How to Create: Social Media Buttons

Learn how to use CSS to set the styles of social media buttons.

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How to Design Social Media Button Styles

Step 1 - Add HTML:

<!-- 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:

Rectangle Example

/* Set styles for all Font Awesome icons */
.fa {
  padding: 20px;
  font-size: 30px;
  width: 50px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Add hover effect if needed */
.fa:hover {
  opacity: 0.7;
}
/* Set specific colors for each brand */
/* Facebook */
.fa-facebook {
  background: #3B5998;
  color: white;
}
/* Twitter */
.fa-twitter {
  background: #55ACEE;
  color: white;
}

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Rounded Corner Button

Tip:add border-radius:50% to create a circular button, and reduce width:

Rounded Corner Example

.fa {
  padding: 20px;
  font-size: 30px;
  width: 30px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

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Related Buttons

Tutorial:Icon

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