See the Pen Sexy SCSS buttons in HSB by Jeremy Thomas ( on CodePen.dark And the hover+click states are flamboyant enough to capture anyone’s attention. This set uses red & blue pill buttons in reference to The Matrix, but you can change the colors to anything you like. They function just like traditional HTML buttons yet they’re built using CSS classes which can be applied to any element. See the Pen Hubspot Red Pill – Blue Pill inset click buttons by Joe Henriod ( on CodePen.darkĭeveloper Joe Henriod created these buttons based on Hubspot’s design. This is one of the more advanced button effects I’ve seen in a while and it can blend nicely into any webpage. But with a bit of JavaScript Tobias was able to add parallax distortion on hover & click. The entire background and drop shadow are created solely through CSS. On its own, the CSS3 button is impressive. Tobias Reich created this sweet parallax button using CSS3 radial gradients and some pretty wacky colors. See the Pen Parallax 3D Button with JS controlled CSS variables by Tobias Reich ( on CodePen.dark It animates along with the button making this the perfect call-to-action for any startup site or social network. But the jelly button has a very special animation effect tied to the click event handler.Īside from the incredibly entertaining animation I’m also impressed by the semi-realistic button shadow underneath. See the Pen Jelly button by ayamflow ( on CodePen.darkĪt first glance this may look like an ordinary button. Still a fun CSS-only button pack to use if you need social sharing on your website. They all have a shiny gradient as the background but the degree and quality differs greatly. However this demo is a clear indicator of his quality featuring well over 50 different buttons. This snippet is perhaps the definitive collection of social buttons with unique color schemes & branded icons.ĭeveloper Stan Williams released this set on GitHub with updated colors and newer buttons. See the Pen CSS social buttons and icons by Stan Williams ( on CodePen.dark Most buttons come in one “style” but you can enable or disable the glossy design with a single CSS class&emdash talk about convenient! 5. What makes this set unique is how you can switch between the glossy style and the flat style with one class. It supports multiple colors and has different styles for small, medium, and large buttons. See the Pen EwDar by Alan Collins ( on CodePen.darkĪnother plastic-style glossy button set can be found in this pen created by Alan Collins. There’s a similar example created by Monkey Raptor expanding on these buttons while adding a few others into the mix. They’ve been built entirely in CSS3 and these buttons demonstrate many Google-inspired effects you can build that all look fantastic. And developer Tim Wagner cloned these styles in this pen. Google’s online tools like Blogger, Drive, Gmail, and their search feature all have different button styles. See the Pen Google Buttons by Tim Wagner ( on CodePen.dark The CSS is split into different class names so you can setup the default button styles on one class and alternate the colors with other classes. You can pick from six pre-designed colors or customize your own. They don’t have a shiny plastic design but they do still have the “push” effect when clicked.
These cool buttons, made by Felipe Marcos, are slightly different than the plastic buttons above, yet they’re just as easy to use. See the Pen Cool Buttons by Felipe Marcos ( on CodePen.dark For a pure CSS solution this is one of the cleanest button styles on the web. You have the default buttons, the disabled buttons, and button rows designed like switches or tabs. You can pick from small, medium, or large buttons each with different styles. You can rework any of these buttons with ease since they come in many different colors & sizes. This button set is clean and to the point. See the Pen CSS3 Buttons by Benjamin ( on CodePen.dark Unlimited downloads of everything starting at only $16.50 per month! 500,000+ Fonts, Stock Photos, Themes & Design Assets We’ve organized 10 unique CSS buttons collections & snippets from CodePen which you can study and freely use in your own web projects. With CSS3 you can manipulate everything from background gradients to drop shadows and glossy/shiny effects. Web designers no longer need to rely on Photoshop for creating awesome buttons.