Style disabled button with CSS

For the disabled buttons you can use the :disabled pseudo class. It works for all the elements that have a disabled API (typically form elements).

For browsers/devices supporting CSS2 only, you can use the [disabled] selector.

As with the image, don’t put an image in the button. Use CSS background-image with background-position and background-repeat. That way, the image dragging will not occur.

Selection problem: here is a link to the specific question:

• How to disable text selection highlighting

Example for the disabled selector:

button {
  border: 1px solid #0066cc;
  background-color: #0099cc;
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 5px 10px;
}

button:hover {
  border: 1px solid #0099cc;
  background-color: #00aacc;
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 5px 10px;
}

button:disabled,
button[disabled]{
  border: 1px solid #999999;
  background-color: #cccccc;
  color: #666666;
}

div {
  padding: 5px 10px;
}

<div>
  <button> This is a working button </button>
</div>

<div>
  <button disabled> This is a disabled button </button>
</div>For the disabled buttons you can use the :disabled pseudo class. It works for all the elements that have a disabled API (typically form elements).

For browsers/devices supporting CSS2 only, you can use the [disabled] selector.

As with the image, don't put an image in the button. Use CSS background-image with background-position and background-repeat. That way, the image dragging will not occur.

Selection problem: here is a link to the specific question:

How to disable text selection highlighting
Example for the disabled selector:

button {
  border: 1px solid #0066cc;
  background-color: #0099cc;
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 5px 10px;
}

button:hover {
  border: 1px solid #0099cc;
  background-color: #00aacc;
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 5px 10px;
}

button:disabled,
button[disabled]{
  border: 1px solid #999999;
  background-color: #cccccc;
  color: #666666;
}

div {
  padding: 5px 10px;
}
<div>
  <button> This is a working button </button>
</div>

<div>
  <button disabled> This is a disabled button </button>
</div>