CSS Button Generator with Live Preview and Hover

CSS Button Generator with Live Preview

The CSS button generator lets you design a custom button visually and copy clean, ready-to-paste CSS — no hand-coding properties one by one. Adjust the background, text, padding, border, shadow, and hover effect with simple controls and watch a live preview update as you go.

Build a plain solid button, a two-color gradient, a glowing neon style, or a smooth hover transition, then grab the code as either CSS rules or a full HTML + CSS snippet. It is made for developers, designers, and anyone who wants a good-looking button without writing it from scratch.

Private by design: the button is rendered and the CSS is built entirely in your browser. Nothing you design is uploaded to a server.

How to Use the CSS Button Generator

Pick a starting preset

Click any of the 12 built-in presets — Solid, Outline, Gradient, Pill, 3D Push, Neon, Glass, Minimal, Shadow Lift, Underline, Rounded, or Bold. Each one sets up both the normal and hover states so you can customize from there.

Customize the Normal state

With the Normal tab open, set the Background (Solid color or a two-color Gradient with angle), Text color, font size, and bold, plus Padding, Border, and Shadow.

Design the Hover state

Switch to the Hover tab and adjust the same controls for what changes on hover. Set the Transition duration and easing once in the Normal tab, then hover the preview button to see the effect.

Preview and test

The live preview updates in real time. Use the Background switcher to test the button on a light, dark, or custom backdrop, and type your own Button Text to see the real label.

Copy the code

Click Copy CSS for just the .button and .button:hover rules, or Copy HTML + CSS for a complete snippet with the button element and a <style> block included.

Features

Live Preview with Real Hover

Move your mouse over the preview button to trigger the actual CSS hover state and transition you configured — no pasting elsewhere to test.

Normal and Hover Controls

Design each state independently with separate Normal and Hover tabs, so you control exactly what changes when a user hovers.

Solid and Gradient Backgrounds

Use a single solid color or a two-color linear gradient with a from/to color and an adjustable angle from 0 to 360 degrees.

Text Styling

Set the text color, font size from 10 to 32 px, and toggle bold on or off for the button label.

Padding and Border Controls

Tune vertical and horizontal padding, plus border width, color, and corner radius up to a full pill shape.

Box Shadow with Opacity

Control the shadow X/Y offset, blur, color, and opacity to add depth, lift, or a soft glow to your button.

Transition Duration and Easing

Set the hover transition duration and pick an easing curve — ease, ease-in, ease-out, ease-in-out, or linear.

12 Built-in Presets

Start fast with Solid, Outline, Gradient, Pill, 3D Push, Neon, Glass, Minimal, Shadow Lift, Underline, Rounded, and Bold styles.

Preview Background Switcher

Check how the button reads on a light, dark, or any custom-colored background before you ship it.

Editable Button Text

Type your own label so the preview reflects the real wording you plan to use, not placeholder text.

Two Copy Options

Copy just the CSS rules, or grab a full HTML + CSS snippet with the button element ready to drop into any page.

Clean, Framework-Agnostic Code

The output uses standard CSS properties, so the same .button class works in plain HTML, React, Vue, WordPress, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I create a CSS button?

Pick a preset or start from scratch, then adjust the background, text, padding, border, and shadow controls. The live preview shows the result, and clicking Copy CSS gives you the finished .button rule to paste into your stylesheet.

How do I add a hover effect to a CSS button?

Switch to the Hover tab and change any control — color, shadow, border, and so on — to set how the button looks on hover. Set the transition duration and easing in the Normal tab, then hover the preview button to test it. The hover state is exported as a .button:hover rule.

How do I make a gradient button?

In the Background section, click the Gradient toggle. Choose the From and To colors and set the angle from 0 to 360 degrees. The preview and the generated linear-gradient code update immediately.

How do I round the corners of a CSS button?

Use the Radius control in the Border section. Raise it for softer corners, or push it up to 50 px for a fully rounded pill shape. The Pill and Rounded presets give you ready-made rounded styles to start from.

Can I copy the generated button code?

Yes. Copy CSS copies the .button and .button:hover rules, while Copy HTML + CSS copies a complete snippet with the button element wrapped in a <style> block, ready to paste into any HTML page.

Can I customize the normal and hover states separately?

Absolutely. The Normal and Hover tabs each have their own background, text, padding, border, and shadow controls, so you can define exactly what shifts on hover. The transition settings are shared and configured once in the Normal tab.

Can I use the button code in any project?

Yes. The generated CSS is plain, framework-agnostic code using standard properties like background, border-radius, box-shadow, and transition. Apply the .button class to your element in HTML, React, Vue, Angular, WordPress, or any web project.