Button group
A button group is a grouping of buttons whose actions are related to each other.


Options#
Table of options#
From the design point of view, each component has a number of options. These options and their names are platform agnostic, and each implementation should adapt these to fit into their framework.
Usage guidelines#
Use the recommended option for subsequent actions#
The most critical action within a button group should be an




Align button groups based on content#
Button groups are aligned contextually. In general, button groups are left-aligned to follow content such as a block of text. They are center-aligned in the context of an empty state. And, they should be right-aligned inside container components such as dialogs, popovers, or cards.


Respect button order within a group#
The order of button priority should match the alignment of surrounding text. When text is left-aligned, buttons should be arranged so that the leftmost button is the most critical. When text is right- or center- aligned, the most critical action should be the furthest right.




Use icons only for the most critical actions#
Not all buttons in a group require an icon, but buttons with icons should always be of a higher priority than ones without icons. If the most critical action in a group doesn’t have an icon, don’t use icons in the remaining lower-level actions.




Use a button group to show additional actions#
Instead of a single split button (now a deprecated component), use a button group to show any additional actions related to the most critical action.




Internationalization#
Keyboard interactions#
Changelog#
- Updated disabled text color (from gray-500 to gray-400) and disabled border color (from gray-200 to gray-300)
- Updated all colors to 6.0.0
- Added size option
- This component has been added to the website
Design checklist#

All interactive states
Includes all interactive states that are applicable (hover, down, focus, keyboard focus, disabled).

All color themes
Works properly across all four color themes (lightest, light, dark, darkest).

All platform scales
Includes a desktop scale (UWP, macOS, web desktop) and a mobile scale (iOS, Android, web mobile).
Accessible use of color
Color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information (WCAG 2.0 1.4.1).
Accessible contrast for text
Text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for small text and at least 3:1 for large text (WCAG 2.0 1.4.3).
Accessible contrast for UI components
Visual information required to identify components and states (except inactive components) has a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 (WCAG 2.1 1.4.11).

Content design
UI language and information design considerations have been incorporated into component design.

Defined options
Includes relevant options (variant, style, size, orientation, optional iconography, decorations, selection, error state, etc.)

Defined behaviors
Includes guidelines for keyboard focus, layout (wrapping, truncation, overflow), animation, interactions, etc.

Usage guidelines
Includes a list of dos and don'ts that highlight best practices and common mistakes.
Writing guidelines
Includes content standards or usage guidelines for how to write or format in-product content for the component.

Internationalization guidelines
Works properly across various locales and includes guidelines for bi-directionality (RTL).

Keyboard interactions
Follows WCAG 2.0 standards for keyboard accessibility guidelines and includes a description of the keyboard interactions.

Design tokens
All design attributes (color, typography, layout, animation, etc.) are available as design tokens.
UI kit
Includes a downloadable XD file that shows multiple options, states, color themes, and platform scales.

Generated UI kit
Includes a downloadable XD file, generated by code using design tokens defined in Spectrum DNA, and shows multiple options, states, color themes, and platform scales.

In Spectrum for Adobe XD plugin
Component is included in the Spectrum for Adobe XD plugin.