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<h1>Aqua UI CSS Buttons</h1>
<p>2016-06-28</p>
<p>Though it may feel like nostalgia, the old OS design for Mac was arguably better than the current iteration (as of this writing - High Sierra). I recently designed a quick Dribbble shot showcasing how the older operating system used to have so much more character and depth.</p>
<p><figure>
<img src="/public/images/aqua-ui-css-buttons.webp" alt="Old macOS Buttons">
<figcaption>My initial Dribbble shot, which can be found <a href="https://dribbble.com/shots/4561658-Aqua-Buttons-UI">here</a>.</figcaption>
</figure></p>
<p>Since I've been wanting to dip my toes into more tutorial-based articles (maybe I'll even do some screencasts in the future), I decided to start out simple. Let's walk through how to implement these 'aqua' UI buttons with pure CSS.</p>
<h3>Starting with a basic foundation</h3>
<p>Since this project consists of only two buttons elements, the HTML or <i>skeleton</i> of this project is very straightforward:</p>
<pre><code><button class="cancel">Cancel</button>
<button class="confirm">Confirm</button>
</code></pre>
<h3>Styling the buttons</h3>
<p>The first step is to remove the browser's default button styling by using the <code>appearance</code> property. This will help avoid having to fight against the browser and minimize our CSS code.</p>
<pre><code>button {
-webkit-appearance: none;
-moz-appearance: none;
}
</code></pre>
<p>Next, we apply a fairly simple set of CSS that will be shared across both the confirm and cancel buttons:</p>
<p>(Pay attention to the <code>transition</code> property as we will be returning to that shortly)</p>
<pre><code>button {
-webkit-appearance: none;
-moz-appearance: none;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 125px;
box-shadow: inset 0 13px 25px rgba(255,255,255,0.5), 0 3px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.2), 0 10px 13px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
cursor: pointer;
font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 2rem;
margin: 5rem 1rem;
padding: 1.2rem 4rem;
position: relative;
transition: all ease .3s;
}
</code></pre>
<p>Then we separate the specific confirm and cancel button styles into their own class selectors:</p>
<pre><code>button.confirm {
background: #4A90E2;
border-color: #3672B6;
color: #fff;
}
</code></pre>
<pre><code>button.cancel {
background: #D0D0D0;
border-color: #B8B8B8;
color: #6F6F6F;
}
</code></pre>
<h3>Playing with pseudo elements</h3>
<p>Now that the button is styled and structured with basic formatting, it's time to add that classic 'shine' seen in the original Dribbble shot.</p>
<p>The cleanest way to do this is by using the <code>:before</code> pseudo element paired with a linear-gradient background.</p>
<pre><code>button:before {
background: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
border-radius: 125px;
content:'';
height: 50px;
left: 4%;
position: absolute;
top: 1px;
transition: all ease .3s;
width: 92%;
}
</code></pre>
<h3>Adding interaction</h3>
<p>The final step is adding the user hover interaction: (Remember that <code>transition</code> property?)</p>
<pre><code>button:hover {
box-shadow: inset 0 13px 25px rgba(255,255,255,0.8), 0 3px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.2), 0 10px 13px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
transform: scale(1.02);
}
</code></pre>
<p>That's it!</p>
<h3>See it live on CodePen</h3>
<p>You can view this project on CodePen <a href="https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/YvKxxm">here</a>.</p>
<p>Feel free to fork it or implement your own!</p>
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