Material design buttons (CSS-only)

Learn how to create Material design buttons (CSS-only) using html, css and/or js.

<h1>Material design buttons (CSS-only)</h1>

<h2>Material design buttons with a ripple effect. This is CSS-only so there is no mouse detection, the ripple effect always starts from the same point.</h2>

<button class="btn" type="button"><span>Button</span></button>

<button class="btn orange" type="button"><span>Medium-length button</span></button>

<button class="btn red" type="button"><span>Extra-long button to let you appreciate the effect.</span></button>

display: block;
  margin: 30px auto;
  padding: 0;

overflow: hidden;

border-width: 0;
  outline: none;
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);
  
  background-color: #2ecc71;
  color: #ecf0f1;
  
  transition: background-color .3s;
}

.btn:hover, .btn:focus {
  background-color: #27ae60;
}

.btn > * {
  position: relative;
}

.btn span {
  display: block;
  padding: 12px 24px;
}

.btn:before {
  content: "";
  
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  
  display: block;
  width: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
    
  border-radius: 100%;
  
  background-color: rgba(236, 240, 241, .3);
  
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  -moz-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  -ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  -o-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.btn:active:before {
  width: 120%;
  padding-top: 120%;
  
  transition: width .2s ease-out, padding-top .2s ease-out;
}

/* Styles, not important */
*, *:before, *:after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
}

body {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  -moz-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  -ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  -o-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  
  background-color: #ecf0f1;
  color: #34495e;
  font-family: Trebuchet, Arial, sans-serif;
  text-align: center;
}

h2 {
  font-weight: normal;
}

.btn.orange {
  background-color: #e67e22;
}

.btn.orange:hover, .btn.orange:focus {
  background-color: #d35400;
}

.btn.red {
  background-color: #e74c3c;
}

.btn.red:hover, .btn.red:focus {
  background-color: #c0392b;
}
</style>

Material design buttons (CSS-only)

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