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ecently I talked about CSS cross-browser gradients and last week I wrote again about CSS3 gradients. So what I’m going to do today? I will show you how to put the CSS gradient feature in practical use.In this article you will see how you can create a set of gradient buttons just with CSS (no images).
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.button {
margin: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
font: bold 1.5em 'Trebuchet MS',Arial, Helvetica;
/*Change the em value to scale the button*/
display: inline-block;
text-align: center;
color: #fff;
border: 1px solid #9c9c9c;
/* Fallback style */
border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
box-shadow: 0 0 .05em rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 .05em rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 .05em rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
.button, .button span
{
-moz-border-radius: .3em;
border-radius: .3em;
}
.button span
{
border-top: 1px solid #fff;
/* Fallback style */
border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
display: block; padding: 0.5em 2.5em;
/* The background pattern */
background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 100% 100%, color-stop(.25, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)), color-stop(.25, transparent), to(transparent)),
-webkit-gradient(linear, 0 100%, 100% 0, color-stop(.25, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)), color-stop(.25, transparent), to(transparent)),
-webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 100% 100%, color-stop(.75, transparent), color-stop(.75, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05))),
-webkit-gradient(linear, 0 100%, 100% 0, color-stop(.75, transparent), color-stop(.75, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)));
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent),
-moz-linear-gradient(-45deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent),
-moz-linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 75%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 75%),
-moz-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 75%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 75%);
/* Pattern settings */
-moz-background-size: 3px 3px;
-webkit-background-size: 3px 3px;
background-size: 3px 3px;
}
.button:hover
{
box-shadow: 0 0 .1em rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 .1em rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 .1em rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
.button:active
{
/* When pressed, move it down 1px */
position: relative;
top: 1px;
}
/*----------------------------*/
.button-khaki
{
background: #A2B598;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#BDD1B4), to(#A2B598) );
background:-moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #BDD1B4, #A2B598);
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#BDD1B4', EndColorStr='#A2B598');
}
.button-khaki:hover
{
background: #BDD1B4;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#A2B598), to(#BDD1B4) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #A2B598, #BDD1B4);
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#A2B598', EndColorStr='#BDD1B4');
}
.button-khaki:active
{
background: #A2B598;
}
/*----------------------------*/
.button-blue
{
background: #4477a1;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#81a8cb), to(#4477a1) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #81a8cb, #4477a1);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=0,startColorstr='#81a8cb', endColorstr='#4477a1');
}
.button-blue:hover
{
background: #81a8cb;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#4477a1), to(#81a8cb) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #4477a1, #81a8cb);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=0,startColorstr='#4477a1', endColorstr='#81a8cb');
}
.button-blue:active
{
background: #4477a1;
}
/*----------------------------*/
.button-brown
{
background: #8f3714;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#bf6f50), to(#8f3714) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #bf6f50, #8f3714);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#bf6f50', EndColorStr='#8f3714');
}
.button-brown:hover
{
background: #bf6f50;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#8f3714), to(#bf6f50) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #8f3714, #bf6f50);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#8f3714', EndColorStr='#bf6f50');
}
.button-brown:active
{
background: #8f3714;
}
/*----------------------------*/
.button-green
{
background: #428739;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#c8dd95), to(#428739) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #c8dd95, #428739);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#c8dd95', EndColorStr='#428739');
}
.button-green:hover
{
background: #c8dd95;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#428739), to(#c8dd95) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #428739, #c8dd95);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#428739', EndColorStr='#c8dd95');
}
.button-green:active
{
background: #428739;
}
/*----------------------------*/
.button-red
{
background: #D82741;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#E84B6E), to(#D82741) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #E84B6E, #D82741);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#E84B6E', EndColorStr='#D82741');
}
.button-red:hover
{
background: #E84B6E;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#D82741), to(#E84B6E) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #D82741, #E84B6E);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#D82741', EndColorStr='#E84B6E');
}
.button-red:active
{
background: #D82741;
}
/*----------------------------*/
.button-purple
{
background: #6F50E7;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#B8A9F3), to(#6F50E7) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #B8A9F3, #6F50E7);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#B8A9F3', EndColorStr='#6F50E7');
}
.button-purple:hover
{
background: #B8A9F3;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#6F50E7), to(#B8A9F3) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #6F50E7, #B8A9F3);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#6F50E7', EndColorStr='#B8A9F3');
}
.button-purple:active
{
background: #6F50E7;
}
/*----------------------------*/
.button-black
{
background: #141414;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#656565), to(#141414) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #656565, #141414);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#656565', EndColorStr='#141414');
}
.button-black:hover
{
background: #656565;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#141414), to(#656565) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #141414, #656565);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#141414', EndColorStr='#656565');
}
.button-black:active
{
background: #141414;
}
/*----------------------------*/
.button-orange
{
background: #f09c15;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#f8c939), to(#f09c15) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #f8c939, #f09c15);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#f8c939', EndColorStr='#f09c15');
}
.button-orange:hover
{ background: #f8c939;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#f09c15), to(#f8c939) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #f09c15, #f8c939);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#f09c15', EndColorStr='#f8c939');
}
.button-orange:active
{
background: #f09c15;
}
/*----------------------------*/
.button-silver
{
background: #c5c5c5;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#eaeaea), to(#c5c5c5) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #eaeaea, #c5c5c5);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#eaeaea', EndColorStr='#c5c5c5');
}
.button-silver:hover
{
background: #eaeaea;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#c5c5c5), to(#eaeaea) );
background: -moz-linear-gradient(-90deg, #c5c5c5, #eaeaea);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0, StartColorStr='#c5c5c5', EndColorStr='#eaeaea');
}
.button-silver:active
{
background: #c5c5c5;
}
7. HTML structure
Let’s see how the HTML looks for the blue button for example:
<a class="button button-khaki" href="#">
<span>Button</span>
</a>
<a class="button button-blue" href="#">
<span>Button</span>
</a>
<a class="button button-brown" href="#">
<span>Button</span>
</a>
<br>
<a class="button button-red" href="#">
<span>Button</span>
</a>
<a class="button button-purple" href="#">
<span>Button</span>
</a>
<a class="button button-green" href="#">
<span>Button</span>
</a>
<br>
<a class="button button-black" href="#">
<span>Button</span>
</a>
<a class="button button-orange" href="#">
<span>Button</span>
</a>
<a class="button button-silver" href="#">
<span>Button</span>
</a>
Replace # with your link
8.Now save post your Document.
You are done...
