Secondary Action Button Template

This template provides a subtle yet clear button for alternative user actions.

It is designed to complement a primary button without competing for attention, making it perfect for options like viewing details or canceling a process.

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About the Secondary Action Button

A secondary action button, often styled as an "outline" or "ghost" button, represents a secondary choice for the user. While the primary button is bold and draws the eye, the secondary button has a lower visual weight. It gives users an alternative path without distracting them from the main goal.

Features

Outline (Ghost) Style: Features a transparent background and a colored border, which is visually unobtrusive.
Interactive Hover Effect: The button background fills with color on hover, providing clear visual feedback that it's an interactive element.
Fully Responsive: Adapts smoothly to different screen sizes, taking up the full width on smaller mobile devices for easier tapping.
Accessible by Design: A clear :focus-visible state ensures keyboard users can easily see which element is active.
Customizable via CSS Variables: Easily adjust colors and other properties by changing the values in the CSS custom properties block.

Code Breakdown

The CSS for this component uses a transparent background-color and a solid border for its default state. When a user hovers or focuses on the button, a transition smoothly animates the background fill and changes the text color to maintain contrast. The :focus-visible pseudo-class applies a high-contrast outline around the button, ensuring it stands out for keyboard navigation.

Code

Here is the self-contained code for the secondary action button template.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Secondary Action Button</title>
    <style>
        /*
         Component: Secondary Action Button
         Description: A subtle, outline-style button for secondary user actions.
        */

:root {
            --secondary-border-color: #6c757d;
            --secondary-text-color: #6c757d;
            --secondary-bg-hover: #6c757d;
            --secondary-text-hover: #ffffff;
            --secondary-focus-outline: #6c757d;
        }

.secondary-container-1 {
            font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            padding: 2rem;
            background-color: #ffffff; /* Example background */
        }

.secondary-btn-1 {
            display: inline-block;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            background-color: transparent;
            color: var(--secondary-text-color);
            border: 2px solid var(--secondary-border-color);
            border-radius: 8px;
            padding: calc(1rem - 2px) calc(2rem - 2px); /* Adjust padding to account for border */
            cursor: pointer;
            text-decoration: none;
            line-height: 1.5;
            transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
        }
        
        .secondary-btn-1:hover {
            background-color: var(--secondary-bg-hover);
            color: var(--secondary-text-hover);
            border-color: var(--secondary-bg-hover); /* Ensures border matches on hover */
        }
        
        .secondary-btn-1:active {
            transform: translateY(1px);
        }

.secondary-btn-1:focus-visible {
            outline: 3px solid var(--secondary-focus-outline);
            outline-offset: 3px;
        }

/* For smaller screens */
        @media (max-width: 600px) {
            .secondary-btn-1 {
                font-size: 1rem;
                padding: calc(0.8rem - 2px) calc(1.6rem - 2px);
                width: 100%;
                text-align: center;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

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