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5 articles · #button

Soft UI neumorphism button with light and dark shadow depth effect

Neumorphism Button Design: Soft UI Done Right

Learn how to build neumorphism buttons that actually work — correct shadows, accessible states, and React code you can drop straight into your project.

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Neon glowing cyberpunk button with purple and cyan light on dark background

Cyberpunk Button Design in CSS: Neon Glow, Glitch and Clip-Path

Build cyberpunk buttons in pure CSS — neon glow with box-shadow, glitch animations with clip-path, and angled edges. Copy-paste examples included.

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Shiny beveled Y2K style glossy button design on dark background

Y2K Button Design in CSS: Shiny, Beveled, Bubbly and Very 2000

Recreate the shiny, beveled, bubbly buttons of the early 2000s web with pure CSS. Y2K button design tutorial with code examples, gradients, and real retro vibes.

Colorful gradient purple and blue abstract light texture background

Gradient Button in React + Tailwind: Hover, Focus and Active States

Build a gradient button in React and Tailwind with correct hover, focus ring, and active state — plus the animation tricks most tutorials skip entirely.

Colorful puffy 3D clay-style buttons rendered on a soft pastel background

Claymorphism Button in React: Puffy 3D Buttons with CSS box-shadow

Build puffy 3D claymorphism buttons in React using layered CSS box-shadow. Code examples, variants, hover animations, and Tailwind shortcuts included.

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Free components in 40 visual styles

React & Tailwind, copy-paste ready. Glassmorphism, neobrutalism, Y2K and more.

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