layout: docs title: Button group description: Group a series of buttons together on a single line or stack them in a vertical column. group: components
Wrap a series of buttons with .btn
in .btn-group
.
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role
and provide a labelIn order for assistive technologies (such as screen readers) to convey that a series of buttons is grouped, an appropriate role
attribute needs to be provided. For button groups, this would be role="group"
, while toolbars should have a role="toolbar"
.
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 role attribute. In the examples provided here, we use aria-label
, but alternatives such as aria-labelledby
can also be used.
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These classes can also be added to groups of links, as an alternative to the .nav
navigation components.
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Combine button-like checkbox and radio toggle buttons into a seamless looking button group.
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Checkbox 2
Checkbox 3
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Radio 2
Radio 3
{{< /example >}}Combine sets of button groups into button toolbars for more complex components. Use utility classes as needed to space out groups, buttons, and more.
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<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">1</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">2</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">3</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">4</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">5</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">6</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">7</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-info">8</button>
Feel free to mix input groups with button groups in your toolbars. Similar to the example above, you'll likely need some utilities though to space things properly.
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<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">1</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">2</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">3</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">4</button>
<div class="input-group-text" id="btnGroupAddon">@</div>
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Input group example" aria-label="Input group example" aria-describedby="btnGroupAddon">
<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>
Place a .btn-group
within another .btn-group
when you want dropdown menus mixed with a series of buttons.
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<button id="btnGroupDrop1" type="button" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
Dropdown
</button>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="btnGroupDrop1">
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Dropdown link</a></li>
</ul>
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Make a set of buttons appear vertically stacked rather than horizontally. Split button dropdowns are not supported here.
<div class="btn-group-vertical">
...
</div>