CSS Button Creator

Disco CSS button

Iridescent flowing disco gradient with a shine sweep. Hover, click and tab to it to see every state.

CSS

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Syne:wght@400;500;600;700;800&display=swap');

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: .5em;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  font-family: 'Syne', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: #1e1b4b;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f0abfc 0%, #93c5fd 25%, #fde68a 50%, #f9a8d4 75%, #a5f3fc 100%);
  background-size: 200% 200%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .6999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875);
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -10px rgba(167, 139, 250, .8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125), inset 0 1px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
  transition: transform 200ms cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), box-shadow 200ms cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), filter 200ms cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
  animation: btn-flow 4s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

.btn__icon {
  display: inline-block;
  transition: transform 200ms cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
}

.btn::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, transparent 35%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .45) 50%, transparent 65%);
  transform: translateX(-120%);
  transition: transform .7s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  filter: brightness(1.0500000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125);
  box-shadow: 0 13px 36px -10px rgba(167, 139, 250, .8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125), inset 0 1px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125), 0 0 22px 0 rgba(196, 181, 253, .59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375);
}

.btn:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(120%);
}

.btn:hover .btn__icon {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

.btn:active {
  transform: translateY(1px) scale(0.979999999999999982236431605997495353221893310546875);
  box-shadow: 0 9px 30px -10px rgba(167, 139, 250, .8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125), inset 0 1px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .8000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125);
  transition-duration: 100ms;
}

.btn:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #f0abfc;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

@keyframes btn-flow {
  from {
    background-position: 0% 50%;
  }
  to {
    background-position: 100% 50%;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .btn,
  .btn::after,
  .btn__icon {
    transition: none;
    animation: none;
  }
}

HTML

<button class="btn" type="button">
  Dance
  <span class="btn__icon" aria-hidden="true">★</span>
</button>

How this button is built

How to use it

  1. Copy the CSS into your stylesheet. The @import line loads the Syne font from Google Fonts. Move it to the top of your file, or drop it if you already load the font.
  2. Paste the HTML where you want the button. It works on <button>, <a> and <input type="submit">.
  3. Change the label, or rename the .btn class if it clashes with your framework. Want a different colour or size? Open it in the editor, change it visually, and copy the new code.