Create a button with a Twitter icon using HTML/CSS

In this article, we will introduce the method of creating a Twitter share button using HTML/CSS. Below is the specific code to create a button with a Twitter icon entirely using HTML and CSS:

HTML

<button class="button">
  <div class="bloom-container">
    <div class="button-container-main">
      <div class="button-inner">
        <div class="back"></div>
        <div class="front">
          <svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" class="svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z"></path></svg>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="button-glass">
        <div class="back"></div>
        <div class="front"></div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="bloom bloom1"></div>
    <div class="bloom bloom2">
  </div>
  </div></button>

CSS

.button {
  background: none;
  border: none;
}

.button .bloom-container {
  position: relative;
  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
  border: none;
  background: none;
}

.button .bloom-container .button-container-main {
  width: 110px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-content: center;
  border-right: 5px solid white;
  border-left: 5px solid rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.147);
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
  transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

.button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-inner {
  height: 60px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: rgba(100, 100, 111, 0.5) -10px 5px 10px 0px;
  transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

.button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-inner .back {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(60deg, rgb(1, 85, 103) 0%, rgb(147, 245, 255) 100%);
}

.button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-inner .front {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(60deg, rgb(0, 103, 140) 0%, rgb(58, 209, 233) 100%);
  display: grid;
  place-content: center;
}

.button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-inner .front .svg {
  fill: #ffffff;
  opacity: 0.5;
  width: 30px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  transition: all 0.2s ease-in;
}

.button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-glass {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.888) 100%);
  transform: translate(0%, -50%) rotate(0deg);
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

.button .bloom-container .bloom {
  height: 1px;
  width: 1px;
  position: absolute;
  background: white;
}

.button .bloom-container .bloom1 {
  top: 10px;
  right: 20px;
  box-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 10px 10px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 20px 20px;
}

.button .bloom-container .bloom2 {
  bottom: 10px;
  left: 20px;
  box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) 0px 0px 10px 10px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) 0px 0px 30px 20px;
}

.button .bloom-container:hover {
  transform: scale(1.1);
}

.button .bloom-container:hover .button-container-main .button-glass {
  transform: translate(0%, -40%);
}

.button .bloom-container:hover .button-container-main .button-inner .front .svg {
  opacity: 1;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px white);
}

.button .bloom-container:active {
  transform: scale(0.7);
}

.button .bloom-container:active .button-container-main .button-inner {
  transform: scale(1.2);
}

HTML & CSS

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Document</title>
  <style>
    .button {
      background: none;
      border: none;
    }

    .button .bloom-container {
      position: relative;
      transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
      border: none;
      background: none;
    }

    .button .bloom-container .button-container-main {
      width: 110px;
      aspect-ratio: 1;
      border-radius: 50%;
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
      display: grid;
      place-content: center;
      border-right: 5px solid white;
      border-left: 5px solid rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.147);
      transform: rotate(-45deg);
      transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    }

    .button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-inner {
      height: 60px;
      aspect-ratio: 1;
      border-radius: 50%;
      position: relative;
      box-shadow: rgba(100, 100, 111, 0.5) -10px 5px 10px 0px;
      transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    }

    .button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-inner .back {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: linear-gradient(60deg, rgb(1, 85, 103) 0%, rgb(147, 245, 255) 100%);
    }

    .button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-inner .front {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 5px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: linear-gradient(60deg, rgb(0, 103, 140) 0%, rgb(58, 209, 233) 100%);
      display: grid;
      place-content: center;
    }

    .button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-inner .front .svg {
      fill: #ffffff;
      opacity: 0.5;
      width: 30px;
      aspect-ratio: 1;
      transform: rotate(45deg);
      transition: all 0.2s ease-in;
    }

    .button .bloom-container .button-container-main .button-glass {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.888) 100%);
      transform: translate(0%, -50%) rotate(0deg);
      transform-origin: bottom center;
      transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
    }

    .button .bloom-container .bloom {
      height: 1px;
      width: 1px;
      position: absolute;
      background: white;
    }

    .button .bloom-container .bloom1 {
      top: 10px;
      right: 20px;
      box-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 10px 10px, rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 0px 20px 20px;
    }

    .button .bloom-container .bloom2 {
      bottom: 10px;
      left: 20px;
      box-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) 0px 0px 10px 10px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) 0px 0px 30px 20px;
    }

    .button .bloom-container:hover {
      transform: scale(1.1);
    }

    .button .bloom-container:hover .button-container-main .button-glass {
      transform: translate(0%, -40%);
    }

    .button .bloom-container:hover .button-container-main .button-inner .front .svg {
      opacity: 1;
      filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px white);
    }

    .button .bloom-container:active {
      transform: scale(0.7);
    }

    .button .bloom-container:active .button-container-main .button-inner {
      transform: scale(1.2);
    }
  </style>
</head>

<body>
  <button class="button">
    <div class="bloom-container">
      <div class="button-container-main">
        <div class="button-inner">
          <div class="back"></div>
          <div class="front">
            <svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" class="svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
              <path
                d="M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z">
              </path>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="button-glass">
          <div class="back"></div>
          <div class="front"></div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="bloom bloom1"></div>
      <div class="bloom bloom2">
      </div>
    </div>
  </button>
</body>

</html>