---
title: Button
description: Displays a button or a component that looks like a button.
featured: true
base: base
component: true
---

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-demo" />

## Installation

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  <TabsTrigger value="cli">Command</TabsTrigger>
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```bash
npx shadcn@latest add button
```

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<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @base-ui/react
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource
  name="button"
  title="components/ui/button.tsx"
  styleName="base-nova"
/>

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

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</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
```

```tsx
<Button variant="outline">Button</Button>
```

## Cursor

Tailwind v4 [switched](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/upgrade-guide#buttons-use-the-default-cursor) from `cursor: pointer` to `cursor: default` for the button component.

If you want to keep the `cursor: pointer` behavior, add the following code to your CSS file:

You can also enable this during project setup with `npx shadcn@latest init --pointer`.

```css showLineNumbers title="globals.css"
@layer base {
  button:not(:disabled),
  [role="button"]:not(:disabled) {
    cursor: pointer;
  }
}
```

## Examples

### Size

Use the `size` prop to change the size of the button.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-size" />

### Default

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-default" />

### Outline

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-outline" />

### Secondary

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-secondary" />

### Ghost

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-ghost" />

### Destructive

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-destructive" />

### Link

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-link" />

### Icon

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-icon" />

### With Icon

Remember to add the `data-icon="inline-start"` or `data-icon="inline-end"` attribute to the icon for the correct spacing.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-with-icon" />

### Rounded

Use the `rounded-full` class to make the button rounded.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-rounded" />

### Spinner

Render a `<Spinner />` component inside the button to show a loading state. Remember to add the `data-icon="inline-start"` or `data-icon="inline-end"` attribute to the spinner for the correct spacing.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-spinner" />

### Button Group

To create a button group, use the `ButtonGroup` component. See the [Button Group](/docs/components/base/button-group) documentation for more details.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-group-demo" />

### As Link

You can use the `buttonVariants` helper to make a link look like a button.

**Do not use `<Button render={<a />} nativeButton={false} />` for links.** The Base UI `Button` component always applies `role="button"`, which overrides the semantic link role on `<a>` elements. Use `buttonVariants` with a plain `<a>` tag instead.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-render" />

## RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](/docs/rtl).

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="button-rtl" direction="rtl" />

## API Reference

### Button

The `Button` component is a wrapper around the `button` element that adds a variety of styles and functionality.

| Prop      | Type                                                                                 | Default     |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
| `variant` | `"default" \| "outline" \| "ghost" \| "destructive" \| "secondary" \| "link"`        | `"default"` |
| `size`    | `"default" \| "xs" \| "sm" \| "lg" \| "icon" \| "icon-xs" \| "icon-sm" \| "icon-lg"` | `"default"` |
