button

Text buttons are used for the lowest priority actions, especially when presenting multiple options.

<md-text-button>Text</md-text-button>

Theming

Button supports Material theming and can be customized in terms of color, typography, and shape.

Elevated button tokens

Token	Default value
--md-elevated-button-container-color	--md-sys-color-surface
--md-elevated-button-container-shape	9999px
--md-elevated-button-label-text-color	--md-sys-color-on-surface
--md-elevated-button-label-text-font	--md-sys-typescale-label-large-font

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Elevated button example

<style>
:root {
  --md-elevated-button-container-shape: 0px;
  --md-elevated-button-label-text-font: system-ui;
  --md-sys-color-surface-container-low: #FAFDFC;
  --md-sys-color-primary: #191C1C;
}
</style>

<md-elevated-button>Elevated</md-elevated-button>

Filled button tokens

Token	Default value
--md-filled-button-container-color	--md-sys-color-primary
--md-filled-button-container-shape	9999px
--md-filled-button-label-text-color	--md-sys-color-on-primary
--md-filled-button-label-text-font	--md-sys-typescale-label-large-font

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Filled button example

<style>
:root {
  --md-filled-button-container-shape: 0px;
  --md-filled-button-label-text-font: system-ui;
  --md-sys-color-primary: #006A6A;
  --md-sys-color-on-primary: #FFFFFF;
}
</style>

<md-filled-button>Filled</md-filled-button>

Filled tonal button tokens

Token	Default value
--md-filled-tonal-button-container-color	--md-sys-color-secondary-container
--md-filled-tonal-button-container-shape	9999px
--md-filled-tonal-button-label-text-color	--md-sys-color-on-secondary-container
--md-filled-tonal-button-label-text-font	--md-sys-typescale-label-large-font

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Filled tonal button example

<style>
:root {
  --md-filled-tonal-button-container-shape: 0px;
  --md-filled-tonal-button-label-text-font: system-ui;
  --md-sys-color-secondary-container: #CCE8E7;
  --md-sys-color-on-secondary-container: #051F1F;
}
</style>

<md-filled-tonal-button>Tonal</md-filled-tonal-button>

Outlined button tokens

Token	Default value
--md-outlined-button-outline-color	--md-sys-color-outline
--md-outlined-button-container-shape	9999px
--md-outlined-button-label-text-color	--md-sys-color-primary
--md-outlined-button-label-text-font	--md-sys-typescale-label-large-font

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Outlined button example

<style>
:root {
  --md-outlined-button-container-shape: 0px;
  --md-outlined-button-label-text-font: system-ui;
  --md-sys-color-primary: #006A6A;
  --md-sys-color-outline: #6F7979;
}
</style>

<md-outlined-button>Outlined</md-outlined-button>

Text button tokens

Token	Default value
--md-text-button-label-text-color	--md-sys-color-primary
--md-text-button-label-text-font	--md-sys-typescale-label-large-font

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Text button example

<style>
:root {
  --md-text-button-label-text-font: system-ui;
  --md-sys-color-primary: #006A6A;
}
</style>

<md-text-button>Text</md-text-button>

API

MdElevatedButton <md-elevated-button>

Properties

Property	Attribute	Type	Default	Description
disabled	disabled	boolean	false	Whether or not the button is disabled.
href	href	string	''	The URL that the link button points to.
target	target	string	''	Where to display the linked href URL for a link button. Common options include _blank to open in a new tab.
trailingIcon	trailing-icon	boolean	false	Whether to render the icon at the inline end of the label rather than the inline start. Note: Link buttons cannot have trailing icons.
hasIcon	has-icon	boolean	false	Whether to display the icon or not.
type	type	string	'submit'
value	value	string	''
name		string	undefined
form		HTMLFormElement	undefined

MdFilledButton <md-filled-button>

Properties

Property	Attribute	Type	Default	Description
disabled	disabled	boolean	false	Whether or not the button is disabled.
href	href	string	''	The URL that the link button points to.
target	target	string	''	Where to display the linked href URL for a link button. Common options include _blank to open in a new tab.
trailingIcon	trailing-icon	boolean	false	Whether to render the icon at the inline end of the label rather than the inline start. Note: Link buttons cannot have trailing icons.
hasIcon	has-icon	boolean	false	Whether to display the icon or not.
type	type	string	'submit'
value	value	string	''
name		string	undefined
form		HTMLFormElement	undefined

MdFilledTonalButton <md-filled-tonal-button>

Properties

Property	Attribute	Type	Default	Description
disabled	disabled	boolean	false	Whether or not the button is disabled.
href	href	string	''	The URL that the link button points to.
target	target	string	''	Where to display the linked href URL for a link button. Common options include _blank to open in a new tab.
trailingIcon	trailing-icon	boolean	false	Whether to render the icon at the inline end of the label rather than the inline start. Note: Link buttons cannot have trailing icons.
hasIcon	has-icon	boolean	false	Whether to display the icon or not.
type	type	string	'submit'
value	value	string	''
name		string	undefined
form		HTMLFormElement	undefined

MdOutlinedButton <md-outlined-button>

Properties

Property	Attribute	Type	Default	Description
disabled	disabled	boolean	false	Whether or not the button is disabled.
href	href	string	''	The URL that the link button points to.
target	target	string	''	Where to display the linked href URL for a link button. Common options include _blank to open in a new tab.
trailingIcon	trailing-icon	boolean	false	Whether to render the icon at the inline end of the label rather than the inline start. Note: Link buttons cannot have trailing icons.
hasIcon	has-icon	boolean	false	Whether to display the icon or not.
type	type	string	'submit'
value	value	string	''
name		string	undefined
form		HTMLFormElement	undefined

MdTextButton <md-text-button>

Properties

Property	Attribute	Type	Default	Description
disabled	disabled	boolean	false	Whether or not the button is disabled.
href	href	string	''	The URL that the link button points to.
target	target	string	''	Where to display the linked href URL for a link button. Common options include _blank to open in a new tab.
trailingIcon	trailing-icon	boolean	false	Whether to render the icon at the inline end of the label rather than the inline start. Note: Link buttons cannot have trailing icons.
hasIcon	has-icon	boolean	false	Whether to display the icon or not.
type	type	string	'submit'
value	value	string	''
name		string	undefined
form		HTMLFormElement	undefined