Neumorph Pill CSS button
Soft UI pill with a gentle gradient. Hover, click and tab to it to see every state.
CSS
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&display=swap');
.btn {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: .5em;
padding: 16px 32px;
font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 1.2;
color: #334155;
background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f1f5f9 0%, #d6dce5 100%);
border: 0;
border-radius: 999px;
box-shadow: -7px -7px 16px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625), 7px 7px 16px 0 rgba(163, 177, 198, .84999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375);
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);
}
.btn__icon {
display: inline-block;
transition: transform 200ms cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
}
.btn:hover {
transform: translateY(-1px);
filter: brightness(1.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125);
box-shadow: -7px -6px 18px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625), 7px 8px 18px 0 rgba(163, 177, 198, .84999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375);
}
.btn:hover .btn__icon {
transform: translateX(3px);
}
.btn:active {
transform: translateY(1px) scale(0.9699999999999999733546474089962430298328399658203125);
box-shadow: -7px -7px 16px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625), 6px 6px 16px 0 rgba(163, 177, 198, .84999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375);
transition-duration: 100ms;
}
.btn:focus-visible {
outline: 3px solid #f1f5f9;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.btn,
.btn__icon {
transition: none;
animation: none;
}
}HTML
<button class="btn" type="button">
Play
<span class="btn__icon" aria-hidden="true">★</span>
</button>How this button is built
- Background: a 2-stop
linear-gradient()at 145° (#f1f5f9 → #d6dce5). - Type: Inter, weight 600, 16px, in #334155.
- Shape: a fully rounded pill shape with 16px × 32px padding.
- Depth: a coloured glow.
- Interaction: on hover it lifts 1px, brightens slightly and nudges its icon, and it squishes slightly when clicked, with 200ms transitions.
- Accessibility: a visible
:focus-visiblering for keyboard users, and all motion turns off underprefers-reduced-motion.
How to use it
- Copy the CSS into your stylesheet. The
@importline loads the Inter font from Google Fonts. Move it to the top of your file, or drop it if you already load the font. - Paste the HTML where you want the button. It works on
<button>,<a>and<input type="submit">. - Change the label, or rename the
.btnclass 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.
This soft-UI style relies on the page background matching the button. Use #e0e5ec (or recolour the button to match your page).