Button Group

<sl-button-group> | SlButtonGroup
Since 2.0 stable

Button groups can be used to group related buttons into sections.

Left Center Right 
<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button>Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button>Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button>Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

Examples

Button Sizes

All button sizes are supported, but avoid mixing sizes within the same button group.

Left Center Right

Left Center Right

Left Center Right 
<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button size="small">Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="small">Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="small">Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

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<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button size="medium">Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="medium">Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="medium">Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

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<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button size="large">Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="large">Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="large">Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

Theme Buttons

Theme buttons are supported through the button’s variant attribute.

Left Center Right

Left Center Right

Left Center Right

Left Center Right

Left Center Right 
<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button variant="primary">Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="primary">Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="primary">Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

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<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button variant="success">Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="success">Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="success">Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

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<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button variant="neutral">Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="neutral">Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="neutral">Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

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<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button variant="warning">Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="warning">Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="warning">Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

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<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button variant="danger">Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="danger">Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button variant="danger">Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

Pill Buttons

Pill buttons are supported through the button’s pill attribute.

Left Center Right

Left Center Right

Left Center Right 
<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button size="small" pill>Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="small" pill>Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="small" pill>Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

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<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button size="medium" pill>Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="medium" pill>Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="medium" pill>Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

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<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-button size="large" pill>Left</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="large" pill>Center</sl-button>
  <sl-button size="large" pill>Right</sl-button>
</sl-button-group>

Dropdowns can be placed inside button groups as long as the trigger is an <sl-button> element.

Button Button Dropdown Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 
<sl-button-group label="Example Button Group">
  <sl-button>Button</sl-button>
  <sl-button>Button</sl-button>
  <sl-dropdown>
    <sl-button slot="trigger" caret>Dropdown</sl-button>
    <sl-menu>
      <sl-menu-item>Item 1</sl-menu-item>
      <sl-menu-item>Item 2</sl-menu-item>
      <sl-menu-item>Item 3</sl-menu-item>
    </sl-menu>
  </sl-dropdown>
</sl-button-group>

Split Buttons

Create a split button using a button and a dropdown. Use a visually hidden label to ensure the dropdown is accessible to users with assistive devices.

Save More options Save Save as… Save all 
<sl-button-group label="Example Button Group">
  <sl-button variant="primary">Save</sl-button>
  <sl-dropdown placement="bottom-end">
    <sl-button slot="trigger" variant="primary" caret>
      <sl-visually-hidden>More options</sl-visually-hidden>
    </sl-button>
    <sl-menu>
      <sl-menu-item>Save</sl-menu-item>
      <sl-menu-item>Save as&hellip;</sl-menu-item>
      <sl-menu-item>Save all</sl-menu-item>
    </sl-menu>
  </sl-dropdown>
</sl-button-group>

Tooltips in Button Groups

Buttons can be wrapped in tooltips to provide more detail when the user interacts with them.

Left Center Right 
<sl-button-group label="Alignment">
  <sl-tooltip content="I'm on the left">
    <sl-button>Left</sl-button>
  </sl-tooltip>

  <sl-tooltip content="I'm in the middle">
    <sl-button>Center</sl-button>
  </sl-tooltip>

  <sl-tooltip content="I'm on the right">
    <sl-button>Right</sl-button>
  </sl-tooltip>
</sl-button-group>

Toolbar Example

Create interactive toolbars with button groups.

<div class="button-group-toolbar">
  <sl-button-group label="History">
    <sl-tooltip content="Undo">
      <sl-button><sl-icon name="arrow-rotate-left" label="Undo"></sl-icon></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
    <sl-tooltip content="Redo">
      <sl-button><sl-icon name="arrow-rotate-right" label="Redo"></sl-icon></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
  </sl-button-group>

  <sl-button-group label="Formatting">
    <sl-tooltip content="Bold">
      <sl-button><sl-icon name="bold" label="Bold"></sl-icon></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
    <sl-tooltip content="Italic">
      <sl-button><sl-icon name="italic" label="Italic"></sl-icon></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
    <sl-tooltip content="Underline">
      <sl-button><sl-icon name="underline" label="Underline"></sl-icon></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
  </sl-button-group>

  <sl-button-group label="Alignment">
    <sl-tooltip content="Align Left">
      <sl-button><sl-icon name="align-left" label="Align Left"></sl-icon></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
    <sl-tooltip content="Align Center">
      <sl-button><sl-icon name="align-justify" label="Align Center"></sl-icon></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
    <sl-tooltip content="Align Right">
      <sl-button><sl-icon name="align-right" label="Align Right"></sl-icon></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
  </sl-button-group>
</div>

<style>
  .button-group-toolbar sl-button-group:not(:last-of-type) {
    margin-right: var(--sl-spacing-x-small);
  }
</style>

Slots

Name Description
(default) One or more <sl-button> elements to display in the button group.

Learn more about using slots.

Properties

Name Description Reflects Type Default
label A label to use for the button group. This won’t be displayed on the screen, but it will be announced by assistive devices when interacting with the control and is strongly recommended. string ''
updateComplete A read-only promise that resolves when the component has finished updating.

Learn more about attributes and properties.

Parts

Name Description
base The component’s base wrapper.

Learn more about customizing CSS parts.