In a previous post, I talked about creating dynamic and scaleable buttons using CSS3. While we can use “border-radius” for rounded corners and “box-shadow” for a nice dropshadow effect, there’s still a problem with giving the button a 3d / plastic look without using images. In my previous example I used a small PNG image (with a gradient from white to transparent) as a background to achieve that effect.
Now, with the release of Firefox 3.6 (Safari / Webkit supported that a bit earlier) we don’t need any images at all, thanks to the “moz-linear-gradient” / “webkit-gradient” property.
In detail, the buttons use the same code as the buttons from my last example. The only thing we have to change is the background attribute. Instead of using an image, we now add a CSS generated gradient, that gives our button a more plastic look. This is done by using “moz-linear-gradient” respectively “webkit-gradient” for Webkit based browsers. For our buttons, it looks like this:
background:-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0%,0% 100%,from(rgba(255,255,255,1)),to(rgba(185,185,185,1))); background:-moz-linear-gradient(top,rgba(255,255,255,1),rgba(185,185,185,1));
This draws a linear gradient from white at the top to a light grey at the bottom. Instead of using the RGBa color values you could also use #Hex codes, as we don’t need any transparency here.
In addition to the previous example I also added an “active / focus” state to the CSS in order to make it feel more like a real button people are used to.
nice nice
Hmm… In IE it looks like a standart button (yeah, i know IE sux ;). In Safari it looks a little different (not as on your picture). Anyway, nice CSS3 buttons, thank you for post.
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Wow really nice use of CSS3. I can’t wait untill all browsers support CSS3 – it will make web design much easier and better.
I just find out that I am using almost the same properties
as you. I just add the following property : “cursor:pointer” (as a
part of the CSS reset)
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If you want this to work in all IE browsers check out CSS3 PIE. Works great, all my buttons render in IE like a dream even with hover effects and everything
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Hi,
I prefer to add
cursor: pointer; /* cursor: hand; for IE5 */
to get a hand when you hover the buttons.
But they look cool
Die IE :)
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for IE look up filter. You will get something like this:
background:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #A7BCD6, #7D8DA0) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background:-webkit-gradient(linear, top, bottom, from(#A7BCD6), to(#7D8DA0));
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(StartColorStr=’#A7BCD6′, EndColorStr=’#7D8DA0′, GradientType=1);