Button Groups

Button Groups join two or more buttons into a unified control, formerly called a segmented control.

Variations

Default

Use to create a mutually exclusive toggle. Buttons within the group follow the same visual and behavioral conventions as the secondary Button.

<div class="mds-button-group">
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" type="button" role="button"> Cyclical </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" type="button" role="button"> Defensive </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" type="button" role="button"> Sensitive </button>
</div>
<div class="mds-button-group">
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" type="button" role="button"> Cyclical </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" type="button" role="button"> Defensive </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" type="button" disabled role="button"> Sensitive </button>
</div>

Full Width

Use when you want the button group to span the full width of its container.

<div class="mds-button-group mds-button-group--justify">
    <label class="mds-button__input-outer-wrapper" for="cyclical--61525">
        <input id="cyclical--61525" class="mds-button__input" type="radio" name="radio-colors-secondary" checked>
        <span for="cyclical--61525" class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" role="button"> Cyclical </span>
    </label>
    <label class="mds-button__input-outer-wrapper" for="defensive--97331">
        <input id="defensive--97331" class="mds-button__input" type="radio" name="radio-colors-secondary">
        <span for="defensive--97331" class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" role="button"> Defensive </span>
    </label>
    <label class="mds-button__input-outer-wrapper" for="sensitive--28290">
        <input id="sensitive--28290" class="mds-button__input" type="radio" name="radio-colors-secondary">
        <span for="sensitive--28290" class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" role="button"> Sensitive </span>
    </label>
</div>

With Icons

Use Icons to provide additional affordance to a button.

<div class="mds-button-group">
    <label class="mds-button__input-outer-wrapper" for="filter--91557">
        <input id="filter--91557" class="mds-button__input" type="radio" name="radio-mixed-secondary" checked>
        <span for="filter--91557" class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" role="button">
            <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
                <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#filter--s"> </use>
            </svg>
            <span class="mds-button__text"> Filter </span>
        </span>
    </label>
    <label class="mds-button__input-outer-wrapper" for="upload--81172">
        <input id="upload--81172" class="mds-button__input" type="radio" name="radio-mixed-secondary">
        <span for="upload--81172" class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" role="button">
            <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
                <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#upload--s"> </use>
            </svg>
            <span class="mds-button__text"> Upload </span>
        </span>
    </label>
    <label class="mds-button__input-outer-wrapper" for="search--1438">
        <input id="search--1438" class="mds-button__input" type="radio" name="radio-mixed-secondary">
        <span for="search--1438" class="mds-button mds-button--secondary" role="button">
            <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
                <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#search--s"> </use>
            </svg>
            <span class="mds-button__text"> Search </span>
        </span>
    </label>
</div>
do place descriptive icons to the left of the button label.

Do place descriptive icons to the left of the button label.

dont place descriptive icons to the right of the button label.

Don‘t place descriptive icons to the right of the button label.

do place the down-caret icon to the right of a button’s label to indicate a Menu.

Do place the down-caret icon to the right of a button’s label to indicate a Menu.

dont use any other directional icons in a button group.

Don‘t use any other directional icons in a button group.

Sizing

<div class="mds-button-group">
    <label class="mds-button__input-outer-wrapper" for="cyclical--43011">
        <input id="cyclical--43011" class="mds-button__input" type="radio" name="radio-colors-small-secondary" checked>
        <span for="cyclical--43011" class="mds-button mds-button--secondary mds-button--small" role="button"> Cyclical </span>
    </label>
    <label class="mds-button__input-outer-wrapper" for="defensive--77631">
        <input id="defensive--77631" class="mds-button__input" type="radio" name="radio-colors-small-secondary">
        <span for="defensive--77631" class="mds-button mds-button--secondary mds-button--small" role="button"> Defensive </span>
    </label>
    <label class="mds-button__input-outer-wrapper" for="sensitive--73037">
        <input id="sensitive--73037" class="mds-button__input" type="radio" name="radio-colors-small-secondary">
        <span for="sensitive--73037" class="mds-button mds-button--secondary mds-button--small" role="button"> Sensitive </span>
    </label>
</div>

Icon Only

Use to create toolbars.

<div class="mds-button-group mds-button-group--icon-only">
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#bell-padless"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#create-padless"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#question-circle-padless"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#person-padless"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
</div>
<div class="mds-button-group mds-button-group--icon-only">
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#bell-padless"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#create-padless"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only mds-button--disabled" type="button" disabled role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#question-circle-padless"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#person-padless"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
</div>
<div class="mds-button-group mds-button-group--icon-only">
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only mds-button--small" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#search--s"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only mds-button--small" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#heart--s"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
    <button class="mds-button mds-button--icon-only mds-button--small" type="button" role="button">
        <svg class="mds-icon mds-button__icon mds-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true">
            <use xlink:href="/assets/icons/mds_icons.svg#pencil--s"> </use>
        </svg>
    </button>
</div>
  • Always include aria-label attributes to describe each button's intent. For example, <button aria-label="Close" onclick="myDialog.close()">X</button>.
  • For single icons, use the icon-only Button component.
  • Consider pairing with a Tooltip to describe the icon’s underlying action.
Icon-only Button Group paired with a tooltip.
  • When pairing with a button, use a mds-space-inline-xl space, and vertically align middle the icon-only button group.
Icon-only Button Group alignment paired with a button.
do place all icon-only button groups to the left or right of paired buttons.

Do place all icon-only button groups to the left or right of paired buttons.

dont place icon-only button groups between paired buttons.

Don‘t place icon-only button groups between paired buttons.

Guidelines

Use When

  • Toggling through content in an adjacent container.
  • Switching units, currency, or increments.

Visual Style

Behaviors

  • By default, the button group should start with its first item in the active state.

Editorial

  • This component looks best when the content is balanced.
  • Ideally, button labels should have the same number of words. Preferably one word each.
  • When impossible, button labels should be within one word of each other, count wise.
    • Do: Files / Forms & Reports
    • Don't: Files / Market Commentary for Advisors / Reports
  • See Buttons for more guidance.

Accessibility

  • Include a role="group" attribute for a default button group.
    • If a button group is used for navigation, set role="navigation".
    • If a button group is being used as a toolbar, set role="toolbar".
  • Include an aria-label="..." to describe the intention of the button group.
    • For example, aria-label="View Toggle" could describe a button group set that changes the view of a content module below the button group.
  • See Buttons for more guidance.

Code Reference

CSS Class References

Class Applies to Outcome

.mds-button-group

<div>

Adding an .mds-button-group wrapper to a group of .mds-buttons initializes the button group component and adjusts the spacing between the buttons to conform into one conjoined group.

.mds-button-group--justify

.mds-button-group

Adding this modifier to the .mds-button-group will set the component to fill the full width of its container. The individual .mds-buttons within the group will all receive the same widths, and be evenly dispersed across the wrapping container.

.mds-button-group--icon-only

.mds-button-group

Adding this modifier to the .mds-button-group will apply overrides for icon-only buttons.

.mds-button-group--flex

.mds-button-group

Adding this modifier keeps all of the buttons the same height even when one of the buttons has wrapping text. Only use when text wrapping occurs within the button group.
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