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Amit Hagin
Amit Hagin

Reputation: 3226

Embed image in a <button> element

I'm trying to display a png image on a <button> element in HTML. The button is the same size as the image, and the image is shown but for some reason not in the center - so it's impossible to see it all. In other words it seems like the top right corner of the image is located at the center of the button and not at the top right corner of the button.

This is the HTML code:

<button id="close" class="closing" onClick="javascript:close_clip()"><img src="icons/close.png" /></button>

Update:
What actually happens, I think, is a margin problem. I get a two pixel margin, so the background image is going out of the button. The button and the image are the same size, which is only 20px, so it's very noticable... I tried margin:0, padding:0, but it didn't help...

Upvotes: 197

Views: 1005704

Answers (12)

Eli Davies
Eli Davies

Reputation: 241

The simplest way to put an image into a button:

<button onclick="myFunction()"><img src="your image path here.png"/></button>

This will automatically resize the button to the size of the image.

Upvotes: 24

Nay Aung Lin
Nay Aung Lin

Reputation: 95

Try like this format and use "width" attribute to manage the image size, it is simple. JavaScript can be implemented in <button> element too.

<button><img src=""></button>

Upvotes: 1

Juan Carlos Ajahuana Quispe
Juan Carlos Ajahuana Quispe

Reputation: 131

It is better to use the "a" tag so as not to change the style of the image

<a href="https://example.com"> <img src="./assets/logo.png"> </a>

in your case:

<a id="close" class="closing" onClick="javascript:close_clip()"> <img src="icons/close.png" /> </a>

Upvotes: 3

Logan Cundiff
Logan Cundiff

Reputation: 553

General Answer:

<button style="background: url('icons/close.png'); background-size:cover"></button>

Since currently selected answer has some issues, posting this answer to save people trouble.

Make sure to give your button the width/height necessary to see your image as well as possible adding a "background-position" attribute to make your image show up as intended.

REACT VERSION:

<button style={{backgroundImage: "url('icons/close.png')"}}></button>

Upvotes: 2

Anand
Anand

Reputation: 1

To use Image as button create a button download button image and than open it in paint and note down the top left and right bottom coordinates

`<Img src =" button.jpg" usemap=" #button" >.   
<map name = " # button " >.   
<area shape ="rect" coords = " Top- left , bottom right " 
href = " page you want to open by button" > `

You can use multiple< area> tag to create different button from just one image .

Note : There is one issue with this method that if you try to change the height and width of the image the pixels shift and your button won't work

For that change the button image size externally by photoshop or any other photo editor

That's it you have created your button without java script and with few lines of code

Upvotes: 0

Ray E
Ray E

Reputation: 154

The topic is 'Embed image in a button element', and the question using plain HTML. I do this using the span tag in the same way that glyphicons are used in bootstrap. My image is 16 x 16px and can be any format.

Here's the plain HTML that answers the question:

<button type="button"><span><img src="images/xxx.png" /></span>&nbsp;Click Me</button>

Upvotes: 2

SirFireball
SirFireball

Reputation: 101

Why don't you use an image with an onclick attribute?

For example:

<script>
function myfunction() {
}
</script>
<img src='Myimg.jpg' onclick='myfunction()'>

Upvotes: 4

Parameswaran
Parameswaran

Reputation: 314

Add new folder with name of Images in your project. Put some images into Images folder. Then it will work fine.

<input type="image" src="~/Images/Desert.jpg" alt="Submit" width="48" height="48">

Upvotes: 3

Andrew Barber
Andrew Barber

Reputation: 40160

You could use input type image.

<input type="image" src="http://example.com/path/to/image.png" />

It works as a button and can have the event handlers attached to it.

Alternatively, you can use css to style your button with a background image, and set the borders, margins and the like appropriately.

<button style="background: url(myimage.png)" ... />

Upvotes: 270

ThinkingStiff
ThinkingStiff

Reputation: 65381

If the image is a piece of semantic data (like a profile picture, for example), then use an <img> element inside your <button> and use CSS to resize the <img>. If the image is just a way to make a button visually pleasing, use CSS background-image to style the <button> (and don't use an <img>).

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/ThinkingStiff/V5Xqr/

HTML:

<button id="close-image"><img src="http://thinkingstiff.com/images/matt.jpg"></button>
<button id="close-CSS"></button>

CSS: 

button {
    display: inline-block;
    height: 134px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    vertical-align: top;
    width: 104px;
}

#close-image img {
    display: block;
    height: 130px;  
    width: 100px;
}

#close-CSS {
    background-image: url( 'http://thinkingstiff.com/images/matt.jpg' );
    background-size: 100px 130px;
    height: 134px;  
    width: 104px;
}

Output:

enter image description here

Upvotes: 93

proctr
proctr

Reputation: 452

Buttons don't directly support images. Moreover the way you're doing is for links ()

Images are added over buttons using the BACKGROUND-IMAGE property in style

you can also specify the repeats and other properties using tag

For example: a basic image added to a button would have this code:

    <button style="background-image:url(myImage.png)">

Peace

Upvotes: -8

Chris P
Chris P

Reputation: 2357

try this

   <input type="button" style="background-image:url('your_url')"/>

Upvotes: 12

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