Button is an extension to standard input element with icons and theming.
import { Button } from 'primereact/button';
Text to display on a button is defined with the label property.
<Button label="Submit" />
A button can be rendered as a link as well.
<Button label="Submit" link />
Icon of a button is specified with icon property and position is configured using iconPos attribute.
<Button icon="pi pi-check" />
<Button label="Submit" icon="pi pi-check" />
<Button label="Submit" icon="pi pi-check" iconPos="right" />
Busy state is controlled with the loading property.
<Button label="Submit" icon="pi pi-check" loading={loading} onClick={load} />
Severity defines the type of button.
<Button label="Primary" />
<Button label="Secondary" severity="secondary" />
<Button label="Success" severity="success" />
<Button label="Info" severity="info" />
<Button label="Warning" severity="warning" />
<Button label="Help" severity="help" />
<Button label="Danger" severity="danger" />
When disabled is present, the element cannot be edited and focused.
<Button label="Submit" disabled />
Raised buttons display a shadow to indicate elevation.
<Button label="Primary" raised />
<Button label="Secondary" severity="secondary" raised />
<Button label="Success" severity="success" raised />
<Button label="Info" severity="info" raised />
<Button label="Warning" severity="warning" raised />
<Button label="Help" severity="help" raised />
<Button label="Danger" severity="danger" raised />
Rounded buttons have a circular border radius.
<Button label="Primary" rounded />
<Button label="Secondary" severity="secondary" rounded />
<Button label="Success" severity="success" rounded />
<Button label="Info" severity="info" rounded />
<Button label="Warning" severity="warning" rounded />
<Button label="Help" severity="help" rounded />
<Button label="Danger" severity="danger" rounded />
Text buttons are displayed as textual elements.
<Button label="Primary" text />
<Button label="Secondary" severity="secondary" text />
<Button label="Success" severity="success" text />
<Button label="Info" severity="info" text />
<Button label="Warning" severity="warning" text />
<Button label="Help" severity="help" text />
<Button label="Danger" severity="danger" text />
Text buttons can be displayed as raised for elevation.
<Button label="Primary" text raised />
<Button label="Secondary" severity="secondary" text raised />
<Button label="Success" severity="success" text raised />
<Button label="Info" severity="info" text raised />
<Button label="Warning" severity="warning" text raised />
<Button label="Help" severity="help" text raised />
<Button label="Danger" severity="danger" text raised />
Outlined buttons display a border without a background initially.
<Button label="Primary" outlined />
<Button label="Secondary" severity="secondary" outlined />
<Button label="Success" severity="success" outlined />
<Button label="Info" severity="info" outlined />
<Button label="Warning" severity="warning" outlined />
<Button label="Help" severity="help" outlined />
<Button label="Danger" severity="danger" outlined />
Buttons can have icons without labels.
<Button icon="pi pi-check" aria-label="Filter" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bookmark" severity="secondary" aria-label="Bookmark" />
<Button icon="pi pi-search" severity="success" aria-label="Search" />
<Button icon="pi pi-user" severity="info" aria-label="User" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bell" severity="warning" aria-label="Notification" />
<Button icon="pi pi-heart" severity="help" aria-label="Favorite" />
<Button icon="pi pi-times" severity="danger" aria-label="Cancel" />
<Button icon="pi pi-check" rounded aria-label="Filter" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bookmark" rounded severity="secondary" aria-label="Bookmark" />
<Button icon="pi pi-search" rounded severity="success" aria-label="Search" />
<Button icon="pi pi-user" rounded severity="info" aria-label="User" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bell" rounded severity="warning" aria-label="Notification" />
<Button icon="pi pi-heart" rounded severity="help" aria-label="Favorite" />
<Button icon="pi pi-times" rounded severity="danger" aria-label="Cancel" />
<Button icon="pi pi-check" rounded outlined aria-label="Filter" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bookmark" rounded outlined severity="secondary" aria-label="Bookmark" />
<Button icon="pi pi-search" rounded outlined severity="success" aria-label="Search" />
<Button icon="pi pi-user" rounded outlined severity="info" aria-label="User" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bell" rounded outlined severity="warning" aria-label="Notification" />
<Button icon="pi pi-heart" rounded outlined severity="help" aria-label="Favorite" />
<Button icon="pi pi-times" rounded outlined severity="danger" aria-label="Cancel" />
<Button icon="pi pi-check" rounded text raised aria-label="Filter" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bookmark" rounded text raised severity="secondary" aria-label="Bookmark" />
<Button icon="pi pi-search" rounded text raised severity="success" aria-label="Search" />
<Button icon="pi pi-user" rounded text raised severity="info" aria-label="User" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bell" rounded text raised severity="warning" aria-label="Notification" />
<Button icon="pi pi-heart" rounded text raised severity="help" aria-label="Favorite" />
<Button icon="pi pi-times" rounded text raised severity="danger" aria-label="Cancel" />
<Button icon="pi pi-check" rounded text aria-label="Filter" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bookmark" rounded text severity="secondary" aria-label="Bookmark" />
<Button icon="pi pi-search" rounded text severity="success" aria-label="Search" />
<Button icon="pi pi-user" rounded text severity="info" aria-label="User" />
<Button icon="pi pi-bell" rounded text severity="warning" aria-label="Notification" />
<Button icon="pi pi-heart" rounded text severity="help" aria-label="Favorite" />
<Button icon="pi pi-times" rounded text severity="danger" aria-label="Cancel" />
Buttons have built-in badge support with badge and badgeClassName properties.
<Button type="button" label="Emails" badge="8" />
<Button type="button" label="Messages" icon="pi pi-users" outlined badge="2" badgeClassName="p-badge-danger" />
Multiple buttons are grouped when wrapped inside an element with p-buttonset class.
<span className="p-buttonset">
<Button label="Save" icon="pi pi-check" />
<Button label="Delete" icon="pi pi-trash" />
<Button label="Cancel" icon="pi pi-times" />
</span>
Button provides small and large sizes as alternatives to the standard.
<Button label="Small" icon="pi pi-check" size="small" />
<Button label="Normal" icon="pi pi-check" />
<Button label="Large" icon="pi pi-check" size="large" />
Custom content inside a button is defined as children.
<Button className="bg-bluegray-600 hover:bg-bluegray-400 border-bluegray-700">
<img alt="logo" src="https://primefaces.org/cdn/primereact/images/primereact-logo-light.svg" className="h-2rem"></img>
</Button>
Following is the list of structural style classes, for theming classes visit theming page.
| Name | Element |
|---|---|
| p-button | Button element |
| p-button-icon | Icon element |
| p-button-text | Label element of the button |
Button component renders a native button element that implicitly includes any passed prop. Text to describe the button is defined with the aria-label prop, if not present label prop is used as the value. If the button is icon only or custom templating is used, it is recommended to use aria-label so that screen readers would be able to read the element properly.
<Button icon="pi pi-check" aria-label="Submit" />
<Button icon="pi pi-check" label="Submit" />
<Button className="youtube p-0" aria-label="Youtube">
<i className="pi pi-youtube px-2"></i>
<span className="px-3">Youtube</span>
</Button>
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| tab | Moves focus to the button. |
| enter | Activates the button. |
| space | Activates the button. |