Wix Editor: Customizing the Design of Your Buttons

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Create beautiful, eye-catching buttons that match your site and attract your visitors to interact.

Click the Design icon

on your button to start customizing.

In this article, learn more about:

Customizing the button states

You can customize states of each button on your site separately. This enables you to create stunning effects that visitors see as they navigate your site.

For example, you might choose one color for the regular view, a different color for the hover view, and another for when the button is clicked. This highlights the button to show your visitors that it's interactive.

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Important:

Hover (tap) effects on icon buttons are not currently supported on iOS. This means that visitors viewing your site on an iOS device will not see the hover state if they tap the button.

Designing your button

There are a variety of customization options available. Depending on the button type, you can adjust the background, text, and icon. Choose the colors, fills, corners, shadows and more.

Choose what you want to do:

Customize a Text & Icon button

Customize an Icon button

Customize an Image button

Learn more about customizing other types of buttons:

Design glossary

Button design Options

Option	Explanation	How to use
Background Fills	Add different fills such as colors, images, patterns and gradients to create stunning and colorful effects on your button.	Click the color box for each layer and choose the fill type, then drag the slider to change the opacity of the fill layer. Reorder the fill layers by dragging them up and down the list.
Borders	Customize the button's border to make it stand out. Customize all sides of the button together, or each side separately, by clicking the Lock and Unlock icons.	Click the Width field and enter the pixel width, or adjust the slider. Click the Style drop-down and select the border style. Click the Fill color box to select the border color, then use the slider to adjust opacity.
Corners	Change the corners of your button to make them more rounded or square. Change the size of all the corners together, or customize each corner separately, by clicking the Lock and Unlock icons.	Click the pixel field on a corner and enter the number of pixels you want to apply to it.
Shadows	Add layers of shadows to your button, and customize the color, size and more.	Click the color box for each shadow layer and customize the color, type, angle, size, distance, and blur. Then, drag the slider to change the opacity of the shadow. Reorder the shadow layers by dragging them up and down the list. If using an Upload button: Click the toggle to enable shadows. Use the sliders to edit the angle, distance, size, and blur. Then, use the slider and color box to edit the opacity and color.
Layout	Change the layout of your button.	Click the Choose what to show drop-down and choose if you want to display the text, icon or both. Select the alignment, position and spacing of the text and/or icon (if relevant). Set the padding around the text and/or icon.

Text formatting options

Option	Explanation	How to use
Show Text	Show or hide text on your button.	Click the toggle to show or hide text on your button.
Theme	Select the theme for your button text.	Select a text theme from the drop-down menu.
Fonts	Choose the font for your button text.	Click the drop-down menu and select a font.
Font Size	Change the size of the text on your button.	Drag the slider to increase or decrease the font size, or enter a value.
Text Formatting	Apply formatting to your text.	Format your text using the options: bold, italics, underline, strikethrough, colors, capitalization and text direction and alignment.
Character Spacing	Change the spacing between the text characters.	Drag the slider to increase or decrease spacing, or enter a value.
Shadows	Create shadows for your text. You can have more than one shadow.	Click Add a shadow to add a new one. Click the Customize Shadow icon to design it.

Icon design Options

Option	Explanation	How to use
Show icon	Show or hide an icon on your button.	Click the toggle to show or hide the icon on your button.
Size	Change the size of your icon.	Drag the slider to increase or decrease the size of your icon, or enter a value.
Color	Change the color of the icon.	Click the color box and select a color.
Rotation	Adjust the rotation of the icon.	Drag the handle to customize the rotation of the icon, or enter the degrees in the text box.

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In this article

Customizing the button states
Designing your button
Design glossary
Button design Options
Text formatting options
Icon design Options

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