Bootstrap - Button Group

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This chapter will discuss about Bootstrap button groups. Bootstrap button group puts multiple buttons together on a single line, horizontally or vertically.

Basic example

You can create a group of buttons using .btn in .btn-group class.

Example

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    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
      <meta charset="UTF-8">
      <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
      <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
      <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
      <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
      <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Basic Example">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Register</button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Submit</button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Cancel</button>
      </div>
    </body>
    </html>
To ensure accessibility for assistive technologies like screen readers, it is important to use the appropriate role attribute and provide explicit labels for button groups. You can use role="group" for button groups or role="toolbar" for button toolbars. To label them, you can use aria-label or aria-labelledby.

  • As an alternative to the .nav navigation components, these classes can also be applied to groups of links.

  • You can highlight a link by using .active class.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-group my-2">
      <a href="#" class="btn btn-success active" aria-current="page">Registration Link</a>
      <a href="#" class="btn btn-success">Submit</a>
      <a href="#" class="btn btn-success">Cancel</a>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Mixed styles

In the case of button groups mixed styles, it is possible to form a button group where each button has a distinct background color.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-group mt-2" role="group" aria-label="Mixed styles">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Register</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Cancel</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Submit</button>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Outlined styles

Use button styles such as btn-outline-primary, btn-outline-dark, etc to show the colors only for the border of the buttons element in the group.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-group my-2" role="group" aria-label="Basic outlined">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Register</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-dark">Submit</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-warning">Cancel</button>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Checkbox and radio button groups

Using button like-checkbox toggle buttons, we can create seamless looking button group. To acheive this use .btn-check class and type="checkbox".

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-group my-2" role="group" aria-label="checkbox toggle button group">
      <input type="checkbox" class="btn-check" id="btnCheckbox1" autocomplete="off">
      <label class="btn btn-outline-primary" for="btnCheckbox1">Register</label>
    
      <input type="checkbox" class="btn-check" id="btnCheckbox2" autocomplete="off">
      <label class="btn btn-outline-warning" for="btnCheckbox2">Submit</label>
    
      <input type="checkbox" class="btn-check" id="btnCheckbox3" autocomplete="off">
      <label class="btn btn-outline-info" for="btnCheckbox3">Cancel</label>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Using button like-radio toggle button, we can create a seamless looking button group. To aceive this use .btn-check and type="radio".

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="radio toggle button group">
      <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="radioButton" id="buttonRadio1" autocomplete="off" checked>
      <label class="btn btn-outline-primary" for="buttonRadio1">Register</label>
    
      <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="radioButton" id="buttonRadio2" autocomplete="off">
      <label class="btn btn-outline-warning" for="buttonRadio2">Submit</label>
    
      <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="radioButton" id="buttonRadio3" autocomplete="off">
      <label class="btn btn-outline-success" for="buttonRadio3">Cancel</label>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Button toolbar

Button toolbars can be created by combining sets of button groups. Use utility classes to add a space between groups, buttons, etc.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-toolbar mt-2" role="toolbar" aria-label="Toolbar button groups">
      <div class="btn-group me-2" role="group" aria-label="toolbarButtonGroup1">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Primary</button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Info</button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">Secondary</button>
      </div>
      <div class="btn-group me-2" role="group" aria-label="toolbarButtonGroup2">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Success</button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-dark">Dark</button>
   
      </div>
      <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="toolbarButtonGroup3">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Warning</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Combine input groups and button groups in toolbars. Space things appropriately using utilities.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-toolbar mb-3" role="toolbar" aria-label="toolbarButtonGroup1">
      <div class="btn-group me-2" role="group" aria-label="toolbarButtonGroup2">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Primary</button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-info">Info</button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">secondary</button>
      </div>
      <div class="input-group">
        <div class="input-group-text" id="inputbtnGroup1">@</div>
        <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Username" aria-label="toolbarButtonGroup3" aria-describedby="inputButtonGroup1">
      </div>
    </div>
  
    <div class="btn-toolbar justify-content-between" role="toolbar" aria-label="toolbarButtonGroup4">
      <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="toolbarButtonGroup1">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-warning">Warning</button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-success">Success</button>
      </div>
      <div class="input-group">
        <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="tutorialspoint" aria-label="toolbarButtonGroup5" aria-describedby="inputButtonGroup2">
        <div class="input-group-text" id="inputbtnGroup2">@example.com</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Sizing

When nesting several groups, use .btn-group-* on each .btn-group rather than button sizing classes for each button.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h6 class="mt-4">Default size button group</h6>
    <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Default size button group">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-dark">Dark</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-warning">Warning</button>
    </div>
  
    <h6 class="mt-4">Small size button group</h6>
    <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm" role="group" aria-label="Small size button group">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">Secondary</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-success">Success</button>
    </div>
   
    <h6 class="mt-4">Large size button group</h6>
    <div class="btn-group btn-group-lg" role="group" aria-label="Large size button group">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary">Primary</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-info">Info</button>
    </div>
  
  </body>
  </html>

Nesting

To get the dropdown menu mixed with button series, use .btn-group within another .btn-group.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-group mt-2" role="group" aria-label="Nested dropdown">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Cancel</button>
    
      <div class="btn-group" role="group">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-info dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
          Languages
        </button>
        <ul class="dropdown-menu">
          <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">English</a></li>
          <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Hindi</a></li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Vertical variation

To create vertically stacked button group, use .btn-group-vertical class. Bootstrap doesn't support split button dropdowns in this case.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-group-vertical mt-2" role="group" aria-label="Button group with verical variation">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Primary</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning">Warning</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Info</button>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Create the vertical button group with the dropdown menu.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-group-vertical mt-2" role="group" aria-label="Vertical button group">
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Primary</button>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-info">Secondary</button>
      <div class="btn-group" role="group">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
          Languages
        </button>
        <ul class="dropdown-menu">
          <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">English</a></li>
          <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">French</a></li>
        </ul>
      </div>
      <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Success</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>

Create vertical button group with radio buttons.

Example

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  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <title>Bootstrap - Button Groups</title>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="btn-group-vertical mt-2" role="group" aria-label="Vertical button group with radio">
      <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="vbtn-radio" id="verticalRadioButton1" autocomplete="off" >
      <label class="btn btn-outline-warning" for="verticalRadioButton1">Unchecked Radio Button</label>
      <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="vbtn-radio" id="verticalRadioButton2" autocomplete="off" checked>
      <label class="btn btn-outline-warning" for="verticalRadioButton2">checked Radio Button</label>
      <input type="radio" class="btn-check" name="vbtn-radio" id="verticalRadioButton3" autocomplete="off">
      <label class="btn btn-outline-warning" for="verticalRadioButton3">Unchecked Radio Button</label>
    </div>
  </body>
  </html>
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