# Button

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Prompt visitors to take action with a button-style link.

- **Name:** `core/button`
- **Category:** [design](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/core-blocks/core-blocks-design/)
- **API Version:** [3](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-api-versions/)
- **Block Type:** [Hybrid](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/getting-started/fundamentals/static-dynamic-rendering/) (static save + server enhancements)
- **Keywords:** `link`

## Block Relationships

**[Parent](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-metadata/#parent) blocks (direct):**
- [`core/buttons`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/core-blocks/core-blocks-design/core-block-buttons/)

## Attributes

_Defined via the [`attributes`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/) property in block.json._

| Attribute | [Type](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#type-validation) | [Default](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#default-value) | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `tagName` | `string` | `"a"` | [Enum](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#enum-validation): `a`, `button` |
| `type` | `string` | `"button"` | — |
| `url` | `string` | — | [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `attribute`. [Selector](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `a`. [HTML attr](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#attribute-source): `href`. [Role](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#role): `content` |
| `title` | `string` | — | [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `attribute`. [Selector](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `a,button`. [HTML attr](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#attribute-source): `title`. [Role](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#role): `content` |
| `text` | `rich-text` | — | [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `rich-text`. [Selector](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `a,button`. [Role](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#role): `content` |
| `linkTarget` | `string` | — | [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `attribute`. [Selector](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `a`. [HTML attr](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#attribute-source): `target`. [Role](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#role): `content` |
| `rel` | `string` | — | [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `attribute`. [Selector](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#value-source): `a`. [HTML attr](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#attribute-source): `rel`. [Role](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-attributes/#role): `content` |
| `placeholder` | `string` | — | — |
| `backgroundColor` | `string` | — | — |
| `textColor` | `string` | — | — |
| `gradient` | `string` | — | — |

## Supports

_Defined via the [`supports`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/) property in block.json._

- [`anchor`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#anchor): `true`
- [`splitting`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#splitting): `true`
- [`align`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#align): `false`
- [`alignWide`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#alignwide): `false`
- [`color`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#color):
  - [`gradients`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#color-gradients): `true`
- [`dimensions`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#dimensions):
  - `width`: `true`
- [`typography`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#typography):
  - [`fontSize`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#typography-fontsize): `true`
  - [`lineHeight`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#typography-lineheight): `true`
  - [`textAlign`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#typography-textalign): `true`
- [`reusable`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#reusable): `false`
- [`shadow`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#shadow): `true`
- [`spacing`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#spacing):
  - `padding`: `["horizontal","vertical"]`
- [`interactivity`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#interactivity):
  - `clientNavigation`: `true`

## Block Styles

_Defined via the [`styles`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-styles/) property in block.json._

| Style Name | Label | Default |
|------------|-------|---------|
| `fill` | Fill | Yes |
| `outline` | Outline | No |

## CSS Selectors

_Defined via the [`selectors`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-selectors/) property in block.json._

- **root**: `.wp-block-button .wp-block-button__link`
- **typography**:
  - writingMode: `.wp-block-button`
- **dimensions**:
  - root: `.wp-block-button`
  - width: `.wp-block-button`

## Block Markup

This is a [**hybrid block**](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/getting-started/fundamentals/static-dynamic-rendering/). It saves static markup that the server may enhance during rendering.

```html
<!-- wp:button {"tagName":"a","type":"button"} -->
<!-- Content... -->
<!-- /wp:button -->
```

## Source

- [block.json](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/trunk/packages/block-library/src/button/block.json) ([reference](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-metadata/))
- [Source directory](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/trunk/packages/block-library/src/button/) — browse `edit.js`, `save.js`, `index.php`, and more.

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