Vaporwave CSS Button

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Theme

A real <button> carrying .btn-vaporwave — the preview is the stylesheet, not a picture of it.

States

default

hover

focus-visible

active

disabled

not declared

.btn-vaporwave {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 13px 30px;
  border: 2px solid #01cdfe;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff71ce, #b967ff);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 #01cdfe;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
}
.btn-vaporwave:hover {
  transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 #01cdfe;
}
.btn-vaporwave:active {
  transform: translate(2px, 2px);
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 #01cdfe;
}
.btn-vaporwave:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #01cdfe;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

Self-contained · MIT · no build step.btn-vaporwave

RetroSquare

Implementation notes

About the Vaporwave CSS button

Vaporwave uses nostalgic visual cues paired with modern interaction states. Its square geometry creates a compact, precise control. It is built around a two-stop linear gradient anchored on #ff71ce, with a 150ms hover shift and a 2px border. The interaction stays intentionally restrained.

Usage

<button class="btn-vaporwave">AESTHETIC</button>

Pair it with the CSS tab above — the class is self-contained.

Before shipping: keep the semantic button element, verify contrast on your actual background and add a visible:focus-visible state. If you retain motion, include a prefers-reduced-motion override.

Built with: HTML + plain CSS
Shape: Square
Exports: CSS, Tailwind, React
License: MIT · commercial use

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Build the interface around this button

We matched its palette, surface, geometry and motion to a complete UI system — like composing an outfit, not browsing unrelated parts.

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