Type
Icon
Size
Disabled
Loading
Multiple Buttons
Ghost Button
Danger Buttons
Block Button
API

Button

To trigger an operation.

When To Use#

A button means an operation (or a series of operations). Clicking a button will trigger corresponding business logic.

In Ant Design we provide 5 types of button.

Primary button: indicate the main action, one primary button at most in one section.
Default button: indicate a series of actions without priority.
Dashed button: used for adding action commonly.
Text button: used for the most secondary action.
Link button: used for external links.

And 4 other properties additionally.

danger: used for actions of risk, like deletion or authorization.
ghost: used in situations with complex background, home pages usually.
disabled: when actions is not available.
loading: add loading spinner in button, avoiding multiple submits too.

Examples

Type

There are primary button, default button, secondary button, dashed button, text button and link button in antd.

import { Button } from 'antd';

ReactDOM.render(
  <>
    <Button type="primary">Primary Button</Button>
    <Button type="secondary">Secondary Button</Button>
    <Button>Default Button</Button>
    <Button type="dashed">Dashed Button</Button>
    <br />
    <Button type="text">Text Button</Button>
    <Button type="link">Link Button</Button>
  </>,
  mountNode,
);

LargeDefaultSmall

Size

Ant Design supports a default button size as well as a large and small size.

If a large or small button is desired, set the size property to either large or small respectively. Omit the size property for a button with the default size.

import { Button, Radio } from 'antd';
import { DownloadOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';

class ButtonSize extends React.Component {
  state = {
    size: 'large',
  };

  handleSizeChange = e => {
    this.setState({ size: e.target.value });
  };

  render() {
    const { size } = this.state;
    return (
      <>
        <Radio.Group value={size} onChange={this.handleSizeChange}>
          <Radio.Button value="large">Large</Radio.Button>
          <Radio.Button value="default">Default</Radio.Button>
          <Radio.Button value="small">Small</Radio.Button>
        </Radio.Group>
        <br />
        <br />
        <Button type="primary" size={size}>
          Primary
        </Button>
        <Button size={size}>Default</Button>
        <Button type="dashed" size={size}>
          Dashed
        </Button>
        <br />
        <Button type="link" size={size}>
          Link
        </Button>
        <br />
        <Button type="primary" icon={<DownloadOutlined />} size={size} />
        <Button type="primary" shape="circle" icon={<DownloadOutlined />} size={size} />
        <Button type="primary" shape="round" icon={<DownloadOutlined />} size={size} />
        <Button type="primary" shape="round" icon={<DownloadOutlined />} size={size}>
          Download
        </Button>
        <Button type="primary" icon={<DownloadOutlined />} size={size}>
          Download
        </Button>
      </>
    );
  }
}

ReactDOM.render(<ButtonSize />, mountNode);

A loading indicator can be added to a button by setting the loading property on the Button.

import { Button } from 'antd';
import { PoweroffOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';

class App extends React.Component {
  state = {
    loadings: [],
  };

  enterLoading = index => {
    this.setState(({ loadings }) => {
      const newLoadings = [...loadings];
      newLoadings[index] = true;

      return {
        loadings: newLoadings,
      };
    });
    setTimeout(() => {
      this.setState(({ loadings }) => {
        const newLoadings = [...loadings];
        newLoadings[index] = false;

        return {
          loadings: newLoadings,
        };
      });
    }, 6000);
  };

  render() {
    const { loadings } = this.state;
    return (
      <>
        <Button type="primary" loading>
          Loading
        </Button>
        <Button type="primary" size="small" loading>
          Loading
        </Button>
        <Button type="primary" icon={<PoweroffOutlined />} loading />
        <br />
        <Button type="primary" loading={loadings[0]} onClick={() => this.enterLoading(0)}>
          Click me!
        </Button>
        <Button
          type="primary"
          icon={<PoweroffOutlined />}
          loading={loadings[1]}
          onClick={() => this.enterLoading(1)}
        >
          Click me!
        </Button>
        <Button
          type="primary"
          icon={<PoweroffOutlined />}
          loading={loadings[2]}
          onClick={() => this.enterLoading(2)}
        />
      </>
    );
  }
}

ReactDOM.render(<App />, mountNode);

Ghost Button

ghost property will make button's background transparent, it is commonly used in colored background.

import { Button } from 'antd';

ReactDOM.render(
  <div className="site-button-ghost-wrapper">
    <Button type="primary" ghost>
      Primary
    </Button>
    <Button ghost>Default</Button>
    <Button type="dashed" ghost>
      Dashed
    </Button>
  </div>,
  mountNode,
);
.site-button-ghost-wrapper {
  background: rgb(190, 200, 200);
  padding: 26px 16px 16px;
}

Block Button

block property will make the button fit to its parent width.

import { Button } from 'antd';

ReactDOM.render(
  <>
    <Button type="primary" block>
      Primary
    </Button>
    <Button block>Default</Button>
    <Button type="dashed" block>
      Dashed
    </Button>
    <Button type="link" block>
      Link
    </Button>
  </>,
  mountNode,
);

Icon

Button components can contain an Icon. This is done by setting the icon property or placing an Icon component within the Button.

If you want specific control over the positioning and placement of the Icon, then that should be done by placing the Icon component within the Button rather than using the icon property.

import { Button, Tooltip } from 'antd';
import { SearchOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';

ReactDOM.render(
  <>
    <Tooltip title="search">
      <Button type="primary" shape="circle" icon={<SearchOutlined />} />
    </Tooltip>
    <Button type="primary" shape="circle">
      A
    </Button>
    <Button type="primary" icon={<SearchOutlined />}>
      Search
    </Button>
    <Tooltip title="search">
      <Button shape="circle" icon={<SearchOutlined />} />
    </Tooltip>
    <Button icon={<SearchOutlined />}>Search</Button>
    <br />
    <Tooltip title="search">
      <Button shape="circle" icon={<SearchOutlined />} />
    </Tooltip>
    <Button icon={<SearchOutlined />}>Search</Button>
    <Tooltip title="search">
      <Button type="dashed" shape="circle" icon={<SearchOutlined />} />
    </Tooltip>
    <Button type="dashed" icon={<SearchOutlined />}>
      Search
    </Button>
  </>,
  mountNode,
);

Disabled

To mark a button as disabled, add the disabled property to the Button.

import { Button } from 'antd';

ReactDOM.render(
  <>
    <Button type="primary">Primary</Button>
    <Button type="primary" disabled>
      Primary(disabled)
    </Button>
    <br />
    <Button>Default</Button>
    <Button disabled>Default(disabled)</Button>
    <br />
    <Button type="dashed">Dashed</Button>
    <Button type="dashed" disabled>
      Dashed(disabled)
    </Button>
    <br />
    <Button type="text">Text</Button>
    <Button type="text" disabled>
      Text(disabled)
    </Button>
    <br />
    <Button type="link">Link</Button>
    <Button type="link" disabled>
      Link(disabled)
    </Button>
    <br />
    <Button danger>Danger Default</Button>
    <Button danger disabled>
      Danger Default(disabled)
    </Button>
    <br />
    <Button danger type="text">
      Danger Text
    </Button>
    <Button danger type="text" disabled>
      Danger Text(disabled)
    </Button>
    <br />
    <Button type="link" danger>
      Danger Link
    </Button>
    <Button type="link" danger disabled>
      Danger Link(disabled)
    </Button>
    <div className="site-button-ghost-wrapper">
      <Button ghost>Ghost</Button>
      <Button ghost disabled>
        Ghost(disabled)
      </Button>
    </div>
  </>,
  mountNode,
);
.site-button-ghost-wrapper {
  padding: 8px 8px 0 8px;
  background: rgb(190, 200, 200);
}

Multiple Buttons

If you need several buttons, we recommend that you use 1 primary button + n secondary buttons, and if there are more than three operations, you can group some of them into Dropdown.Button.

import { Button, Menu, Dropdown } from 'antd';
import { DownOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';

function handleMenuClick(e) {
  console.log('click', e);
}

const menu = (
  <Menu onClick={handleMenuClick}>
    <Menu.Item key="1">1st item</Menu.Item>
    <Menu.Item key="2">2nd item</Menu.Item>
    <Menu.Item key="3">3rd item</Menu.Item>
  </Menu>
);

ReactDOM.render(
  <>
    <Button type="primary">primary</Button>
    <Button>secondary</Button>
    <Dropdown overlay={menu}>
      <Button>
        Actions <DownOutlined />
      </Button>
    </Dropdown>
  </>,
  mountNode,
);

Danger Buttons

danger is a property of button after antd 4.0.

import { Button } from 'antd';

ReactDOM.render(
  <>
    <Button type="primary" danger>
      Primary
    </Button>
    <Button danger>Default</Button>
    <Button type="dashed" danger>
      Dashed
    </Button>
    <Button type="text" danger>
      Text
    </Button>
    <Button type="link" danger>
      Link
    </Button>
  </>,
  mountNode,
);

API#

Different button styles can be generated by setting Button properties. The recommended order is: type -> shape -> size -> loading -> disabled.

Property	Description	Type	Default
block	Option to fit button width to its parent width	boolean	false
danger	Set the danger status of button	boolean	false
disabled	Disabled state of button	boolean	false
ghost	Make background transparent and invert text and border colors	boolean	false
href	Redirect url of link button	string	-
htmlType	Set the original html `type` of `button`, see: MDN	string	`button`
icon	Set the icon component of button	ReactNode	-
loading	Set the loading status of button	boolean \| { delay: number }	false
onClick	Set the handler to handle `click` event	(event) => void	-
shape	Can be set to `circle`, `round` or omitted	string	-
size	Set the size of button	`large` \| `middle` \| `small`	-
target	Same as target attribute of a, works when href is specified	string	-
type	Can be set to `primary` `ghost` `dashed` `danger` `link` `text` `default`	string	`default`

It accepts all props which native buttons support.

FAQ#

How to remove space between 2 chinese characters?#

Following the Ant Design specification, we will add one space between if Button (exclude Text button and Link button) contains two Chinese characters only. If you don't need that, you can use ConfigProvider to set autoInsertSpaceInButton as false.

Button with two Chinese characters