After released CSS3, I have practiced with it’s new features. After watching one tutorial i got an idea to make something nice. Then I am tried to build Facebook and Twitter button using CSS3 without using any image. And try to use some nice CSS tricks to make these button more realistic.
And one thing, I will not discuss the CSS3 new features format and params. I will just show how I have used these feature to create FB and Twitter button. Lets Start How I do that.
Here is the List some of CSS3 property I have used to do this:
- font-face
- Gradient
- Border radius
- Text & Box Shadow
- Other properties
Font-face
I have used font-face kit from here. To get the Facebook ‘f’ and Twitter ‘t’ I have used that. I have created Font by this font-face kit. And use this font later.
@font-face { font-family: 'ModernPictogramsNormal'; src: url('font/modernpics-webfont.eot'); src: url('font/modernpics-webfont.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'), url('font/modernpics-webfont.woff') format('woff'), url('font/modernpics-webfont.ttf') format('truetype'), url('font/modernpics-webfont.svg#ModernPictogramsNormal') format('svg'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; }
Gradients
You can see Gradients syntax/format here. Then if you want you can make your own Gradient visually Here.
Here My Used Gradient for FB Icon:
/* Background Credients */ background: #014464; background-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.4, #2E6C9E), color-stop(0.51, #1A5399), color-stop(0.6, #2774B8) );
Border radius
Border radius is a nice feature of CSS3. You can see the other property here Or you can create visually here.
/* Border & Border Radius */ -moz-border-radius:10px; -moz-border-radius:10px; border-radius:10px; border: 1px solid #368DBE; border-top: 1px solid #e3d6df; border-left: 1px solid #e3d6df;
Text & box shadow
Box-shadow, one of CSS3′s best new features. You can see details of Box shadow here.
To make the button more interactive I have used Text shadow. You can see some use of Text shadow here. here.
/* Text Shadow */ text-shadow: 0px -1px 1px #111; /* Box shadow */ -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px black; -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px black; box-shadow: 0 3px 8px black;
Others
To make interactive button I have added shadow while button active.
/* WHILE BEING CLICKED */ .button:active { -moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 6px black; -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 6px black; }
Then I have used the Font i have made by font face.
.button:after { font-family: ModernPictogramsNormal; content: 'F'; color: #FFF; font-size: 60px; float: left; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: -10px; text-shadow: 1 1px 1 #4190AF; }
And here is the other normal CSS I have used for create the button.
.button { width: 55px; height: 55px; line-height: 63px; text-decoration: none; color: white; font-size: 40px; font-family: helvetica, arial; font-weight: bold; display: block; text-align: center; }
I have shown all the CSS I have used for Facebook button. To see the Twitter button source download it from github. And you also can see the inspiring tutorials at Nettuts+
Cheers!!!