diff --git a/src/components/code-snippet/__snapshots__/code-snippet.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/code-snippet/__snapshots__/code-snippet.test.tsx.snap
index 456a846d..a91e4dec 100644
--- a/src/components/code-snippet/__snapshots__/code-snippet.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/code-snippet/__snapshots__/code-snippet.test.tsx.snap
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ exports[`CodeSnippet copy ranges renders as expected 1`] = `
               aria-controls="radix-4"
               aria-expanded="false"
               aria-haspopup="dialog"
+              class="inline-block"
               data-state="closed"
               type="button"
             >
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ exports[`CodeSnippet copy ranges renders as expected 1`] = `
               aria-controls="radix-5"
               aria-expanded="false"
               aria-haspopup="dialog"
+              class="inline-block"
               data-state="closed"
               type="button"
             >
@@ -628,6 +630,7 @@ exports[`CodeSnippet highlighted, no ranges, with onCopy callback renders as exp
               aria-controls="radix-0"
               aria-expanded="false"
               aria-haspopup="dialog"
+              class="inline-block"
               data-state="closed"
               type="button"
             >
diff --git a/src/components/copy-button/__snapshots__/copy-button.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/copy-button/__snapshots__/copy-button.test.tsx.snap
index 761676be..fc738707 100644
--- a/src/components/copy-button/__snapshots__/copy-button.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/copy-button/__snapshots__/copy-button.test.tsx.snap
@@ -16,33 +16,15 @@ exports[`CopyButton all props renders as expected 1`] = `
           aria-controls="radix-4"
           aria-expanded="false"
           aria-haspopup="dialog"
+          class="inline-block"
           data-state="closed"
           type="button"
         >
-          <button
-            class="px6 py6 btn btn--purple btn--stroke block"
+          <span
             data-state="closed"
-            data-testid="foo"
-            type="button"
           >
-            <svg
-              aria-hidden="true"
-              class="events-none icon"
-              data-testid="icon-clipboard"
-              focusable="false"
-              style="width: 18px; height: 18px;"
-            >
-              <use
-                xlink:href="#icon-clipboard"
-                xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
-              />
-            </svg>
-            <span
-              style="position: absolute; border: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); white-space: nowrap; word-wrap: normal;"
-            >
-              clipboard
-            </span>
-          </button>
+            A custom child in place of the visual button
+          </span>
         </div>
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -66,6 +48,7 @@ exports[`CopyButton basic renders as expected 1`] = `
           aria-controls="radix-0"
           aria-expanded="false"
           aria-haspopup="dialog"
+          class="inline-block"
           data-state="closed"
           type="button"
         >
diff --git a/src/components/copy-button/copy-button.test.tsx b/src/components/copy-button/copy-button.test.tsx
index 97796fa0..b60d375d 100644
--- a/src/components/copy-button/copy-button.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/copy-button/copy-button.test.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ describe('CopyButton', () => {
       className: 'px6 py6 btn btn--purple btn--stroke',
       focusTrapPaused: true,
       block: true,
+      tooltipTheme: 'dark',
+      children: (
+        <span>A custom child in place of the visual button</span>
+      ),
       passthroughProps: {
         'data-testid': 'foo'
       }
diff --git a/src/components/copy-button/copy-button.tsx b/src/components/copy-button/copy-button.tsx
index 56d5e680..bb6e37b1 100644
--- a/src/components/copy-button/copy-button.tsx
+++ b/src/components/copy-button/copy-button.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { ReactElement, useState, useEffect, useCallback, HTMLAttributes} from 'react';
+import React, { ReactElement, useState, useEffect, useCallback, HTMLAttributes, ReactNode} from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import Clipboard from 'clipboard/dist/clipboard.min.js';
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ interface Props {
   block?: boolean;
   focusTrapPaused?: boolean;
   className?: string;
+  themeTooltip?: 'light' | 'dark';
+  children?: ReactNode;
   passthroughProps?: HTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>;
 }
 
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ export default function CopyButton({
   block = false,
   focusTrapPaused,
   className = 'btn btn--xs py3 px3 round',
+  children,
+  themeTooltip = 'light',
   passthroughProps
 }: Props): ReactElement {
   const [clipboard, setClipboard] = useState(null);
@@ -98,6 +102,14 @@ export default function CopyButton({
     block
   });
 
+  const body = children ? children : <button 
+    type="button"
+    className={buttonClasses}
+    {...passthroughProps}
+  >
+    <Icon name={iconName} />
+  </button>
+
   // data-clipboard-text and the container ref are used by clipboard.js
   // to copy text. Note that this wont have as nice a failure mode.
   return (
@@ -112,23 +124,19 @@ export default function CopyButton({
       <Popover
         content={<div className="txt-s">Copied!</div>}
         active={showingFeedback}
+        coloring={themeTooltip}
         placement="top"
         alignment="center"
         hideWhenAnchorIsOffscreen={true}
         padding="small"
       >
-        <div> 
+        <div className="inline-block"> 
           <Tooltip
             disabled={showingFeedback}
+            coloring={themeTooltip}
             content="Copy"
           >
-            <button 
-              type="button"
-              className={buttonClasses}
-              {...passthroughProps}
-            >
-              <Icon name={iconName} />
-            </button>
+            {body}
           </Tooltip>
         </div>
       </Popover>
@@ -169,7 +177,13 @@ CopyButton.propTypes = {
   /**
    * An object of props that you want to pass through to the `<button>`.
    */
-  passthroughProps: PropTypes.object
+  passthroughProps: PropTypes.object,
+  /**
+   * Either `'light'` or `'dark'`. This value is passed as the `coloring` prop found in Tooltip and Popover.
+   */
+  themeTooltip: PropTypes.oneOf(['light', 'dark']),
+  /** Optional content to represent the button. */
+  children: PropTypes.node
 };
 
 CopyButton.isCopySupported = () => {
diff --git a/src/components/copy-button/examples/copy-button-c.tsx b/src/components/copy-button/examples/copy-button-c.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46e9e43a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/copy-button/examples/copy-button-c.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+Optional child.
+*/
+import React from 'react';
+import CopyButton from '../copy-button';
+
+export default function Example() {
+  return (
+    <CopyButton themeTooltip="dark" text="Some copy from the custom element">
+      <button className="w240 btn">Just a custom element</button>
+    </CopyButton>
+  );
+}