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Liquid metal button

A compact native button with external mercury lobes, deep specular bands, and a dark embossed label. Hover, focus, and press merge its blobs into the surface to create a tactile liquid-metal response without scripts.

Lab tested Responsive Dark mode
Version
1.0.0
Updated
2026-08-02
Dependencies
Zero
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Implementation field notes

Use liquid metal button confidently.

The preview and source are only the starting point. Use these notes to decide where the component fits, preserve its accessibility contract, and verify the adapted result.

Good fit for

  • Futuristic interfaces
  • Music products
  • Premium utilities

This buttons and actions pattern works best when its purpose is clear in the surrounding page hierarchy.

Accessibility contract

  • Uses a native button with dark high-contrast labeling.
  • Mercury lobes are decorative and hidden from assistive technology.
  • Reduced motion presents a stable chrome capsule.

Integration plan

  1. Copy the standalone HTML and scoped CSS into an isolated page.
  2. Adapt metal highlight, metal midtone, metal shadow, label color through the Inspector.
  3. Keep the semantic markup intact while replacing the sample content.
  4. Review the result at 375, 768, 1024, and 1440 pixels before shipping.

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