How TO – Outline Buttons
Learn how to style outline buttons with CSS.
Outline Buttons
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
.btn {
border: 2px solid black;
background-color: white;
color: black;
padding: 14px 28px;
font-size: 16px;
cursor: pointer;
}
/* Green */
.success {
border-color: #04AA6D;
color: green;
}
.success:hover {
background-color: #04AA6D;
color: white;
}
/* Blue */
.info {
border-color: #2196F3;
color: dodgerblue;
}
.info:hover {
background: #2196F3;
color: white;
}
/* Orange */
.warning {
border-color: #ff9800;
color: orange;
}
.warning:hover {
background: #ff9800;
color: white;
}
/* Red */
.danger {
border-color: #f44336;
color: red;
}
.danger:hover {
background: #f44336;
color: white;
}
/* Gray */
.default {
border-color: #e7e7e7;
color: black;
}
.default:hover {
background: #e7e7e7;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Outline Buttons</h1>
<button>Success</button>
<button>Info</button>
<button>Warning</button>
<button>Danger</button>
<button>Default</button>
</body>
</html>
How To Style Outline Buttons
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<button class=”btn success”>Success</button>
<button class=”btn info”>Info</button>
<button class=”btn warning”>Warning</button>
<button class=”btn danger”>Danger</button>
<button class=”btn default”>Default</button>
Step 2) Add CSS:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
.btn {
border: 2px solid black;
background-color: white;
color: black;
padding: 14px 28px;
font-size: 16px;
cursor: pointer;
}
/* Green */
.success {
border-color: #04AA6D;
color: green;
}
.success:hover {
background-color: #04AA6D;
color: white;
}
/* Blue */
.info {
border-color: #2196F3;
color: dodgerblue;
}
.info:hover {
background: #2196F3;
color: white;
}
/* Orange */
.warning {
border-color: #ff9800;
color: orange;
}
.warning:hover {
background: #ff9800;
color: white;
}
/* Red */
.danger {
border-color: #f44336;
color: red;
}
.danger:hover {
background: #f44336;
color: white;
}
/* Gray */
.default {
border-color: #e7e7e7;
color: black;
}
.default:hover {
background: #e7e7e7;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Outline Buttons</h1>
<button>Success</button>
<button>Info</button>
<button>Warning</button>
<button>Danger</button>
<button>Default</button>
</body>
</html>
Add the border-radius property to create rounded outline buttons:
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name=”viewport” content=”width=device-width, initial-scale=1″>
<style>
.btn {
border: 2px solid black;
border-radius: 5px;
background-color: white;
color: black;
padding: 14px 28px;
font-size: 16px;
cursor: pointer;
}
/* Green */
.success {
border-color: #04AA6D;
color: green;
}
.success:hover {
background-color: #04AA6D;
color: white;
}
/* Blue */
.info {
border-color: #2196F3;
color: dodgerblue
}
.info:hover {
background: #2196F3;
color: white;
}
/* Orange */
.warning {
border-color: #ff9800;
color: orange;
}
.warning:hover {
background: #ff9800;
color: white;
}
/* Red */
.danger {
border-color: #f44336;
color: red
}
.danger:hover {
background: #f44336;
color: white;
}
/* Gray */
.default {
border-color: #e7e7e7;
color: black;
}
.default:hover {
background: #e7e7e7;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Rounded Outline Buttons</h1>
<button>Success</button>
<button>Info</button>
<button>Warning</button>
<button>Danger</button>
<button>Default</button>
</body>
</html>
Go to our CSS Buttons Tutorial to learn more about how to style buttons.