---
category: Display
created: '2020-01-21'
description: Create arrow buttons with CSS
keywords: css arrow buttons
thumbnail: /assets/css-layout/thumbnails/arrow-buttons.png
title: Arrow buttons
updated: '2021-04-01'
---

## HTML

```html index.html
<!-- Up arrow button -->
<button class="arrow-buttons">
    <!-- Arrow -->
    <div class="arrow-button arrow-button--t"></div>

    <!-- Content -->
    ...
</button>

<!-- Right arrow button -->
<button class="arrow-buttons">
    <!-- Content -->
    ...

    <!-- Arrow -->
    <div class="arrow-button arrow-button--r"></div>
</button>

<!-- Down arrow button -->
<button class="arrow-buttons">
    <!-- Arrow -->
    <div class="arrow-button arrow-button--b"></div>

    <!-- Content -->
    ...
</button>

<!-- Left arrow button -->
<button class="arrow-buttons">
    <!-- Arrow -->
    <div class="arrow-button arrow-button--l"></div>

    <!-- Content -->
    ...
</button>
```

## CSS

```css styles.css
.arrow-button {
    /* Transparent background */
    background-color: transparent;

    /* Size */
    height: 12px;
    width: 12px;
}

.arrow-button--t {
    /* Edges */
    border-left: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-top: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    transform: translateY(25%) rotate(45deg);
}

.arrow-button--r {
    /* Edges */
    border-right: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-top: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    transform: translateX(-25%) rotate(45deg);
}

.arrow-button--b {
    /* Edges */
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-right: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    transform: translateY(-25%) rotate(45deg);
}

.arrow-button--l {
    /* Edges */
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-left: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    transform: translateX(25%) rotate(45deg);
}
```

<Playground>
```css styles.css hidden
.arrow-buttons {
    position: relative;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}
.arrow-button {
    /* Transparent background */
    background-color: transparent;

    /* Size */
    height: 12px;
    width: 12px;
}

.arrow-button--t {
    /* Edges */
    border-left: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-top: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    transform: translateY(25%) rotate(45deg);
}

.arrow-button--r {
    /* Edges */
    border-right: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-top: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    transform: translateX(-25%) rotate(45deg);
}

.arrow-button--b {
    /* Edges */
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-right: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    transform: translateY(-25%) rotate(45deg);
}

.arrow-button--l {
    /* Edges */
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    border-left: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    transform: translateX(25%) rotate(45deg);
}

/* Demo */
.arrow-buttons__corner {
    position: absolute;
}
.arrow-buttons__corner--t {
    left: 50%;
    top: 0;
    transform: translate(-50%, 0%);
}
.arrow-buttons__corner--r {
    right: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translate(0%, -50%);
}
.arrow-buttons__corner--b {
    bottom: 0;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, 0%);
}
.arrow-buttons__corner--l {
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translate(0%, -50%);
}
```

```html index.html hidden
<div class="arrow-buttons">
    <div class="arrow-buttons__corner arrow-buttons__corner--t">
        <div class="arrow-button arrow-button--t"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="arrow-buttons__corner arrow-buttons__corner--r">
        <div class="arrow-button arrow-button--r"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="arrow-buttons__corner arrow-buttons__corner--b">
        <div class="arrow-button arrow-button--b"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="arrow-buttons__corner arrow-buttons__corner--l">
        <div class="arrow-button arrow-button--l"></div>
    </div>
</div>
```
</Playground>