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IconButton

An accessible button component with no text and only icon.
  • Alpha
  • Not reviewed for accessibility
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Usage

Installation

import {IconButton} from '@primer/react'

Icon only button

A separate component called IconButton is used if the action shows only an icon with no text. This button will remain square in shape.

Different sized icon buttons

IconButton also supports the three different sizes. small, medium, large.

Props

IconButton

NameTypeDefaultDescription
children Required
React.ReactNode

This will be the Button description.

variant
'default' | 'primary' | 'danger' | 'outline' | 'invisible' | 'link'

Changes the look and feel of the button which is different for each variant

size
'small' | 'medium' | 'large'

Changes the size of the icon button component

inactive
boolean

Whether the button looks visually disabled, but can still accept all the same interactions as an enabled button.

icon
Component

provide an octicon. It will be placed in the center of the button

aria-label
string

Use an aria label to describe the functionality of the button. Please refer to our guidance on alt text for tips on writing good alternative text.

keyshortcuts
string

Keyboard shortcuts that trigger the button. Keyboard shortcut will be appended to the accessible name or description (depending on the tooltip type) of the button with a comma (i.e. Bold, Command+B) and it will be displayed in the tooltip.

sx
SystemStyleObject

Component status

Alpha

  • Component props and basic example usage of the component are documented on primer.style/react.
  • Component does not have any unnecessary third-party dependencies.
  • Component can adapt to different themes.
  • Component can adapt to different screen sizes.
  • Component has robust unit test coverage (100% where achievable).
  • Component has visual regression coverage of its default and interactive states.
  • Component does not introduce any axe violations.
  • Component has been manually reviewed by the accessibility team and any resulting issues have been addressed.

Beta

  • Component is used in a production application.
  • Common usage examples are documented on primer.style/react.
  • Common usage examples are documented in storybook stories.
  • Component has been reviewed by a systems designer and any resulting issues have been addressed.
  • Component does not introduce any performance regressions.

Stable

  • Component API has been stable with no breaking changes for at least one month.
  • Feedback on API usability has been sought from developers using the component and any resulting issues have been addressed.
  • Component has corresponding design guidelines documented in the interface guidelines.
  • Component has corresponding Figma component in the Primer Web library.
  • Tooling (such as linters, codemods, etc.) exists to prevent further use of alternatives.