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Button Groups

Button Groups display two or more buttons as a unified set.

Default

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<div class="comet-button-group" role="group">
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary">
        Objectives
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary">
        Questions
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary">
        Remediation
    </button>
</div>
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{% call comet.button_group() %}
            {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", text="Objectives") }}
            {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", text="Questions") }}
            {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", text="Remediation") }}
        {% endcall %}
                
Macro params reference

Exclusive Selection

Use radio button input elements as buttons to create a mutually exclusive toggle.

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<div class="comet-button-group" role="group">
    <input id="comet-button-id--79078" type="radio" class="comet-button__input" name="button-groups-sink-1" checked />
    <label class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--toggle" role="button" for="comet-button-id--79078">
        Coach
    </label>
    <input id="comet-button-id--8550" type="radio" class="comet-button__input" name="button-groups-sink-1" />
    <label class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--toggle" role="button" for="comet-button-id--8550">
        Play
    </label>
    <input id="comet-button-id--73236" type="radio" class="comet-button__input" name="button-groups-sink-1" />
    <label class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--toggle" role="button" for="comet-button-id--73236">
        Cheer
    </label>
</div>
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{% call comet.button_group() %}
                    {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", el="radio", name="button-groups-sink-1", text="Coach", checked=true) }}
                    {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", el="radio", name="button-groups-sink-1", text="Play") }}
                    {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", el="radio", name="button-groups-sink-1", text="Cheer") }}
                {% endcall %}
                
Macro params reference

Exclusive Selection button groups can be used as layout toggles.

Grid/List Toggle Example Figure: Grid/List Toggle Example

Independent Selections

Use checkbox input elements as buttons to create a button group with multiple toggles.

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<div class="comet-button-group" role="group">
    <input id="comet-button-id--74807" type="checkbox" class="comet-button__input" checked />
    <label class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--toggle" role="button" for="comet-button-id--74807">
        <strong>B</strong>
    </label>
    <input id="comet-button-id--25936" type="checkbox" class="comet-button__input" />
    <label class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--toggle" role="button" for="comet-button-id--25936">
        <em>I</em>
    </label>
    <input id="comet-button-id--5317" type="checkbox" class="comet-button__input" checked />
    <label class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--toggle" role="button" for="comet-button-id--5317">
        <span style='text-decoration: underline'>U</span>
    </label>
</div>
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{% call comet.button_group() %}
                    {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", el="checkbox", checked="true", text="<strong>B</strong>") }}
                    {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", el="checkbox", text="<em>I</em>") }}
                    {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", el="checkbox", checked="true", text="<span style='text-decoration: underline'>U</span>") }}
                {% endcall %}
                
Macro params reference

More

Use a dropdown button within a button group to incorporate additional secondary actions that are contextually related to the other actions within the group.

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<div class="comet-button-group" role="group">
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary">
        Objectives
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary">
        Questions
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary">
        Remediation
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--icon-xs comet-dropdown-trigger js-comet-dropdown-trigger comet-button--icon-with-text" data-comet-popover='button-group-dropdown-1'>
        <span class="comet-button__inner">
            <span class="comet-button__text">
                More
            </span>
            <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--right" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
                <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#triangle-down"></use>
            </svg>
        </span>
    </button>
</div>
<div class="comet-dropdown-menu comet-popover comet-popover--bottom-right-aligned" id="button-group-dropdown-1" data-comet-popover-align="right">
    <div class="comet-list-group comet-dropdown-menu__list-group comet-list-group--no-hairlines">
        <ul class="comet-list-group__list">
            <li class="comet-list-group__row">
                <a class="comet-list-group__row-anchor" href="">
                    <span class="comet-list-group__row-label">
                        Longer Option Here
                    </span>
                </a>
            </li>
            <li class="comet-list-group__row comet-dropdown-menu__item--separator-after">
                <a class="comet-list-group__row-anchor" href="">
                    <span class="comet-list-group__row-label">
                        Another Long Option
                    </span>
                </a>
            </li>
            <li class="comet-list-group__row">
                <a class="comet-list-group__row-anchor" href="">
                    <span class="comet-list-group__row-label">
                        Separate Option
                    </span>
                </a>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </div>
</div>
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{% call comet.button_group() %}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", text="Objectives") }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", text="Questions") }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", text="Remediation") }}
                        {{ comet.button(
                                    class="comet-button--secondary comet-button--icon-xs comet-dropdown-trigger js-comet-dropdown-trigger", 
                                    text="More", 
                                    icon_right="triangle-down", 
                                    attrs="data-comet-popover='button-group-dropdown-1'") }}
                    {% endcall %}
                    {{ comet.dropdown_menu(
                                menu_alignment="right",
                                id="button-group-dropdown-1",
                                menu_items=[
                                    {
                                        label: "Longer Option Here"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        label: "Another Long Option",
                                        class: "comet-dropdown-menu__item--separator-after"
                                    },
                                    {
                                        label: "Separate Option"
                                    }
                                ]) }}
                
Macro params reference
  • Do Image

    include “More” text in a button group.

  • Do Image

    use an icon-only button for the More menu trigger.

Style Modifiers

Vertical Group

Use a comet-button-group--vertical class to switch the orientation of the button group to vertical.

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<div class="comet-button-group comet-button-group--vertical" role="group">
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--icon-only">
        <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
            <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#dashboard"></use>
        </svg>
        <span class="comet-screenreader-only">false</span>
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--icon-only">
        <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
            <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#asset-book"></use>
        </svg>
        <span class="comet-screenreader-only">false</span>
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--disabled comet-button--icon-only">
        <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
            <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#whiteboard"></use>
        </svg>
        <span class="comet-screenreader-only">false</span>
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--icon-only">
        <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
            <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#graphing"></use>
        </svg>
        <span class="comet-screenreader-only">false</span>
    </button>
</div>
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{% call comet.button_group(class="comet-button-group--vertical") %}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", icon_name="dashboard") }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", icon_name="asset-book") }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary comet-button--disabled", icon_name="whiteboard") }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", icon_name="graphing") }}
                    {% endcall %}
                
Macro params reference

Use a vertical group when anchoring a group of buttons to the side of a viewport. An example of a vertical group is the “tool tray,” which is anchored to the bottom right side of the Techbook window.

Vertical Group Example Figure: Vertical Group Example

Small Button Group

Use a comet-button--small modifier class on the buttons within the button group to create a small button group

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<div class="comet-button-group" role="group">
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--small">
        Objectives
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--small">
        Questions
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--small">
        Remediation
    </button>
</div>
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{% call comet.button_group() %}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary comet-button--small", text="Objectives") }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary comet-button--small", text="Questions") }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary comet-button--small", text="Remediation") }}
                    {% endcall %}
                
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Wide Button Group

Use a comet-button--wide modifier class on the buttons within the button group to create wider icon buttons.

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<div class="comet-button-group" role="group">
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--wide comet-button--icon-only">
        <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
            <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#print"></use>
        </svg>
        <span class="comet-screenreader-only">false</span>
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--wide comet-button--icon-only">
        <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
            <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#copy"></use>
        </svg>
        <span class="comet-screenreader-only">false</span>
    </button>
    <button class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--wide comet-button--icon-only">
        <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
            <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#download"></use>
        </svg>
        <span class="comet-screenreader-only">false</span>
    </button>
</div>
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{% call comet.button_group() %}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary comet-button--wide", icon_name="print") }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary comet-button--wide", icon_name="copy") }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary comet-button--wide", icon_name="download") }}
                    {% endcall %}
                
Macro params reference
  • Do Image

    Use the wide button modifier class when additional width is needed for icon buttons.

  • Do Image

    Stretch a button group to fill the viewport or container.

Guidelines

  • Do Image

    Use button groups for filtering or changing the layout of content within a page.

  • Do Image

    Use button groups for navigation to different content. Use tabs instead.

  • Do Image

    Use the same button group sizes in a common toolbar.

  • Do Image

    Use different button group sizes in a common toolbar.

Accessibility

Include both role and aria-label attributes on the .comet-button-group element to ensure button groups are accessible by screen readers.

  • Add an appropriate role to button group to assist screenreader users understand the component's purpose. Button groups use role="group" by default. If the button group is a navigation, add role="navigation". Use aria-label to define any custom role types.
  • For icon only button groups, add a title attribute to the button for screen reader users.
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<div class="comet-button-group" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Layout Toggle">
    <input id="comet-button-id--78614" type="radio" class="comet-button__input" name="button-groups-sink-4" checked />
    <label class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--toggle comet-button--icon-with-text" role="button" for="comet-button-id--78614">
        <span class="comet-button__inner">
            <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
                <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#dashboard"></use>
            </svg>
            <span class="comet-button__text">
                Grid
            </span>
        </span>
    </label>
    <input id="comet-button-id--55238" type="radio" class="comet-button__input" name="button-groups-sink-4" />
    <label class="comet-button comet-button--secondary comet-button--toggle comet-button--icon-with-text" role="button" for="comet-button-id--55238">
        <span class="comet-button__inner">
            <svg class="comet-button__icon comet-button__icon--left" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
                <use xlink:href="/comet/comet_assets/comet.svg#asset-review-sheet"></use>
            </svg>
            <span class="comet-button__text">
                List
            </span>
        </span>
    </label>
</div>
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{% call comet.button_group(role="radiogroup", aria_label="Layout Toggle") %}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", el="radio", name="button-groups-sink-4", text="Grid", icon_name="dashboard", checked=true) }}
                        {{ comet.button(class="comet-button--secondary", el="radio", name="button-groups-sink-4", text="List", icon_name="asset-review-sheet") }}
                    {% endcall %}
                
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Class Reference

Class Applies to Outcome

.comet-button-group

A containing element with nested buttons

Creates a button group

.comet-button-group--vertical

.comet-button-group

Creates vertical stacking buttons within a button group.

Macro Params Reference

The button group macro is a wrapper around any number of button components. Use the nunjucks {% call %} method to use the button group.

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{% call comet.button_group() %}
    {{ comet.button(text="My first button") }}
    {{ comet.button(text="My second button") }}
{% endcall %}
Param Default Values Description

class

false

String

Space separated classes that will be applied to the button group

role

false

String

Sets the role attribute on the .comet-button-group element

aria-label

false

String

Sets the aria-label attribute on the .comet-button-group element

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