Bootstrap 5 Button group component

Responsive button group built with the latest Bootstrap 5. Button group component is a series of buttons together on a single line or stacked together on a vertical column.

Basic button group

Button groups display multiple buttons with evenly distributed spaces between them. Just wrap a series of buttons with .btn in .btn-group.

<div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Basic example">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Left</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Middle</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Right</button>
</div>

For an action or navigation into a line of text, these classes can also be added to links.

Active link Link Link

<div class="btn-group">
  <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary active" aria-current="page">Active link</a>
  <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Link</a>
  <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Link</a>
</div>

Ensure correct `role` and provide a label

In order for assistive technologies (such as screen readers) to convey that a series of buttons is grouped, an appropriate role attribute needs to be provided. For button groups, this would be role="group", while toolbars should have a role=“toolbar”.

In addition, groups and toolbars should be given an explicit label, as most assistive technologies will otherwise not announce them, despite the presence of the correct role attribute. In the examples provided here, we use aria-label, but alternatives such as aria-labelledby can also be used.

Outlined styles

Use the following button styles to show the colors only for the border of the element.

<div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Basic outlined example">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Left</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Middle</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Right</button>
</div>

Checkbox and radio button groups

Combine button-like checkbox and radio toggle buttons into a seamless looking button group. There are 2 types of segmented buttons: Single-select and Multi-select.

Single-select

Use a single-select segmented button with Radio toggle button to select one option from a set, switch between views, or sort elements from up to five options.

  <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Basic radio toggle button group">
    <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="btnradio" id="btnradio1" autocomplete="off" checked />
    <label class="btn btn-default" for="btnradio1"><i class="fa-solid fa-align-left"></i></label>
    <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="btnradio" id="btnradio2" autocomplete="off" />
    <label class="btn btn-default ms-0" for="btnradio2"><i class="fa-solid fa-align-center"></i></label>
    <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="btnradio" id="btnradio3" autocomplete="off" />
    <label class="btn btn-default ms-0" for="btnradio3"><i class="fa-solid fa-align-right"></i></label>
    <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="btnradio" id="btnradio4" autocomplete="off" />
    <label class="btn btn-default ms-0" for="btnradio4"><i class="fa-solid fa-align-justify"></i></label>
  </div>

Multi-select

Use a multi-select segmented button with Checkbox toggle button to select or sort from two to five options.

  <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Basic checkbox toggle button group">
    <input type="checkbox" class="btn-check" id="btncheck1" autocomplete="off" checked />
    <label class="btn btn-default" for="btncheck1"><i class="fa-solid fa-bold"></i></label>
    <input type="checkbox" class="btn-check" id="btncheck2" autocomplete="off" checked />
    <label class="btn btn-default" for="btncheck2"><i class="fa-solid fa-italic"></i></label>
    <input type="checkbox" class="btn-check" id="btncheck3" autocomplete="off" />
    <label class="btn btn-default" for="btncheck3"><i class="fa-solid fa-underline"></i></label>
    <input type="checkbox" class="btn-check" id="btncheck4" autocomplete="off" />
    <label class="btn btn-default" for="btncheck4"><i class="fa-solid fa-strikethrough"></i></label>
  </div>

Selected state

Adding an .active to .btn will keep the button in a selected state in the button group.

<div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Basic example">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default active">Day</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Week</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Month</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Year</button>
</div>

Combine sets of button groups into button toolbars for more complex components.

<div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar" aria-label="Toolbar with button groups">
  <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="First group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">1</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">2</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">3</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">4</button>
  </div>
  <div class="btn-group ms-2" role="group" aria-label="Second group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">5</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">6</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">7</button>
  </div>
  <div class="btn-group ms-2" role="group" aria-label="Third group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">8</button>
  </div>
</div>

Feel free to mix input groups with button groups in your toolbars. Similar to the example above, you’ll likely need some utilities to space things properly.

<div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar">
  <div class="btn-group me-3" role="group" aria-label="First group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">1</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">2</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">3</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">4</button>
  </div>
  <div class="input-group input-group-prefix">    
    <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Input group example" 
    aria-label="Input group example" aria-describedby="btnGroupAddon">
    <div class="input-group-text">@</div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="btn-toolbar justify-content-between" role="toolbar">
  <div class="btn-group me-3" role="group" aria-label="First group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">1</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">2</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">3</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">4</button>
  </div>
  <div class="input-group input-group-prefix">
    <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Input group example" 
    aria-label="Input group example" aria-describedby="btnGroupAddon2">
    <div class="input-group-text">@</div>
  </div>
</div>

Sizes

Instead of applying button sizing classes to every button in a group, just add .btn-group-{lg|sm} to each .btn-group or .btn-group, including each one when nesting multiple groups.

<div class="btn-group btn-group-lg" role="group" aria-label="Large button group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
<div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Default button group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
<div class="btn-group btn-group-sm" role="group" aria-label="Small button group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>

Colors

Use the .btn-{color} to control the appearance of the button in the button group.

<div class="btn-group" role="group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button>
</div>
<div class="btn-group" role="group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Left</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Middle</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Right</button>
</div>
<div class="btn-group" role="group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Left</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Middle</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Right</button>
</div>
<div class="btn-group" role="group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Left</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Middle</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Right</button>
</div>

Vertically stacked group

Use the .btn-group-vertical to make a set of buttons appear vertically stacked rather than horizontally.

<div class="btn-group-vertical" role="group" aria-label="Vertical button group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Button 1</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Button 2</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Button 3</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Button 4</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Button 5</button>
</div>

You can also nest dropdown elements inside button groups.

<div class="btn-group-vertical" role="group" aria-label="Vertical button group">
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Button</button>
  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Button</button>
  <div class="btn-group" role="group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="btn-group dropstart" role="group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="btn-group dropend" role="group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="btn-group dropup" role="group">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
      Dropdown
    </button>
    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
      <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>

Nesting group

Place a .btn-group within another .btn-group when you want dropdown menus mixed with a series of buttons.

<div class="btn-toolbar">
  <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Button group with nested dropdown">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">1</button>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">2</button>
    <div class="btn-group" role="group">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle"
       data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown</button>
      <ul class="dropdown-menu">
        <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
        <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
      </ul>
    </div>
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">3</button>
  </div>
</div>

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Last updated on April 6, 2024

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