---
title: Button
subtitle: A button component that can be rendered as another tag or focusable when disabled.
description: A high-quality, unstyled React button component that can be rendered as another tag or focusable when disabled.
---

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# Button

<Meta name="description" content="A high-quality, unstyled React button component that can be rendered as another tag or focusable when disabled." />

## Demo

### Tailwind

This example shows how to implement the component using Tailwind CSS.

```tsx
/* index.tsx */
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';

export default function ExampleButton() {
  return (
    <Button className="flex items-center justify-center h-10 px-3.5 m-0 outline-0 border border-gray-200 rounded-md bg-gray-50 font-inherit text-base font-normal leading-6 text-gray-900 select-none hover:data-[disabled]:bg-gray-50 hover:bg-gray-100 active:data-[disabled]:bg-gray-50 active:bg-gray-200 active:shadow-[inset_0_1px_3px_rgba(0,0,0,0.1)] active:border-t-gray-300 active:data-[disabled]:shadow-none active:data-[disabled]:border-t-gray-200 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-800 focus-visible:-outline-offset-1 data-[disabled]:text-gray-500">
      Submit
    </Button>
  );
}
```

### CSS Modules

This example shows how to implement the component using CSS Modules.

```css
/* index.module.css */
.Button {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 2.5rem;
  padding: 0 0.875rem;
  margin: 0;
  outline: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-gray-200);
  border-radius: 0.375rem;
  background-color: var(--color-gray-50);
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--color-gray-900);
  user-select: none;

  @media (hover: hover) {
    &:hover:not([data-disabled]) {
      background-color: var(--color-gray-100);
    }
  }

  &:active:not([data-disabled]) {
    background-color: var(--color-gray-200);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px var(--color-gray-200);
    border-top-color: var(--color-gray-300);
  }

  &:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--color-blue);
    outline-offset: -1px;
  }

  &[data-disabled] {
    color: var(--color-gray-500);
  }
}
```

```tsx
/* index.tsx */
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';
import styles from './index.module.css';

export default function ExampleButton() {
  return <Button className={styles.Button}>Submit</Button>;
}
```

## Usage guidelines

- **Submit buttons**: Unlike the native button element, `type="submit"` must be specified on Button for it to act as a submit button.
- **Links**: The Button component enforces button semantics (`role="button"`, keyboard interaction, disabled state). It should not be used for links. See [Rendering links as buttons](/react/components/button.md) below.

## Anatomy

Import the component:

```jsx title="Anatomy"
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';

<Button />;
```

## Examples

### Rendering as another tag

The button can remain keyboard accessible while being rendered as another tag, such as a `<div>`, by specifying `nativeButton={false}`.

```jsx title="Custom tag button"
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';

// @highlight-text "nativeButton={false}"
<Button render={<div />} nativeButton={false}>
  Button that can contain complex children
</Button>;
```

### Rendering links as buttons

The Button component enforces button semantics. `nativeButton={false}` signals that the rendered tag is not a `<button>`, but it must still be a tag that can receive button semantics (`role="button"`, keyboard interaction handlers). Links (`<a>`) have their own semantics and should not be rendered as buttons through the `render` prop.

If a link needs to look like a button visually, style the `<a>` element directly with CSS rather than using the Button component.

### Loading states

For buttons that enter a loading state after being clicked, specify the `focusableWhenDisabled` prop to ensure focus remains on the button when it becomes disabled. This prevents focus from being lost and maintains the tab order.

## Demo

### Tailwind

This example shows how to implement the component using Tailwind CSS.

```tsx
/* index.tsx */
'use client';
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';

export default function ExampleButton() {
  const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);

  return (
    <Button
      className="flex items-center justify-center h-10 px-3.5 m-0 outline-0 border border-gray-200 rounded-md bg-gray-50 font-inherit text-base font-normal leading-6 text-gray-900 select-none hover:data-[disabled]:bg-gray-50 hover:bg-gray-100 active:data-[disabled]:bg-gray-50 active:bg-gray-200 active:shadow-[inset_0_1px_3px_rgba(0,0,0,0.1)] active:border-t-gray-300 active:data-[disabled]:shadow-none active:data-[disabled]:border-t-gray-200 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-800 focus-visible:-outline-offset-1 data-[disabled]:text-gray-500"
      disabled={loading}
      focusableWhenDisabled
      onClick={() => {
        setLoading(true);
        setTimeout(() => {
          setLoading(false);
        }, 4000);
      }}
    >
      {loading ? 'Submitting' : 'Submit'}
    </Button>
  );
}
```

### CSS Modules

This example shows how to implement the component using CSS Modules.

```css
/* index.module.css */
.Button {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 2.5rem;
  padding: 0 0.875rem;
  margin: 0;
  outline: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-gray-200);
  border-radius: 0.375rem;
  background-color: var(--color-gray-50);
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--color-gray-900);
  user-select: none;

  @media (hover: hover) {
    &:hover:not([data-disabled]) {
      background-color: var(--color-gray-100);
    }
  }

  &:active:not([data-disabled]) {
    background-color: var(--color-gray-200);
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px var(--color-gray-200);
    border-top-color: var(--color-gray-300);
  }

  &:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--color-blue);
    outline-offset: -1px;
  }

  &[data-disabled] {
    color: var(--color-gray-500);
  }
}
```

```tsx
/* index.tsx */
'use client';
import * as React from 'react';
import { Button } from '@base-ui/react/button';
import styles from './index.module.css';

export default function ExampleButton() {
  const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);

  return (
    <Button
      className={styles.Button}
      disabled={loading}
      focusableWhenDisabled
      onClick={() => {
        setLoading(true);
        setTimeout(() => {
          setLoading(false);
        }, 4000);
      }}
    >
      {loading ? 'Submitting' : 'Submit'}
    </Button>
  );
}
```

## API reference

### Button

A button component that can be used to trigger actions.
Renders a `<button>` element.

**Button Props:**

| Prop                  | Type                                                                                 | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| :-------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------ | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| focusableWhenDisabled | `boolean`                                                                            | `false` | Whether the button should be focusable when disabled.                                                                                                                                         |
| nativeButton          | `boolean`                                                                            | `true`  | Whether the component renders a native `<button>` element when replacing it&#xA;via the `render` prop.&#xA;Set to `false` if the rendered element is not a button (for example, `<div>`).     |
| className             | `string \| ((state: Button.State) => string \| undefined)`                           | -       | CSS class applied to the element, or a function that&#xA;returns a class based on the component's state.                                                                                      |
| style                 | `React.CSSProperties \| ((state: Button.State) => React.CSSProperties \| undefined)` | -       | Style applied to the element, or a function that&#xA;returns a style object based on the component's state.                                                                                   |
| render                | `ReactElement \| ((props: HTMLProps, state: Button.State) => ReactElement)`          | -       | Allows you to replace the component's HTML element&#xA;with a different tag, or compose it with another component. Accepts a `ReactElement` or a function that returns the element to render. |

**Button Data Attributes:**

| Attribute     | Type | Description                          |
| :------------ | :--- | :----------------------------------- |
| data-disabled | -    | Present when the button is disabled. |

### Button.Props

Re-export of [Button](/react/components/button.md) props.

### Button.State

```typescript
type ButtonState = {
  /** Whether the button should ignore user interaction. */
  disabled: boolean;
};
```

## Canonical Types

Maps `Canonical`: `Alias` — Use Canonical when its namespace is already imported; otherwise use Alias.

- `Button.State`: `ButtonState`
- `Button.Props`: `ButtonProps`
