Windows 95 CSS Button

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Theme

A real <button> carrying .btn-windows-95 — the preview is the stylesheet, not a picture of it.

States

default

hover

not declared

focus-visible

active

disabled

not declared

.btn-windows-95 {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px 26px;
  border: 2px solid;
  border-color: #ffffff #404040 #404040 #ffffff;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #c0c0c0;
  color: #000000;
  font-family: Tahoma, "MS Sans Serif", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 400;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #000000;
}
.btn-windows-95:active {
  border-color: #404040 #ffffff #ffffff #404040;
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: translate(1px, 1px);
}
.btn-windows-95:focus-visible {
  outline: 1px dotted #000000;
  outline-offset: -6px;
}

Self-contained · MIT · no build step.btn-windows-95

RetroSquare

Implementation notes

About the Windows 95 CSS button

Windows 95 uses nostalgic visual cues paired with modern interaction states. Its square geometry creates a compact, precise control. Its structure comes from a 2px border. The interaction stays intentionally restrained.

Usage

<button class="btn-windows-95">Start</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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