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Retro Arcade Button

Classic 8-bit style button with sharp pixelated edges and vibrant colors.

Preview

Usage

Copy the full block below to use this component with its imports.

astro
---
import { RetroArcadeButton } from 'astro-component-kit';
---

<RetroArcadeButton href="#" type="button" variant="primary" size="md" disabled={false}>Press Start</RetroArcadeButton>
--- import { RetroArcadeButton } from 'astro-component-kit'; --- <RetroArcadeButton href="#" type="button" variant="primary" size="md" disabled={false}>Press Start</RetroArcadeButton>

Manual Installation

If you are not using the npm package, create a new file src/components/lib/RetroArcadeButton.astro and paste the following code:

astro
---
interface Props {
  href?: string;
  type?: 'button' | 'submit' | 'reset';
  variant?: 'yellow' | 'red' | 'blue' | 'green';
  size?: 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg';
  disabled?: boolean;
}

const { 
  href, 
  type = 'button', 
  variant = 'yellow', 
  size = 'md',
  disabled = false 
} = Astro.props;

const Tag = href ? 'a' : 'button';
---

<Tag 
  href={href} 
  type={href ? undefined : type}
  disabled={disabled}
  class={`retro-arcade-btn retro-arcade-btn--${variant} retro-arcade-btn--${size}`}
>
  <span class="retro-arcade-btn__inner">
    <slot />
  </span>
</Tag>

<style>
  .retro-arcade-btn {
    --pixel-size: 4px;
    --main-color: #facc15;
    --shadow-color: #a16207;
    
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    padding: 0;
    background: #000;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
    box-shadow: 
      var(--pixel-size) 0 #000, 
      calc(var(--pixel-size) * -1) 0 #000, 
      0 var(--pixel-size) #000, 
      0 calc(var(--pixel-size) * -1) #000;
    transition: transform 0.1s;
    user-select: none;
    margin: var(--pixel-size);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .retro-arcade-btn__inner {
    display: block;
    padding: 0.6rem 1.4rem;
    background: var(--main-color);
    color: #000;
    font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
    font-weight: 900;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    box-shadow: 
      inset calc(var(--pixel-size) * -1) calc(var(--pixel-size) * -1) var(--shadow-color);
    transition: all 0.1s;
  }

  /* Interaction */
  .retro-arcade-btn:hover:not(:disabled) .retro-arcade-btn__inner {
    filter: brightness(110%);
  }

  .retro-arcade-btn:active:not(:disabled) {
    transform: translate(calc(var(--pixel-size) / 2), calc(var(--pixel-size) / 2));
  }

  .retro-arcade-btn:active:not(:disabled) .retro-arcade-btn__inner {
    box-shadow: 
      inset var(--pixel-size) var(--pixel-size) var(--shadow-color);
  }

  .retro-arcade-btn:disabled {
    opacity: 0.6;
    cursor: not-allowed;
    filter: grayscale(1);
  }

  /* Variants */
  .retro-arcade-btn--yellow { --main-color: #facc15; --shadow-color: #a16207; }
  .retro-arcade-btn--red { --main-color: #ef4444; --shadow-color: #991b1b; }
  .retro-arcade-btn--blue { --main-color: #3b82f6; --shadow-color: #1e3a8a; }
  .retro-arcade-btn--green { --main-color: #22c55e; --shadow-color: #14532d; }

  /* Sizes */
  .retro-arcade-btn--sm { --pixel-size: 2px; }
  .retro-arcade-btn--sm .retro-arcade-btn__inner { padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem; font-size: 0.75rem; }
  
  .retro-arcade-btn--md { --pixel-size: 4px; }
  .retro-arcade-btn--md .retro-arcade-btn__inner { padding: 0.7rem 1.4rem; font-size: 0.9rem; }
  
  .retro-arcade-btn--lg { --pixel-size: 6px; }
  .retro-arcade-btn--lg .retro-arcade-btn__inner { padding: 1rem 2rem; font-size: 1.1rem; }
</style>
--- interface Props { href?: string; type?: 'button' | 'submit' | 'reset'; variant?: 'yellow' | 'red' | 'blue' | 'green'; size?: 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg'; disabled?: boolean; } const { href, type = 'button', variant = 'yellow', size = 'md', disabled = false } = Astro.props; const Tag = href ? 'a' : 'button'; --- <Tag href={href} type={href ? undefined : type} disabled={disabled} class={`retro-arcade-btn retro-arcade-btn--${variant} retro-arcade-btn--${size}`} > <span class="retro-arcade-btn__inner"> <slot /> </span> </Tag> <style> .retro-arcade-btn { --pixel-size: 4px; --main-color: #facc15; --shadow-color: #a16207; position: relative; display: inline-flex; padding: 0; background: #000; border: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; box-shadow: var(--pixel-size) 0 #000, calc(var(--pixel-size) * -1) 0 #000, 0 var(--pixel-size) #000, 0 calc(var(--pixel-size) * -1) #000; transition: transform 0.1s; user-select: none; margin: var(--pixel-size); white-space: nowrap; } .retro-arcade-btn__inner { display: block; padding: 0.6rem 1.4rem; background: var(--main-color); color: #000; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; box-shadow: inset calc(var(--pixel-size) * -1) calc(var(--pixel-size) * -1) var(--shadow-color); transition: all 0.1s; } /* Interaction */ .retro-arcade-btn:hover:not(:disabled) .retro-arcade-btn__inner { filter: brightness(110%); } .retro-arcade-btn:active:not(:disabled) { transform: translate(calc(var(--pixel-size) / 2), calc(var(--pixel-size) / 2)); } .retro-arcade-btn:active:not(:disabled) .retro-arcade-btn__inner { box-shadow: inset var(--pixel-size) var(--pixel-size) var(--shadow-color); } .retro-arcade-btn:disabled { opacity: 0.6; cursor: not-allowed; filter: grayscale(1); } /* Variants */ .retro-arcade-btn--yellow { --main-color: #facc15; --shadow-color: #a16207; } .retro-arcade-btn--red { --main-color: #ef4444; --shadow-color: #991b1b; } .retro-arcade-btn--blue { --main-color: #3b82f6; --shadow-color: #1e3a8a; } .retro-arcade-btn--green { --main-color: #22c55e; --shadow-color: #14532d; } /* Sizes */ .retro-arcade-btn--sm { --pixel-size: 2px; } .retro-arcade-btn--sm .retro-arcade-btn__inner { padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem; font-size: 0.75rem; } .retro-arcade-btn--md { --pixel-size: 4px; } .retro-arcade-btn--md .retro-arcade-btn__inner { padding: 0.7rem 1.4rem; font-size: 0.9rem; } .retro-arcade-btn--lg { --pixel-size: 6px; } .retro-arcade-btn--lg .retro-arcade-btn__inner { padding: 1rem 2rem; font-size: 1.1rem; } </style>

Quick Info

Category
Buttons
Filename
RetroArcadeButton.astro
Dependencies
None — pure Astro + CSS
Tags
buttonretro8-bitgame