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Bolt Button

A Pega branded call to action.

Published Last updated: 3.6.0 Change log Github NPM
Twig Usage 
  {% include "@bolt-components-button/button.twig" with {
  text: "This is a button"
} only %}
Schema
Note: when assigning component props as HTML attributes on a web component, make sure to use kebab-case.
Prop Name Description Type Default Value Option(s)
attributes

A Drupal-style attributes object with extra attributes to append to this component.

 object —
  • —
text *

Text inside the button.

 string —
  • —
transform

Transforms the button text to various cases.

 string none
  • uppercase , lowercase , capitalize , none
type

Determines the button tag type for semantic buttons

 string —
  • button , submit , reset
size

Size of the button.

 string medium
  • xsmall , small , medium , large , xlarge
hierarchy

Style of the button determined by information hierarchy.

 string primary
  • primary , secondary , tertiary , text
width

Controls the width of the button.

 string auto
  • auto , full , full@small
border_radius

Rounds the corners of the button.

 string regular
  • regular or full
align

Horizontal alignment of items (text and icon) inside the button. Note: the values left and right are deprecated, use start and end instead.

 string center
  • start , center , end
icon

Icon data as expected by the icon component. Accepts an additional position prop that determines placement within the link.

 object —
    • position

      Where to position the icon within the button

      • before or after
    • attributes

      A Drupal-style attributes object with extra attributes to append to this component.

      • —
    • name

      Icon name

      • —
    • background

      Customizes the background that's displayed behind the SVG icon itself. Choosing any option other than none will automatically add a bit of space around the SVG so the background has the necessary space. Note, this option is now available to icons of all sizes!

      • none , circle , square
    • size

      Controls the size of the icon. Each size is set to a specific pixel value: 16px, 24px, 32px, and 38px. However, this prop is optional. When no size is specified, the icon is expected to act as an inline icon, which will grow or shrink depending on the font-size of its parent container.

      • small , medium , large , xlarge
    • color

      Icon color palette. Picking an option other than auto will override the default colors based on the color theme is placed within.

      • auto , teal , navy , yellow , orange , gray , pink , berry , wine , violet
iconOnly

Make the button to display only the icon and hide the text (which is still required). You are required to pass both text and icon data for this option to work.

 boolean false
  • —
url

Optional. Contains a URL that the chip points to. When URL is present, tag changes to a, otherwise tag would be span.

 string —
  • —
target

A valid HTML target attribute to modify the behavior when clicking this element. Only valid when "url" is also present.

 string _self
  • _blank , _self , _parent , _top , framename
disabled

Make trigger unusable and un-clickable. Only applies to button.

 boolean false
  • —
on_click

When used with on_click_target, an event to fire on the targeted elements when this element is clicked. When used without on_click_target, arbitrary javascript to execute when this element is clicked.

 string —
  • —
on_click_target

Requires on_click. A CSS selector for elements that the on_click event will fire on when this element is clicked.

 string —
  • —
onClick
(deprecated)

Use on_click instead.

 — —
  • —
onClickTarget
(deprecated)

Use on_click_target instead.

 — —
  • —
itemAlignment
(deprecated)

Use the align parameter instead.

 — —
  • —
rounded
(deprecated)

Use the border_radius parameter instead.

 — —
  • —
tag
(deprecated)

Switch to using the new type prop instead.

 string button
  • a , link , button , submit , reset
style
(deprecated)

Switch to using the new hierarchy prop instead.

 string primary
  • primary , secondary , tertiary , text
Install Install 
  npm install @bolt/components-button
Dependencies @bolt/components-icon @bolt/core-v3.x @bolt/element @bolt/lazy-queue

button

button size variations

Note: medium is the default size.

button hierarchy variations

button theme variations

Buttons inside a xdark theme

Buttons inside a dark theme

Buttons inside a light theme

Buttons inside a xlight theme

button width variations

Note: full@small means that the button will go from auto width to full width when the browser goes below the small breakpoint.

button border radius variations

button align variations

Note: the align prop only works with full width buttons.

button transform variations

button type variations

button with text and icon

Note: when passing icons inside a button, it is required to define the icon's position, by default it is set to after, which means the icon will come after the text.

Icon position set to before

Icon position set to after

button icon only

Note: an icon-only button still is still required to have text, and that text is accessible through screen readers. It's just visually hidden.

Xsmall icon-only button

Small icon-only button

Medium icon-only button

Large icon-only button

Xlarge icon-only button

Full border radius (circle icon-only button)

Examples with different icons

button with 3rd party js

Add a js- target class for the button to perform something through javascript

button with web component

Web Component Usage Bolt Button is a web component, you can simply use <bolt-button> in the markup to make it render.
This is a button
<bolt-button url="https://pega.com"> This is a button </bolt-button>
Basic Usage To use icon in combination with text within the button, you must pass <bolt-icon> with a slot attribute defined as either before or after. Note: the slot attribute is required in order for the icon to be placed and spaced correctly within the button. Even if icon-only option is turned on, slot is still required.

This is a button

This is a button

This is a button

<p> <bolt-button> <bolt-icon name="chevron-left" slot="before"></bolt-icon> This is a button </bolt-button> </p> <p> <bolt-button> <bolt-icon name="chevron-right" slot="after"></bolt-icon> This is a button </bolt-button> </p> <p> <bolt-button icon-only> <bolt-icon name="close" slot="before"></bolt-icon> This is a button </bolt-button> </p>
Advanced Usage The web component has all the options shown in the schema table. You can define each prop within the <bolt-button> element. Use unique combinations to customize a button to your liking. Note: the hierarchy prop is named color instead.
This is a button
<bolt-button url="https://pega.com" size="large" color="secondary" border-radius="full" tag="a" icon-only > <bolt-icon name="menu" slot="before"></bolt-icon> This is a button </bolt-button>
Server-side Rendered Web Components (Experimental) The <bolt-button> component, among many other web components in Bolt, will support server-side rendering via the new upcoming {% filter bolt_ssr %} custom Twig filter. Check out the docs on server-side rendering for information!
This is a button
<bolt-button> This is a button <bolt-icon name="chevron-right" slot="after"></bolt-icon> </bolt-button>