How TO - Social Media Buttons
Learn how to style social media buttons with CSS.
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How To Style Social Media Buttons
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<!-- Add icon library -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<!-- Add font awesome icons -->
<a href="#" class="fa fa-facebook"></a>
<a href="#" class="fa fa-twitter"></a>
...
Step 2) Add CSS:
Square Example
/* Style all font awesome icons */
.fa {
padding: 20px;
font-size: 30px;
width: 50px;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* Add a hover effect if you want */
.fa:hover {
opacity: 0.7;
}
/* Set a specific color for each brand */
/* Facebook */
.fa-facebook
{
background: #3B5998;
color:
white;
}
/* Twitter */
.fa-twitter {
background:
#55ACEE;
color: white;
}
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Round Buttons
Tip: Add border-radius:50%
to create round buttons, and reduce the width:
Rounded Example
.fa {
padding: 20px;
font-size: 30px;
width: 30px;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none;
border-radius: 50%;
}
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Tip: Go to our Icons Tutorial to learn more about icons.
Go to our CSS Buttons Tutorial to learn more about how to style buttons.
