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  2. 02Tailwind Primary and Secondary Button Pair
  3. 03Tailwind Ghost / Outline Button
  4. 04Tailwind Icon-Only Button with Accessible Tooltip
  5. 05Tailwind Gradient CTA Button
  6. 06Tailwind Loading Spinner Button (State Transition)
  7. 07Tailwind Disabled Button State (Full State Reference)
  8. 08Tailwind Button Group Component (Segmented Radio-Like)
  9. 09Tailwind Add to Cart Button
  10. 10Tailwind Download Progress Button
  11. 11Tailwind Like Heart Button
  12. 12Tailwind Confirm Delete Button
  13. 13Tailwind Play Pause Button
  14. 14Tailwind Subscribe Confetti Button
  15. 15Tailwind Magnetic Mercury Ripple Button
  16. 16Tailwind Brutalist Glitch Button
  17. 17Tailwind Neon Plasma Burst Button
  18. 18Tailwind Clay Press Button
  19. 19Tailwind Editorial Ink Spread Button
  20. 20Tailwind Particle Shard Burst Button
  21. 21Tailwind Brushed Brass Plate Button
  22. 22Tailwind Washi Paper Crane Button
  23. 23Tailwind Frosted Ice Cube Button
  24. 24Tailwind Vintage Typewriter Key Button
  25. 25Tailwind Lacquered Walnut Wood Button
  26. 26Tailwind Pharma Gel Capsule Button
  27. 27Tailwind Aged Copper Coin Button
  28. 28Tailwind Origami Fortune Cookie Button
  29. 29Tailwind Holographic Foil Sticker Button
  30. 30Tailwind Brutalist Concrete Slab Button
  31. 31Tailwind Mercury Bead Morph Button
  32. 32Tailwind Soft Pill Modern SaaS Button
  33. 33Tailwind Masking Tape Label Button
  34. 34Tailwind Obsidian Glass Shard Button
  35. 35Tailwind Wine Velvet Ribbon Button
  36. 36Tailwind LED Segment Display Button
  37. 37Tailwind Cassette Mixtape Label Button
  38. 38Tailwind Chalkboard Menu Button
  39. 39Tailwind Vinyl Record Sleeve Ripple Button
  40. 40Tailwind Polaroid Snapshot Button
  41. 41Tailwind Airline Boarding Pass Button
  42. 42Tailwind Aged Brass Subway Token Button
  43. 43Tailwind Vintage Rx Pharmacy Label Button
  44. 44Tailwind Bakelite Radio Dial Toggle Button
  45. 45Tailwind Regal Postage Stamp Button
  46. 46Tailwind Victorian Cigar Band Foil Button
  47. 47Tailwind Vintage Calculator Key Button
  48. 48Tailwind Toolbox Latch Spotlight Button
  49. 49Tailwind Receipt Paper Total Count-Up Button
  50. 50Tailwind IBM Punch Card Magnetic Follow Button
  51. 51Tailwind Brass Periscope Lens Button
Tailwind + JSMIT licensed

Tailwind Magnetic Mercury Ripple Button

The button leans toward your cursor like it is magnetised, a mercury highlight tracks the pointer across its surface, and clicks ripple from the exact point of contact. The JS writes four custom properties; every visual is a utility that reads them — the cleanest division of labour in the collection.

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The code

<div class="tb-15 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center font-tb15-sans antialiased p-[clamp(1.5rem,6vw,4rem)]">
  <button type="button" class="tb-15__btn group relative overflow-hidden isolate cursor-pointer min-h-15 px-9 border border-tb15-line rounded-[1.15rem] text-base font-semibold tracking-[-0.01em] text-tb15-ink bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,var(--color-tb15-btn-lift),var(--color-tb15-btn))] shadow-[0_20px_44px_-24px_#000000e6,inset_0_1px_0_var(--color-tb15-sheen)] translate-x-[calc(var(--dx)*var(--tb-15-pull))] translate-y-[calc(var(--dy)*var(--tb-15-pull)*0.6)] transition-[translate,transform,border-color,box-shadow] duration-[450ms] ease-tb15-spring touch-manipulation [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] hover:border-tb15-accent-line active:scale-[0.985] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-4 focus-visible:outline-tb15-accent motion-reduce:transition-none motion-reduce:translate-x-0 motion-reduce:translate-y-0">
    <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute -inset-px z-10 rounded-[inherit] opacity-0 blur-[2px] saturate-[1.2] transition-opacity duration-[350ms] bg-[radial-gradient(9rem_6rem_at_var(--mx)_var(--my),var(--color-tb15-mercury),transparent_62%),radial-gradient(3.2rem_3.2rem_at_var(--mx)_var(--my),var(--color-tb15-mercury-hot),transparent_70%)] group-hover:opacity-90 motion-reduce:hidden"></span>
    <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute z-10 top-[var(--my)] left-[var(--mx)] size-4 -mt-2 -ml-2 rounded-full pointer-events-none opacity-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle,var(--color-tb15-ripple),transparent_70%)] group-[.is-rippling]:animate-tb15-ripple motion-reduce:hidden"></span>
    <span class="relative z-20 inline-block transition-transform duration-500 ease-tb15-spring group-hover:translate-x-[calc(var(--dx)*4px)] group-hover:translate-y-[calc(var(--dy)*3px)] motion-reduce:transition-none motion-reduce:group-hover:translate-x-0 motion-reduce:group-hover:translate-y-0">Explore the system</span>
  </button>
</div>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tb15-bg: #08090c;
  --color-tb15-bg: oklch(0.12 0.008 260);
  --color-tb15-btn: #101319;
  --color-tb15-btn: oklch(0.2 0.015 260);
  --color-tb15-btn-lift: #171b23;
  --color-tb15-btn-lift: oklch(0.24 0.015 260);
  --color-tb15-line: #262b36;
  --color-tb15-line: oklch(0.31 0.02 260);
  --color-tb15-ink: #f2f5fa;
  --color-tb15-ink: oklch(0.96 0.006 260);
  --color-tb15-accent: #a3e635;
  --color-tb15-accent: oklch(0.87 0.19 124);
  --color-tb15-accent-line: #6d9b2a;
  --color-tb15-accent-line: oklch(0.62 0.13 124);
  --color-tb15-mercury: #a3e6358c;
  --color-tb15-mercury: oklch(0.87 0.19 124 / 0.55);
  --color-tb15-mercury-hot: #ffffff8c;
  --color-tb15-ripple: #a3e635b3;
  --color-tb15-ripple: oklch(0.87 0.19 124 / 0.7);
  --color-tb15-sheen: #ffffff1f;
  --font-tb15-sans: "Sora", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --ease-tb15-spring: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --animate-tb15-ripple: tb-15-ripple 0.62s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards;
}

@supports (transition-timing-function: linear(0, 1)) {
  @theme {
    --ease-tb15-spring: linear(0, 0.35 6%, 0.78 14%, 1.05 22%, 1.09 27%, 1.03 36%, 1 50%, 1);
  }
}

@keyframes tb-15-ripple {
  0% {
    opacity: 0.85;
    scale: 0;
  }

  100% {
    opacity: 0;
    scale: 22;
  }
}

.tb-15 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-height: 100svh;
  background: radial-gradient(38rem 24rem at 50% 50%, color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-tb15-accent) 8%, transparent), transparent 70%), var(--color-tb15-bg);
}
/* Pointer state defaults — the JS overwrites these; the button is correct without JS. */

.tb-15__btn {
  --mx: 50%;
  --my: 50%;
  --dx: 0;
  --dy: 0;
  --tb-15-pull: 13px;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
  .tb-15:not([data-theme="dark"]) {
    --color-tb15-bg: oklch(0.95 0.004 260);
  }
}

.tb-15[data-theme="light"] {
  --color-tb15-bg: oklch(0.95 0.004 260);
}

@media (forced-colors: active) {
  .tb-15__btn {
    background: ButtonFace;
    color: ButtonText;
    border: 1px solid ButtonText;
  }

  .tb-15__btn > span[aria-hidden] {
    display: none;
  }
}
(() => {
  const btn = document.querySelector('.tb-15__btn');
  if (!btn) return;
  let box = null;
  btn.addEventListener('pointerenter', () => { box = btn.getBoundingClientRect(); });
  btn.addEventListener('pointermove', (e) => {
    if (e.pointerType !== 'mouse') return;
    box = box || btn.getBoundingClientRect();
    const nx = (e.clientX - box.left) / box.width;
    const ny = (e.clientY - box.top) / box.height;
    btn.style.setProperty('--mx', (nx * 100).toFixed(2) + '%');
    btn.style.setProperty('--my', (ny * 100).toFixed(2) + '%');
    btn.style.setProperty('--dx', (nx - 0.5).toFixed(3));
    btn.style.setProperty('--dy', (ny - 0.5).toFixed(3));
  });
  btn.addEventListener('pointerleave', () => {
    box = null;
    btn.style.setProperty('--dx', '0');
    btn.style.setProperty('--dy', '0');
  });
  btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
    btn.classList.remove('is-rippling');
    void btn.offsetWidth; // restart the keyframes
    btn.classList.add('is-rippling');
  });
})();

Setup — do this once per project

Skip this if your project already runs Tailwind v4.

1Load Tailwind
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>

Compiles in the browser — perfect for a CodePen or a quick test, not for production.

2Add the stylesheetRequiredthe @theme block is what makes the custom utilities exist
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tb15-bg: #08090c;
  --color-tb15-bg: oklch(0.12 0.008 260);
  --color-tb15-btn: #101319;
  --color-tb15-btn: oklch(0.2 0.015 260);
  --color-tb15-btn-lift: #171b23;
  --color-tb15-btn-lift: oklch(0.24 0.015 260);
  --color-tb15-line: #262b36;
  --color-tb15-line: oklch(0.31 0.02 260);
  --color-tb15-ink: #f2f5fa;
  --color-tb15-ink: oklch(0.96 0.006 260);
  --color-tb15-accent: #a3e635;
  --color-tb15-accent: oklch(0.87 0.19 124);
  --color-tb15-accent-line: #6d9b2a;
  --color-tb15-accent-line: oklch(0.62 0.13 124);
  --color-tb15-mercury: #a3e6358c;
  --color-tb15-mercury: oklch(0.87 0.19 124 / 0.55);
  --color-tb15-mercury-hot: #ffffff8c;
  --color-tb15-ripple: #a3e635b3;
  --color-tb15-ripple: oklch(0.87 0.19 124 / 0.7);
  --color-tb15-sheen: #ffffff1f;
  --font-tb15-sans: "Sora", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --ease-tb15-spring: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --animate-tb15-ripple: tb-15-ripple 0.62s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards;
}

@supports (transition-timing-function: linear(0, 1)) {
  @theme {
    --ease-tb15-spring: linear(0, 0.35 6%, 0.78 14%, 1.05 22%, 1.09 27%, 1.03 36%, 1 50%, 1);
  }
}

@keyframes tb-15-ripple {
  0% {
    opacity: 0.85;
    scale: 0;
  }

  100% {
    opacity: 0;
    scale: 22;
  }
}

.tb-15 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-height: 100svh;
  background: radial-gradient(38rem 24rem at 50% 50%, color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-tb15-accent) 8%, transparent), transparent 70%), var(--color-tb15-bg);
}
/* Pointer state defaults — the JS overwrites these; the button is correct without JS. */

.tb-15__btn {
  --mx: 50%;
  --my: 50%;
  --dx: 0;
  --dy: 0;
  --tb-15-pull: 13px;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
  .tb-15:not([data-theme="dark"]) {
    --color-tb15-bg: oklch(0.95 0.004 260);
  }
}

.tb-15[data-theme="light"] {
  --color-tb15-bg: oklch(0.95 0.004 260);
}

@media (forced-colors: active) {
  .tb-15__btn {
    background: ButtonFace;
    color: ButtonText;
    border: 1px solid ButtonText;
  }

  .tb-15__btn > span[aria-hidden] {
    display: none;
  }
}
3Fonts used by this demooptional — skip if you have your own type stack
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Sora:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap">

What changed in the port

Which parts became utilities, which stayed CSS, and why.

  • Utilities: the magnet translate, the mercury gradient and its hover opacity, the ripple's position and trigger, the label's parallax. CSS: one keyframe, the stage backdrop, and the four pointer-variable defaults on .tb-15__btn — which must exist in the stylesheet so the button is correct before (and without) JS.
  • This is the pattern for every pointer-driven effect: JS writes variables, utilities read them inside calc(). Nothing about the port makes the JS longer, and the visuals are now inspectable in the element's class list.
  • motion-reduce:translate-x-0 motion-reduce:translate-y-0 replaces the CSS original's translate:0 0 !important. The variant wins on specificity order instead of force, which is the tidier mechanism.
  • group-[.is-rippling]: is the same class-based group variant used in demo 09. Two JS-driven one-shots, one idiom.
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Here's a working CSS demo from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Tailwind Magnetic Mercury Ripple Button
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/tailwind-css-buttons/tailwind-magnetic-mercury-ripple-button/

The button leans toward your cursor like it is magnetised, a mercury highlight tracks the pointer across its surface, and clicks ripple from the exact point of contact. The JS writes four custom properties; every visual is a utility that reads them — the cleanest division of labour in the collection.
## HTML
```html
<div class="tb-15 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center font-tb15-sans antialiased p-[clamp(1.5rem,6vw,4rem)]">
  <button type="button" class="tb-15__btn group relative overflow-hidden isolate cursor-pointer min-h-15 px-9 border border-tb15-line rounded-[1.15rem] text-base font-semibold tracking-[-0.01em] text-tb15-ink bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,var(--color-tb15-btn-lift),var(--color-tb15-btn))] shadow-[0_20px_44px_-24px_#000000e6,inset_0_1px_0_var(--color-tb15-sheen)] translate-x-[calc(var(--dx)*var(--tb-15-pull))] translate-y-[calc(var(--dy)*var(--tb-15-pull)*0.6)] transition-[translate,transform,border-color,box-shadow] duration-[450ms] ease-tb15-spring touch-manipulation [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] hover:border-tb15-accent-line active:scale-[0.985] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-4 focus-visible:outline-tb15-accent motion-reduce:transition-none motion-reduce:translate-x-0 motion-reduce:translate-y-0">
    <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute -inset-px z-10 rounded-[inherit] opacity-0 blur-[2px] saturate-[1.2] transition-opacity duration-[350ms] bg-[radial-gradient(9rem_6rem_at_var(--mx)_var(--my),var(--color-tb15-mercury),transparent_62%),radial-gradient(3.2rem_3.2rem_at_var(--mx)_var(--my),var(--color-tb15-mercury-hot),transparent_70%)] group-hover:opacity-90 motion-reduce:hidden"></span>
    <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute z-10 top-[var(--my)] left-[var(--mx)] size-4 -mt-2 -ml-2 rounded-full pointer-events-none opacity-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle,var(--color-tb15-ripple),transparent_70%)] group-[.is-rippling]:animate-tb15-ripple motion-reduce:hidden"></span>
    <span class="relative z-20 inline-block transition-transform duration-500 ease-tb15-spring group-hover:translate-x-[calc(var(--dx)*4px)] group-hover:translate-y-[calc(var(--dy)*3px)] motion-reduce:transition-none motion-reduce:group-hover:translate-x-0 motion-reduce:group-hover:translate-y-0">Explore the system</span>
  </button>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tb15-bg: #08090c;
  --color-tb15-bg: oklch(0.12 0.008 260);
  --color-tb15-btn: #101319;
  --color-tb15-btn: oklch(0.2 0.015 260);
  --color-tb15-btn-lift: #171b23;
  --color-tb15-btn-lift: oklch(0.24 0.015 260);
  --color-tb15-line: #262b36;
  --color-tb15-line: oklch(0.31 0.02 260);
  --color-tb15-ink: #f2f5fa;
  --color-tb15-ink: oklch(0.96 0.006 260);
  --color-tb15-accent: #a3e635;
  --color-tb15-accent: oklch(0.87 0.19 124);
  --color-tb15-accent-line: #6d9b2a;
  --color-tb15-accent-line: oklch(0.62 0.13 124);
  --color-tb15-mercury: #a3e6358c;
  --color-tb15-mercury: oklch(0.87 0.19 124 / 0.55);
  --color-tb15-mercury-hot: #ffffff8c;
  --color-tb15-ripple: #a3e635b3;
  --color-tb15-ripple: oklch(0.87 0.19 124 / 0.7);
  --color-tb15-sheen: #ffffff1f;
  --font-tb15-sans: "Sora", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --ease-tb15-spring: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --animate-tb15-ripple: tb-15-ripple 0.62s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) forwards;
}

@supports (transition-timing-function: linear(0, 1)) {
  @theme {
    --ease-tb15-spring: linear(0, 0.35 6%, 0.78 14%, 1.05 22%, 1.09 27%, 1.03 36%, 1 50%, 1);
  }
}

@keyframes tb-15-ripple {
  0% {
    opacity: 0.85;
    scale: 0;
  }

  100% {
    opacity: 0;
    scale: 22;
  }
}

.tb-15 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-height: 100svh;
  background: radial-gradient(38rem 24rem at 50% 50%, color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-tb15-accent) 8%, transparent), transparent 70%), var(--color-tb15-bg);
}
/* Pointer state defaults — the JS overwrites these; the button is correct without JS. */

.tb-15__btn {
  --mx: 50%;
  --my: 50%;
  --dx: 0;
  --dy: 0;
  --tb-15-pull: 13px;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
  .tb-15:not([data-theme="dark"]) {
    --color-tb15-bg: oklch(0.95 0.004 260);
  }
}

.tb-15[data-theme="light"] {
  --color-tb15-bg: oklch(0.95 0.004 260);
}

@media (forced-colors: active) {
  .tb-15__btn {
    background: ButtonFace;
    color: ButtonText;
    border: 1px solid ButtonText;
  }

  .tb-15__btn > span[aria-hidden] {
    display: none;
  }
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
(() => {
  const btn = document.querySelector('.tb-15__btn');
  if (!btn) return;
  let box = null;
  btn.addEventListener('pointerenter', () => { box = btn.getBoundingClientRect(); });
  btn.addEventListener('pointermove', (e) => {
    if (e.pointerType !== 'mouse') return;
    box = box || btn.getBoundingClientRect();
    const nx = (e.clientX - box.left) / box.width;
    const ny = (e.clientY - box.top) / box.height;
    btn.style.setProperty('--mx', (nx * 100).toFixed(2) + '%');
    btn.style.setProperty('--my', (ny * 100).toFixed(2) + '%');
    btn.style.setProperty('--dx', (nx - 0.5).toFixed(3));
    btn.style.setProperty('--dy', (ny - 0.5).toFixed(3));
  });
  btn.addEventListener('pointerleave', () => {
    box = null;
    btn.style.setProperty('--dx', '0');
    btn.style.setProperty('--dy', '0');
  });
  btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
    btn.classList.remove('is-rippling');
    void btn.offsetWidth; // restart the keyframes
    btn.classList.add('is-rippling');
  });
})();
```

How this works

JS publishes, CSS decides. The controller sets --mx/--my (percentages) and --dx/--dy (normalised offsets from centre) and nothing else. Three separate visuals then read the same four numbers: the magnet translate, the mercury gradient position, and the ripple origin.

class="translate-x-[calc(var(--dx)*var(--tb-15-pull))]
       translate-y-[calc(var(--dy)*var(--tb-15-pull)*0.6)]"

The pull is capped by construction. --dx is bounded to ±0.5 and --tb-15-pull is a px value, so the button can never wander far from its layout position — a magnet that drifts is a layout bug.

Keyboard users get a static button. The magnet binds to pointermove with a pointerType === 'mouse' guard; focus-visible: gets a real ring and no movement at all.

Make it yours

  • --tb-15-pull is the magnet strength: 10–14px feels premium, above 24px feels broken.
  • Spotlight instead of mercury: swap the gradient's accent stop for white at low alpha.
  • Ripple timing lives in --animate-tb15-ripple; 620ms matches Material's.
  • Combine with any other demo — the pointer variables are independent of the skin.
  • Touch: the pointerType guard already skips the magnet; the highlight still follows taps.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Cache getBoundingClientRect() on pointerenter, not per move, the moment you have a grid of these.
  • A magnetic button must not move under a keyboard user. Pointer events only.
  • Default --mx/--my to 50% or Enter/Space produces a ripple from the top-left corner.
  • motion-reduce: must disable the magnet and the ripple — small unexpected translations are a vestibular trigger.
  • touch-action-manipulation removes the 300ms tap delay; without it the ripple feels laggy on mobile.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Pointer Events and individual transform properties are universal well below Tailwind v4's floor. The demo degrades to a plain button if JS is unavailable — the variables have declared defaults.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

radial-gradient()tw ↗

Theme tokensset in @theme, used by a utility

custom propertiestw ↗

HTML & JSno Tailwind involved

pointer eventsMDN ↗

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