CSS Button Creator

Northern Lights CSS button

Flowing cyan, violet and green aurora 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: 14px 34px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: #082f49;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #22d3ee 0%, #a78bfa 50%, #34d399 100%);
  background-size: 200% 200%;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px -10px rgba(34, 211, 238, .59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375);
  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:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.0300000000000000266453525910037569701671600341796875);
  filter: brightness(1.0500000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px -10px rgba(34, 211, 238, .59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375);
}

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

.btn:active {
  transform: translateY(1px) scale(0.979999999999999982236431605997495353221893310546875);
  box-shadow: 0 11px 28px -10px rgba(34, 211, 238, .59999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375);
  transition-duration: 100ms;
}

.btn:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #22d3ee;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

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

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

HTML

<button class="btn" type="button">
  <span class="btn__icon" aria-hidden="true">✦</span>
  Explore
</button>

How this button is built

How to use it

  1. Copy the CSS into your stylesheet. The @import line loads the Inter 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.