Button Library · Glass

Transparent

Clear, only a thin edge says it is there.

Needs a picture or colour behind it.

States

Default
Hover
Active
Focus

Code

glass-transparent.html

<button class="btn-glass-transparent" type="button">
  <span>Get started</span>
</button>

glass-transparent.css

.btn-glass-transparent {
  --btn-bg: #ffffff;
  --btn-fg: #ffffff;
  --btn-font: inherit;
  --btn-size: 15px;
  --btn-weight: 600;
  --btn-px: 22px;
  --btn-py: 11px;
  --btn-w: auto;
  --btn-h: auto;
  --btn-bw: 1px;
  --btn-line: #ffffff;
  --btn-radius: 10px;
  --btn-shadow: none;
  --btn-speed: 180ms;
}

.btn-glass-transparent {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5em;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  width: var(--btn-w);
  height: var(--btn-h);
  padding: var(--btn-py) var(--btn-px);
  font-family: var(--btn-font);
  font-size: var(--btn-size);
  font-weight: var(--btn-weight);
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--btn-fg);
  background: transparent;
  border: var(--btn-bw) solid var(--btn-line);
  border-radius: var(--btn-radius);
  box-shadow: var(--btn-shadow);
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: all var(--btn-speed) ease;
}

.btn-glass-transparent:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--btn-bg);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.btn-glass-transparent:disabled {
  opacity: 0.5;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.btn-glass-transparent__icon {
  width: 1.15em;
  height: 1.15em;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.btn-glass-transparent:hover {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--btn-bg) 12%, transparent);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .btn-glass-transparent {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
}

glass-transparent.js

// No JavaScript needed: this one is CSS only.

glass-transparent.tsx

import type React from "react";
import "./glass-transparent.css"; // the CSS tab

export function BtnGlassTransparent({ children = "Get started", ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"button">) {
  return (
    <button className="btn-glass-transparent" type="button" {...props}>
      <span>{children}</span>
    </button>
  );
}

glass-transparent.html

<button class="relative inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-[0.5em] [box-sizing:border-box] [padding:11px_22px] [font-family:inherit] text-[15px] font-[600] [line-height:1.2] text-[#ffffff] [background:transparent] [border:1px_solid_#ffffff] rounded-[10px] [box-shadow:none] cursor-pointer no-underline whitespace-nowrap [transition:all_180ms_ease] focus-visible:[outline:2px_solid_#ffffff] focus-visible:[outline-offset:2px] disabled:[opacity:0.5] disabled:[pointer-events:none] hover:[background:color-mix(in_srgb,_#ffffff_12%,_transparent)] motion-reduce:[transition:none!important]" type="button">
  <span>Get started</span>
</button>

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