Top 10 CSS buttons tutorial list

Posted by Jean-Baptiste Jung on Jul 7, 2008 | 116 comments

That’s obvious: Buttons are a very important part of a website: They’re the most common way your visitors can trigger an action and interact with your website. Sadly, even theses days many web pages still displays ugly buttons. Here’s our “Top Ten” CSS buttons tutorial list, for giving your buttons, submits and links the beauty they deserve.

Author : Jean-Baptiste Jung

Jean is a 27 years old self-taught web developer and WordPress specialist who lives in Wallonia, the French speaking part of Belgium. In addition to Cats Who Code, he also blogs about WordPress at WpRecipes and about Photoshop at PsdVibe.

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How to make sexy buttons with CSS

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Scalable CSS buttons with PNG images and background colors

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Sexy CSS Hover Button

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CSS Submit buttons

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Simple Round CSS Buttons ( Wii Buttons )

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Make fancy buttons using CSS sliding doors technique

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Beautiful CSS buttons with icon set

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Sliding Doors buttons using only 1 image

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Rediscovering the button element

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Using sliding doors in Wordpress

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1 - johndesign on Jul 8, 2008, 8:30 am:

Great list. You seems to really love sliding doors technique btw!
2 - Matt on Jul 8, 2008, 7:06 pm:

great post. I was just recently looking for some inspiration on css buttons, and found some of these, but not all. Nice job.
3 - Melbourne Hotels on Jul 9, 2008, 2:52 am:

Great resource! Loving the scalable buttons.
4 - Todd on Jul 11, 2008, 3:39 pm:

Be sure to check out this site for a button technique that responds as if it were a flash animation. Very cool. (Button example is at the end of the post…hover over and click)

http://blog.visualxs.com/2008/02/amish-will-hate-these-buttons.html
5 - d on Jul 11, 2008, 5:00 pm:

Don’t forget CSSButtons.net. Its number one on a google search for CSS Buttons
6 - ericb on Jul 11, 2008, 6:55 pm:

coo! this is great for css beginners like me. keep up the good work!
7 - jbj on Jul 11, 2008, 7:14 pm:

@Todd: Thanks for the link. It should have been inclued in the list for sure!
@ericb: Thanks a lot for your kind words!
8 - kailoon on Jul 11, 2008, 7:46 pm:

Thanks for you mentioned
9 - ben on Jul 12, 2008, 8:45 am:

These rock, hope to integrate some soon.

http://www.duivesteyn.com.au
http://www.duivesteyn.net
10 - Jonas on Jul 12, 2008, 9:28 am:

Loads of buttons for inspiration can be found here:
http://www.dragnet.se/webbdesign/button_collection.html
11 - IhateDesign on Jul 14, 2008, 7:17 pm:

Amazing, great resource, i looking for a sliding techniques and i found this resource!
12 - paresh on Jul 15, 2008, 1:28 pm:

great list.
13 - P7 on Jul 15, 2008, 8:43 pm:

thanks for the great tips.
14 - Keith on Jul 16, 2008, 12:26 am:

What about http://www.funnyshapes.com ?
15 - jasmine celion on Jul 16, 2008, 3:35 pm:

great stuff
thanks for sharing it
Nice [post thanks for sharing it

jasmine celion
cool-hotstuff.blogspot.com
16 - sedran on Jul 18, 2008, 1:09 pm:

thanks for great buttons
17 - Bob Galmarini on Jul 18, 2008, 3:31 pm:

Nice post. great recource for buttons.
Here is another css navigation system using sprite images. Probably worth taking a look at: http://tinyurl.com/4bajrl
18 - jbj on Jul 18, 2008, 3:59 pm:

Great menu, Bob! Did you saw our last post about apple.com menu?
19 - Ashok on Jul 22, 2008, 6:00 pm:

Thanks for this tip. I am going to use it.

http://onlinelar.blogspot.com/
20 - Modulesoft on Jul 30, 2008, 12:44 pm:

This is a nice posting. I really like this post. Thanks for your great tips.
21 - Sajesh P on Jul 31, 2008, 1:19 pm:

Nice resource list!!
22 - Ahmed on Aug 6, 2008, 4:01 pm:

Thanks, been looking for such list!
23 - Polina on Aug 6, 2008, 5:10 pm:

Superb list!!!! Am going to try out several techniques. It’s a real find! Thank you for sharing!
24 - Raju on Aug 7, 2008, 10:55 am:

Thanks a lot. Very useful info.
http://rajupp.frih.org/WordPress/
25 - mozami on Aug 11, 2008, 6:21 am:

Nice roundup!
26 - temizlik şirketleri on Aug 29, 2008, 2:18 pm:

thank you for sharing
27 - Jamie Souef on Aug 30, 2008, 7:32 am:

Hmm.. not a bad list, but defiantly styles that have been used ad nauseum.
28 - Web Design Adelaide on Sep 1, 2008, 12:38 pm:

Nice Looking Buttons, especially the sliding doors, always a fave. thanks
29 - Maigret on Oct 13, 2008, 1:19 am:

cool tips, looks really interesting
30 - ghprod on Oct 22, 2008, 10:04 pm:

Thnx for list all this tutz

Good job .. its easier my way …
31 - Bingu on Oct 25, 2008, 5:16 pm:

Second one is my favorite.
Thank you for that great post.
32 - diseno.web.vizcaya on Oct 27, 2008, 12:26 am:

Great post. As a web designer I found it inspiring. Thanx.
33 - SEO Test on Oct 30, 2008, 2:32 am:

WOW, what a resource. Cat who code is really rocks!!!
Thank you for providing all those. As a graphic designer, it is good if someone can make beautiful design with css, not only with images.
34 - Mizdemeanor on Nov 10, 2008, 8:06 am:

great post! … ure doing a big favor for neophyte bloggers like me… keep it up!
35 - SEO Test on Nov 25, 2008, 12:37 am:

Loving the scalable buttons. Thanks for collecting all this button tutorial
36 - Bali Villas on Nov 25, 2008, 12:38 am:

Another great list I found today
37 - leo on Nov 26, 2008, 12:41 pm:

that is good!
38 - CSS Gallery List on Dec 1, 2008, 3:18 am:

Great resource! Will bookmark for future reference.
39 - Dragos on Dec 23, 2008, 5:27 am:

If you’re looking for an expandable button, http://www.webfixtech.com/development_cssbutton.php
Oh, and it works in a form, as an input element.
It’s just the background image, the rounded corners are created by using CSS borders.
40 - Sydney Creative Web Design on Jan 7, 2009, 2:38 pm:

Excellent resource, has Great collections
41 - Jack Fisher on Jan 9, 2009, 8:49 am:

very nice button tutorials : )
42 - projectgrafix on Jan 11, 2009, 10:41 am:

First source link is down, anyways a very nice collection of articles on CSS buttons.
Thanks
43 - storage in chicago on Jan 11, 2009, 3:02 pm:

Great buttons mate, way to go with freebies.
44 - Derek on Jan 12, 2009, 8:51 pm:

4th source link is gone
45 - Xtence on Jan 13, 2009, 1:12 am:

Great list and great technique, this is the way to make a nice and simple menu that works!
46 - web recruitment on Jan 15, 2009, 5:16 pm:

cool buttons - going to try out some of these styles. You are a star for posting this
47 - divorce solicitors London on Jan 15, 2009, 5:17 pm:

This post rocks! You are wonderful fella for stuck this up - will say me so much time in development.
48 - Kansas city vacation on Jan 27, 2009, 10:44 pm:

What a great buttons, I will surely use them somewhere. Thanks
49 - Fluke Ti25 on Feb 5, 2009, 9:31 pm:

wow nice list of buttons. I will be book marking this page, thanks
50 - blower door on Feb 5, 2009, 9:33 pm:

you should be charging for these, but glad you are not. Incrediable images (buttons)
51 - FLIR B200 on Feb 5, 2009, 9:34 pm:

Thanks for a ton of buttons, just hoping everyone doesn’t use these so I can and still look semi unique
52 - Web Design Manchester on Feb 9, 2009, 1:11 am:

Great list of tutorials! Bookmarked, thanks
53 - RH202 on Feb 10, 2009, 11:37 am:

WOW, what a resource. Cat who rule is thoroughly rocks!!!
Thank you through providing whole-length those. As a powerful designer, veritable is appropriate if someone amenability enter on classy organize with css, not own with images.
54 - Make Money on the Internet | Abdulrehman on Feb 14, 2009, 11:25 am:

Great list, I really needed som CSS button tutorials and you have them all listed here. I gave it a thumbup on SU! Great work man!
55 - Frank M. on Feb 25, 2009, 2:54 pm:

Very usefull. Thanks a lot …
Here a good Tutorial (in german) : http://www.keasone.de/development/2007-05/css-buttons-erstellen-sexy
56 - uk seo on Feb 25, 2009, 8:21 pm:

Just when I needed some nice semantic xhtml buttons, to style with CSS here’s a perfect list.

Thanks!
57 - Bodybuilding blog on Feb 26, 2009, 1:49 am:

Nice Looking Buttons, especially the sliding doors, always a favorite.
58 - online tv on Feb 26, 2009, 5:54 pm:

the tutorial list is cool, I will surely use them somewhere. Thanks
59 - العاب طبخ on Feb 28, 2009, 3:32 pm:

Just when I needed some nice semantic xhtml buttons, to style with CSS here’s a perfect list.
60 - Steve on Mar 3, 2009, 5:33 pm:

Thanks alot for this very helpful post.
61 - Money Academy on Mar 5, 2009, 9:08 pm:

great tips about coding , i’m not professional in CSS but i think that this looks like easy courses in CSS usage , thanks
62 - Listen To Hip Hop Music on Mar 6, 2009, 3:48 pm:

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve come across websites with atrocious looking buttons lol. These are all pretty simple yet very nice. My favorite has to be the CSS Submit Buttons. With that said though, I like the submit button of this site!
63 - Preload CSS on Mar 6, 2009, 8:00 pm:

The sliding doors look great, I remember when i started off and i didn’t know about CSS, old times lol!
64 - Betty on Mar 10, 2009, 2:38 pm:

Wow! css buttons with iconset was just what i needed. subtle and efective. Not to much blabla just clear communication. I like it. Cheers! Betty
65 - solar power on Apr 9, 2009, 9:50 pm:

Great post. Thanks for the info, it will come in useful.
66 - Himel khan on Apr 11, 2009, 9:55 pm:

your collection is too good……
67 - positive thinking on Apr 23, 2009, 8:27 am:

Thanks a lot, thats a great collection
68 - Sydney Restaurants on May 3, 2009, 5:45 am:

This is an excellent collection of css buttons. In my opinion, the sliding doors technique with a single image is the best way to do it.
69 - hamid on May 4, 2009, 3:49 pm:

very nice and amazing button, really they are appreciated and too much problem resolving
70 - PriceV on May 13, 2009, 10:54 am:

cool buttons - going to try out some of these styles
71 - Jogis on May 13, 2009, 2:31 pm:

Very useful list. Thx!
72 - Internet Marketing Company on May 22, 2009, 7:08 pm:

I’m bookmarking this post - love the buttons from woork (with the icon set), particletree and the sliding doors buttons in wordpress.
73 - Francis on Jun 1, 2009, 6:40 pm:

Very nice list of buttons. Do you have more? We have been looking to do our site in a more web 2.0 look, not sure if we are completly going to 2.0 though.
74 - kefier on Jun 9, 2009, 6:00 pm:

this is great. I’ve been looking for these kind of buttons for a while now.
75 - domjoel on Jun 10, 2009, 2:58 am:

I was trying to learn how to code in CSS and got stuck with the “look” I wanted. Good thing I stumbled upon this. Great job, it was really helpful.
76 - Website Design Services on Jun 19, 2009, 5:32 pm:

Very nice tutorial list! I absolutely the sliding door effect, I want to apply it on my portfolio sometime. It is the best technique in my opinion.