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title: Button
subtitle: A button component that can be rendered as another tag or focusable when disabled.
description: A high-quality, unstyled React button component that can be rendered as another tag or focusable when disabled.
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# Button
<Meta name="description" content="A high-quality, unstyled React button component that can be rendered as another tag or focusable when disabled." />
## Demo
### Tailwind
This example shows how to implement the component using Tailwind CSS.
```tsx
/* index.tsx */
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';
export default function ExampleButton() {
return (
<Button className="flex h-8 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-none border border-neutral-950 bg-white px-3 text-sm leading-none whitespace-nowrap font-normal text-neutral-950 select-none hover:not-data-disabled:bg-neutral-100 active:not-data-disabled:bg-neutral-200 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-1 focus-visible:outline-neutral-950 dark:focus-visible:outline-white data-disabled:border-neutral-500 data-disabled:text-neutral-500 disabled:border-neutral-500 disabled:text-neutral-500 dark:border-white dark:bg-neutral-950 dark:text-white dark:hover:not-data-disabled:bg-neutral-800 dark:active:not-data-disabled:bg-neutral-700 dark:data-disabled:border-neutral-400 dark:data-disabled:text-neutral-400">
Submit
</Button>
);
}
```
### CSS Modules
This example shows how to implement the component using CSS Modules.
```css
/* index.module.css */
.Button {
box-sizing: border-box;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
height: 2rem;
padding: 0 0.75rem;
margin: 0;
border: 1px solid oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
border-radius: 0;
background-color: white;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 0.875rem;
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 1;
white-space: nowrap;
color: oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
-webkit-user-select: none;
user-select: none;
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
border: 1px solid white;
background-color: oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
color: white;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
&:hover:not([data-disabled]) {
background-color: oklch(97% 0 0deg);
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
background-color: oklch(26.9% 0 0deg);
}
}
}
&:active:not([data-disabled]) {
background-color: oklch(92.2% 0 0deg);
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
background-color: oklch(37.1% 0 0deg);
}
}
&[data-disabled] {
color: oklch(55.6% 0 0deg);
border-color: oklch(55.6% 0 0deg);
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
color: oklch(70.8% 0 0deg);
border-color: oklch(70.8% 0 0deg);
}
}
&:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
outline-offset: -1px;
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
outline-color: white;
}
}
}
```
```tsx
/* index.tsx */
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';
import styles from './index.module.css';
export default function ExampleButton() {
return <Button className={styles.Button}>Submit</Button>;
}
```
## Usage guidelines
- **Submit buttons**: Unlike the native button element, `type="submit"` must be specified on Button for it to act as a submit button.
- **Links**: The Button component enforces button semantics (`role="button"`, keyboard interaction, disabled state). It should not be used for links. See [Rendering links as buttons](/react/components/button.md) below.
## Anatomy
Import the component:
```jsx title="Anatomy"
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';
<Button />;
```
## Examples
### Rendering as another tag
The button can remain keyboard accessible while being rendered as another tag, such as a `<div>`, by specifying `nativeButton={false}`.
```jsx title="Custom tag button"
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';
// @highlight-text "nativeButton={false}"
<Button render={<div />} nativeButton={false}>
Button that can contain complex children
</Button>;
```
### Rendering links as buttons
The Button component enforces button semantics. `nativeButton={false}` signals that the rendered tag is not a `<button>`, but it must still be a tag that can receive button semantics (`role="button"`, keyboard interaction handlers). Links (`<a>`) have their own semantics and should not be rendered as buttons through the `render` prop.
If a link needs to look like a button visually, style the `<a>` element directly with CSS rather than using the Button component.
### Loading states
For buttons that enter a loading state after being clicked, specify the `focusableWhenDisabled` prop to ensure focus remains on the button when it becomes disabled. This prevents focus from being lost and maintains the tab order.
## Demo
### Tailwind
This example shows how to implement the component using Tailwind CSS.
```tsx
/* index.tsx */
'use client';
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';
export default function ExampleButton() {
const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);
return (
<Button
className="flex h-8 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-none border border-neutral-950 bg-white px-3 text-sm leading-none whitespace-nowrap font-normal text-neutral-950 select-none hover:not-data-disabled:bg-neutral-100 active:not-data-disabled:bg-neutral-200 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-1 focus-visible:outline-neutral-950 dark:focus-visible:outline-white data-disabled:border-neutral-500 data-disabled:text-neutral-500 disabled:border-neutral-500 disabled:text-neutral-500 dark:border-white dark:bg-neutral-950 dark:text-white dark:hover:not-data-disabled:bg-neutral-800 dark:active:not-data-disabled:bg-neutral-700 dark:data-disabled:border-neutral-400 dark:data-disabled:text-neutral-400"
disabled={loading}
focusableWhenDisabled
onClick={() => {
setLoading(true);
setTimeout(() => {
setLoading(false);
}, 4000);
}}
>
{loading ? 'Submitting' : 'Submit'}
</Button>
);
}
```
### CSS Modules
This example shows how to implement the component using CSS Modules.
```css
/* index.module.css */
.Button {
box-sizing: border-box;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
height: 2rem;
padding: 0 0.75rem;
margin: 0;
border: 1px solid oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
border-radius: 0;
background-color: white;
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 0.875rem;
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 1;
white-space: nowrap;
color: oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
-webkit-user-select: none;
user-select: none;
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
border: 1px solid white;
background-color: oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
color: white;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
&:hover:not([data-disabled]) {
background-color: oklch(97% 0 0deg);
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
background-color: oklch(26.9% 0 0deg);
}
}
}
&:active:not([data-disabled]) {
background-color: oklch(92.2% 0 0deg);
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
background-color: oklch(37.1% 0 0deg);
}
}
&[data-disabled] {
color: oklch(55.6% 0 0deg);
border-color: oklch(55.6% 0 0deg);
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
color: oklch(70.8% 0 0deg);
border-color: oklch(70.8% 0 0deg);
}
}
&:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid oklch(14.5% 0 0deg);
outline-offset: -1px;
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
outline-color: white;
}
}
}
```
```tsx
/* index.tsx */
'use client';
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';
import styles from './index.module.css';
export default function ExampleButton() {
const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);
return (
<Button
className={styles.Button}
disabled={loading}
focusableWhenDisabled
onClick={() => {
setLoading(true);
setTimeout(() => {
setLoading(false);
}, 4000);
}}
>
{loading ? 'Submitting' : 'Submit'}
</Button>
);
}
```
## API reference
### Button
A button component that can be used to trigger actions.
Renders a `<button>` element.
**Button Props:**
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| :-------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| focusableWhenDisabled | `boolean` | `false` | Whether the button should be focusable when disabled. |
| nativeButton | `boolean` | `true` | Whether the component renders a native `<button>` element when replacing it
via the `render` prop.
Set to `false` if the rendered element is not a button (for example, `<div>`). |
| className | `string \| ((state: Button.State) => string \| undefined)` | - | CSS class applied to the element, or a function that
returns a class based on the component's state. |
| style | `React.CSSProperties \| ((state: Button.State) => React.CSSProperties \| undefined)` | - | Style applied to the element, or a function that
returns a style object based on the component's state. |
| render | `ReactElement \| ((props: HTMLProps, state: Button.State) => ReactElement)` | - | Allows you to replace the component's HTML element
with a different tag, or compose it with another component. Accepts a `ReactElement` or a function that returns the element to render. |
**Button Data Attributes:**
| Attribute | Type | Description |
| :------------ | :--- | :----------------------------------- |
| data-disabled | - | Present when the button is disabled. |
### Button.Props
Re-export of [Button](/react/components/button.md) props.
### Button.State
```typescript
type ButtonState = {
/** Whether the button should ignore user interaction. */
disabled: boolean;
};
```
## Canonical Types
Maps `Canonical`: `Alias` — Use Canonical when its namespace is already imported; otherwise use Alias.
- `Button.State`: `ButtonState`
- `Button.Props`: `ButtonProps`