Buttons

Buttons are clickable elements used to perform an action, you can apply button classes on buttons and link elements.

Base

A base button is usually used alongside a neutral button.

Neutral

A neutral button can be used to indicate a positive action that isn't necessarily the main call-to-action.

Positive

A positive button can be used to indicate a positive action that is the main call-to-action.

Negative

A negative button can be used to indicate a negative action that is destructive or permanent.

Brand

You can use the brand button with the main color of your brand.

Inline

Should you wish to place a button after a line of inline text, as a CTA for example, you can do so by adding the state class is-inline to the button element.

Dense

In contexts where vertical space is limited, you might want a button with reduced vertical padding. Add class .is-dense to achieve that:

Small

New

If you are working with small text and need a suitably sized button, add class .is-small. It can be combined with .is-dense for an even tighter look:

Icon

Should you wish to place an icon in a button. You will not want to button to become full width on small screens. Therefore, you can add the state class has-icon to the button. If the contrast between the icon chosen and the button background is not sufficient then the is-dark or is-light classes can be added to the icon where appropriate.

Active

New

In cases where a button needs to indicate that an action is occurring (e.g. saving data, processing a payment) while also preventing user interaction, the state class is-active can be added to a disabled button to maintain full opacity.

Import

To import just this component into your project, copy the snippet below and include it in your main Sass file.

@import 'patterns_buttons';
@include vf-p-buttons;

// when using icons within buttons you need to include icons as well
@import 'patterns_icons';
@include vf-p-icons;

If you only need a small subset of the icons consider including them individually to reduce the size of your CSS file.

For more information see Customising Vanilla in your projects, which includes overrides and importing instructions.

Design

For more information view the buttons design spec which includes the specification in markdown format and a PNG image.