ui/docs/content/3.components/button.md

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A button element that can act as a link or trigger an action.	label icon to GitHub i-simple-icons-github https://github.com/nuxt/ui/tree/v3/src/runtime/components/Button.vue

Usage

Label

Use the default slot to set the label of the Button.

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slots: default: Button

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You can achieve the same result by using the label prop.

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props: label: Button

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Link

You can pass any property from the Link component such as to, target, etc.

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ignore:

• label
• target props: to: https://github.com/nuxt/ui target: _blank slots: default: Button

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Color

Use the color prop to change the color of the Button.

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props: color: neutral slots: default: Button

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Variant

Use the variant prop to change the variant of the Button.

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props: color: neutral variant: outline slots: default: Button

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Size

Use the size prop to change the size of the Button.

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props: size: xl slots: default: Button

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Icon

Use the icon prop to show an Icon inside the Button.

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props: icon: i-lucide-rocket size: md color: primary variant: solid slots: default: Button

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Use the leading and trailing props to set the icon position or the leading-icon and trailing-icon props to set a different icon for each position.

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props: trailingIcon: i-lucide-arrow-right size: md slots: default: Button

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The label as prop or slot is optional so you can use the Button as an icon-only button.

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props: icon: i-lucide-search size: md color: primary variant: solid

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Avatar

Use the avatar prop to show an Avatar inside the Button.

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prettier: true props: avatar: src: 'https://github.com/nuxt.png' size: md color: neutral variant: outline slots: default: |

Button

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The label as prop or slot is optional so you can use the Button as an avatar-only button.

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prettier: true props: avatar: src: 'https://github.com/nuxt.png' size: md color: neutral variant: outline

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Loading

Use the loading prop to show a loading icon and disable the Button.

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props: loading: true trailing: false slots: default: Button

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Use the loading-auto prop to show the loading icon automatically while the @click promise is pending.

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This also works with the Form component.

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Loading Icon

Use the loading-icon prop to customize the loading icon. Defaults to i-lucide-refresh-cw.

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props: loading: true loadingIcon: 'i-lucide-repeat-2' slots: default: Button

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::framework-only #nuxt :::tip{to="/getting-started/icons/nuxt#theme"} You can customize this icon globally in your app.config.ts under ui.icons.loading key. :::

#vue :::tip{to="/getting-started/icons/vue#theme"} You can customize this icon globally in your vite.config.ts under ui.icons.loading key. ::: ::

Disabled

Use the disabled prop to disable the Button.

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props: disabled: true slots: default: Button

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Examples

class prop

Use the class prop to override the base styles of the Button.

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props: class: 'font-bold rounded-full' slots: default: Button

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ui prop

Use the ui prop to override the slots styles of the Button.

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prettier: true ignore:

• ui

• color

• variant

• icon props: icon: i-lucide-rocket color: neutral variant: outline ui: leadingIcon: 'text-[var(--ui-primary)]' slots: default: |

  Button

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API

Props

:component-props

::callout{icon="i-simple-icons-github" to="https://github.com/nuxt/ui/blob/v3/src/runtime/components/Link.vue#L13"} The Button component extends the Link component. Check out the source code on GitHub. ::

Slots

:component-slots

Theme

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