Animated Buttons

[Holly Nicole]

These button use CSS3 so old browsers like IE would not support it. These buttons work on almost all major browsers. Before starting do not forget to make a backup of your template. So here is the tutorial for adding these buttons to your blogger blog.

First of all we have to add CSS. Copy the below CSS code and paste it just above ]=]=></b:skin>

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].button {display: inline-block;position: relative;padding: 10px 20px;-webkit-border-radius: 8px;-moz-border-radius: 8px;border-radius: 8px;text-decoration: none!important;text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.4);font: 15px Calibri,Arial,sans-serif;white-space: nowrap;vertical-align: baseline;background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png');background-position: bottom left;background-position: bottom left,top right,0 0,0 0;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-clip: border-box;-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 1px #fff inset;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 1px #fff inset;box-shadow: 0 0 1px #fff inset;-webkit-transition: background-position 1s;-moz-transition: background-position 1s;transition: background-position 1s;cursor: pointer;}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].button:hover {background-position: top left;background-position: top left,bottom right,0 0,0 0;}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].button:active {bottom: -1px;}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].button.big {font-size: 30px;}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].button.medium {font-size: 18px;}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].button.small {font-size: 13px;}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].blue.button {border: 1px solid #84acc3!important;color: #0f4b6d!important;background-color: #48b5f2;background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-moz-radial-gradient(center bottom,circle,rgba(89,208,244,1) 0,rgba(89,208,244,0) 100px),-moz-linear-gradient(#4fbbf7,#3faeeb);background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-webkit-gradient(radial,50% 100%,0,50% 100%,100,from(rgba(89,208,244,1) ),to(rgba(89,208,244,0) )),-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0,0% 100%,from(#4fbbf7),to(#3faeeb));}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].blue.button:hover {background-color: #63c7fe;background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-moz-radial-gradient(center bottom,circle,rgba(109,217,250,1) 0,rgba(109,217,250,0) 100px),-moz-linear-gradient(#63c7fe,#58bef7);background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-webkit-gradient(radial,50% 100%,0,50% 100%,100,from(rgba(109,217,250,1) ),to(rgba(109,217,250,0) )),-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0,0% 100%,from(#63c7fe),to(#58bef7));}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].green.button {border: 1px solid #96a37b!important;color: #345903!important;background-color: #79be1e;background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-moz-radial-gradient(center bottom,circle,rgba(162,211,30,1) 0,rgba(162,211,30,0) 100px),-moz-linear-gradient(#82cc27,#74b317);background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-webkit-gradient(radial,50% 100%,0,50% 100%,100,from(rgba(162,211,30,1) ),to(rgba(162,211,30,0) )),-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0,0% 100%,from(#82cc27),to(#74b317));}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].green.button:hover {background-color: #89d228;background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-moz-radial-gradient(center bottom,circle,rgba(183,229,45,1) 0,rgba(183,229,45,0) 100px),-moz-linear-gradient(#90de31,#7fc01e);background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-webkit-gradient(radial,50% 100%,0,50% 100%,100,from(rgba(183,229,45,1) ),to(rgba(183,229,45,0) )),-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0,0% 100%,from(#90de31),to(#7fc01e));}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].orange.button {border: 1px solid #bea280!important;color: #693e0a!important;background-color: #e38d27;background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-moz-radial-gradient(center bottom,circle,rgba(232,189,45,1) 0,rgba(232,189,45,0) 100px),-moz-linear-gradient(#f1982f,#d4821f);background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-webkit-gradient(radial,50% 100%,0,50% 100%,100,from(rgba(232,189,45,1) ),to(rgba(232,189,45,0) )),-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0,0% 100%,from(#f1982f),to(#d4821f));}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].orange.button:hover {background-color: #ec9732;background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-moz-radial-gradient(center bottom,circle,rgba(241,192,52,1) 0,rgba(241,192,52,0) 100px),-moz-linear-gradient(#f9a746,#e18f2b);background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-webkit-gradient(radial,50% 100%,0,50% 100%,100,from(rgba(241,192,52,1) ),to(rgba(241,192,52,0) )),-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0,0% 100%,from(#f9a746),to(#e18f2b));}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].gray.button {border: 1px solid #a5a5a5!important;color: #525252!important;background-color: #a9adb1;background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-moz-radial-gradient(center bottom,circle,rgba(197,199,202,1) 0,rgba(197,199,202,0) 100px),-moz-linear-gradient(#c5c7ca,#92989c);background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-webkit-gradient(radial,50% 100%,0,50% 100%,100,from(rgba(197,199,202,1) ),to(rgba(197,199,202,0) )),-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0,0% 100%,from(#c5c7ca),to(#92989c));}[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman].gray.button:hover {background-color: #b6bbc0;background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-moz-radial-gradient(center bottom,circle,rgba(202,205,208,1) 0,rgba(202,205,208,0) 100px),-moz-linear-gradient(#d1d3d6,#9fa5a9);background-image: url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png'), url('https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4cWMlF-uqh4/TltCfL8C4DI/AAAAAAAABhE/qNaNueMVpCU/s144/button_bg.png') ,-webkit-gradient(radial,50% 100%,0,50% 100%,100,from(rgba(202,205,208,1) ),to(rgba(202,205,208,0) )),-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0,0% 100%,from(#d1d3d6),to(#9fa5a9));}[/FONT][/COLOR]

Use of Buttons

Large Buttons:

[INDENT]<a class="button big blue" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>
<a class="button big green" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>
<a class="button big orange" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>
<a class="button big gray" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>[COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]

[/FONT][/COLOR][/INDENT]
Medium Buttons:

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]<a class="button blue medium" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]<a class="button green medium" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]<a class="button orange medium" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman]<a class="button gray medium" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>[/FONT][/COLOR]

Small Buttons:

[INDENT]<a class="button small blue" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>
<a class="button small green" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>
<a class="button small orange" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>
<a class="button small gray" href="LINK">LINKNAME</a>[COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]

[/FONT][/COLOR][/INDENT]Replace LINK with your desired link and LINKNAME with the text you want to be written on the button.


Demo

 

[Jack London]

I can not see demo but I know Css3 is very strong to make effects instead of some graphics. Thanks for sharing good article here.

 

[Top Niche Websites]

Thanks for the demo link, enjoyed .... Where was the beach photo taken at ?