<div class="bs-docs-section"> <h1 id="btn-groups" class="page-header">Button groups</h1> <p class="lead">Group a series of buttons together on a single line with the button group. Add on optional JavaScript radio and checkbox style behavior with <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/javascript/#buttons">our buttons plugin</a>.</p> <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-warning" id="callout-btn-group-tooltips"> <h4>Tooltips & popovers in button groups require special setting</h4> <p>When using tooltips or popovers on elements within a <code>.btn-group</code>, you'll have to specify the option <code>container: 'body'</code> to avoid unwanted side effects (such as the element growing wider and/or losing its rounded corners when the tooltip or popover is triggered).</p> </div> <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-warning" id="callout-btn-group-accessibility"> <h4>Ensure correct <code>role</code> and provide a label</h4> <p>In order for assistive technologies – such as screen readers – to convey that a series of buttons is grouped, an appropriate <code>role</code> attribute needs to be provided. For button groups, this would be <code>role="group"</code>, while toolbars should have a <code>role="toolbar"</code>.</p> <p>One exception are groups which only contain a single control (for instance the <a href="#btn-groups-justified">justified button groups</a> with <code><button></code> elements) or a dropdown.</p> <p>In addition, groups and toolbars should be given an explicit label, as most assistive technologies will otherwise not announce them, despite the presence of the correct <code>role</code> attribute. In the examples provided here, we use <code>aria-label</code>, but alternatives such as <code>aria-labelledby</code> can also be used.</p> </div> <h2 id="btn-groups-single">Basic example</h2> <p>Wrap a series of buttons with <code>.btn</code> in <code>.btn-group</code>.</p> <div class="bs-example" data-example-id="simple-button-group"> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Basic example"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button> </div> </div> {% highlight html %} <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="..."> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button> </div> {% endhighlight %} <h2 id="btn-groups-toolbar">Button toolbar</h2> <p>Combine sets of <code><div class="btn-group"></code> into a <code><div class="btn-toolbar"></code> for more complex components.</p> <div class="bs-example" data-example-id="simple-button-toolbar"> <div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar" aria-label="Toolbar with button groups"> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="First group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">1</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">2</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">3</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">4</button> </div> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Second group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">5</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">6</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">7</button> </div> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Third group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">8</button> </div> </div> </div> {% highlight html %} <div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar" aria-label="..."> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div> </div> {% endhighlight %} <h2 id="btn-groups-sizing">Sizing</h2> <p>Instead of applying button sizing classes to every button in a group, just add <code>.btn-group-*</code> to each <code>.btn-group</code>, including when nesting multiple groups.</p> <div class="bs-example" data-example-id="button-group-sizing"> <div class="btn-group btn-group-lg" role="group" aria-label="Large button group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button> </div> <br> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Default button group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button> </div> <br> <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm" role="group" aria-label="Small button group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button> </div> <br> <div class="btn-group btn-group-xs" role="group" aria-label="Extra-small button group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button> </div> </div> {% highlight html %} <div class="btn-group btn-group-lg" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div> <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div> <div class="btn-group btn-group-xs" role="group" aria-label="...">...</div> {% endhighlight %} <h2 id="btn-groups-nested">Nesting</h2> <p>Place a <code>.btn-group</code> within another <code>.btn-group</code> when you want dropdown menus mixed with a series of buttons.</p> <div class="bs-example" data-example-id="button-group-nesting"> <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="Button group with nested dropdown"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">1</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">2</button> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button id="btnGroupDrop1" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Dropdown <span class="caret"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="btnGroupDrop1"> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> {% highlight html %} <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="..."> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">1</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">2</button> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Dropdown <span class="caret"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> {% endhighlight %} <h2 id="btn-groups-vertical">Vertical variation</h2> <p>Make a set of buttons appear vertically stacked rather than horizontally. <strong class="text-danger">Split button dropdowns are not supported here.</strong></p> <div class="bs-example" data-example-id="vertical-button-group"> <div class="btn-group-vertical" role="group" aria-label="Vertical button group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Button</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Button</button> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop1" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Dropdown <span class="caret"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="btnGroupVerticalDrop1"> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> </ul> </div> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Button</button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Button</button> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop2" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Dropdown <span class="caret"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="btnGroupVerticalDrop2"> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop3" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Dropdown <span class="caret"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="btnGroupVerticalDrop3"> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button id="btnGroupVerticalDrop4" type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Dropdown <span class="caret"></span> </button> <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="btnGroupVerticalDrop4"> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> <li><a href="#">Dropdown link</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> {% highlight html %} <div class="btn-group-vertical" role="group" aria-label="..."> ... </div> {% endhighlight %} <h2 id="btn-groups-justified">Justified button groups</h2> <p>Make a group of buttons stretch at equal sizes to span the entire width of its parent. Also works with button dropdowns within the button group.</p> <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-warning" id="callout-btn-group-justified-dbl-border"> <h4>Handling borders</h4> <p>Due to the specific HTML and CSS used to justify buttons (namely <code>display: table-cell</code>), the borders between them are doubled. In regular button groups, <code>margin-left: -1px</code> is used to stack the borders instead of removing them. However, <code>margin</code> doesn't work with <code>display: table-cell</code>. As a result, depending on your customizations to Bootstrap, you may wish to remove or re-color the borders.</p> </div> <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-warning" id="callout-btn-group-ie8-border"> <h4>IE8 and borders</h4> <p>Internet Explorer 8 doesn't render borders on buttons in a justified button group, whether it's on <code><a></code> or <code><button></code> elements. To get around that, wrap each button in another <code>.btn-group</code>.</p> <p>See <a href="https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/issues/12476">#12476</a> for more information.</p> </div> <h4>With <code><a></code> elements</h4> <p>Just wrap a series of <code>.btn</code>s in <code>.btn-group.btn-group-justified</code>.</p> <div class="bs-example" data-example-id="simple-justified-button-group"> <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="Justified button group"> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Left</a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Middle</a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Right</a> </div> <br> <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="Justified button group with nested dropdown"> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Left</a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default" role="button">Middle</a> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <a href="#" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Dropdown <span class="caret"></span> </a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <li><a href="#">Action</a></li> <li><a href="#">Another action</a></li> <li><a href="#">Something else here</a></li> <li role="separator" class="divider"></li> <li><a href="#">Separated link</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> {% highlight html %} <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="..."> ... </div> {% endhighlight %} <div class="bs-callout bs-callout-warning" id="callout-btn-group-anchor-btn"> <h4>Links acting as buttons</h4> <p>If the <code><a></code> elements are used to act as buttons – triggering in-page functionality, rather than navigating to another document or section within the current page – they should also be given an appropriate <code>role="button"</code>.</p> </div> <h4>With <code><button></code> elements</h4> <p>To use justified button groups with <code><button></code> elements, <strong class="text-danger">you must wrap each button in a button group</strong>. Most browsers don't properly apply our CSS for justification to <code><button></code> elements, but since we support button dropdowns, we can work around that.</p> <div class="bs-example" data-example-id="button-tag-button-group-justified"> <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="Justified button group"> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button> </div> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button> </div> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button> </div> </div> </div> {% highlight html %} <div class="btn-group btn-group-justified" role="group" aria-label="..."> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Left</button> </div> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Middle</button> </div> <div class="btn-group" role="group"> <button type="button" class="btn btn-default">Right</button> </div> </div> {% endhighlight %} </div>