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Zocial is a semantic set of CSS buttons (no images used) that are beautified with @font-face icons.

There are buttons for 40+ services including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, PayPal, LinkedIn and much more.

Each button can be displayed with or without text (only icons) and the HTML element wrapping them can be anything (which is nice for flexibility).

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Bruce Galpin is sharing a framework of good-looking and Google+ styled buttons in his blog.

The buttons can use text, images or both inside them and comes with the high-quality icon set created by WebDesignShock.

As the icons have both standard and active state versions, buttons respond well to hovering them.

There is also a drop-down menu buttons version provided which is handy for presenting multiple options while still being in harmony with the rest of the buttons.

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Resources on creating CSS3 buttons that looked stylish was shared previously at WRD.

CSS3 Buttonize Framework is a new addition to this list which comes with styles for creating buttons in various sizes.

Icons can be used inside the items and there are ready-to-use classes for building disabled, striped or highlighted buttons and a panel/horizontal navigation.

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For years, it was images or JavaScript that usually helped us to create non-standard and attractive buttons.

With the getting-wider support for CSS3 features and stable resources that can CSS3-enable non-compatible browsers, there are no obstacles left for using CSS3 buttons.

Using CSS3 properties, there is a huge space of creativity for designing buttons; using border-radius for rounded corners, linear-gradient and box-shadow for creating depth, transitions for the animations and more.

Here is a list of 10+ nicely-coded and creative CSS3 buttons where you can use or get inspired. Also, you can find all other CSS3-buttons related resources that can help you to create better ones at the end of the article.

CSS3 Buttons With Simple Markup

A set of 18 buttons that are created with a simple markup as much as possible.

While 3 of them are WebKit-only, the other are compatible with all modern browsers.

GitHub-Style CSS3 Buttons

This is a simple CSS framework for creating GitHub-style buttons.

The buttons can have rounded corners and icons (a CSS sprite with a list of icons exist).

Zardi

Zardi is a ready-to-use CSS file for creating buttons in various shape and colors.

The file is sized ~4kb, however, using only the styles needed will help minimizing it.

Super Awesome Buttons with CSS3 and RGBA

These CSS3 buttons make use of box-shadow and border-radius CSS properties to create the look.

BonBon Buttons

BonBon buttons easily deserve the name they have with the shiny, 3D feel created.

After a standard CSS rule, they are customized with multiple CSS classes and buttons can be used with or without icons.

Fancy Buttons

The styles for Fancy Buttons are written with SASS but the source can be found easily in the demo page.

10 Nice CSS3 Buttons

A set of 10 CSS3 buttons that offers a different option for every taste.

They make use of linear-gradient, box-shadow, border-radius and more.

CSS3 Animated Bubble Buttons

A set of very chic and animated buttons that uses multiple backgrounds and transitions.

Pretty CSS3 Buttons

A slick button that uses RGBA, border-radius, box-shadow and linear-gradient.

We Love Buttons

A great set of buttons where most of them are only compatible with WebKit browsers.

They are created by different designers and the resource was shared previously at WRD.

Sexy Buttons

This is a HTML-CSS framework for creating buttons that can auto-grow, have icons and can use either <button> or <a> elements.

Also, a layered Photoshop template is provided for creating new skins.

Realistic CSS3 Buttons

A very good implementation of CSS3 buttons where the buttons can adapt to text with flexible widths.

Like every other CSS3 solution, they have issues with some browsers but offers a very clean and realistic experience.

Other CSS3 Buttons Resources

• CSS3 gradient buttons
  
• CSS3 buttons without any images
  
• Better button and nav interactions
  
• Make CSS3 buttons like a boss
  
• How to design a sexy buttton using CSS
  
• Build kick-ass practical CSS3 buttons
  
• 10 Awesome CSS3 Buttons to use on your website
  
• Creating a realistic looking button with CSS3
  
• Make CSS3 buttons that are extremely fancy
  
• Building beautiful buttons with css gradients
  

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We Love Buttons is a project by Pico, a tiny design & development studio, where various designers have created good-looking and imageless CSS3 buttons.

There are ~35 buttons and most of them only works in WebKit browsers which makes the project more an experimental one.

They use CSS3 properties like box-shadow, border-radius or gradients and have a clean code where anyone who is not that familiar with CSS3 can easily learn from.

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Using the new features and flexibility CSS3 offers, designers keep coming with impressive outputs.

One of them is BonBon Buttons: attractive buttons that will possibly attract the Web 2.0-type design fans the most.

A single PNG image is used to give the noise effect and they have a shiny 3D-like look.

There is also a method provided for inserting Unicode Symbols inside buttons with the help of HTML5 custom data attributes.

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Button-Download.com is presenting free buttons with different designs in PSD format (PNG file exists too).

Currently there are 20 of them & they are great for inspiration or being used directly. Besides downloading the buttons one-by-one, a full-download link is also offered.

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Dynamic Drive, a great resource for web designers & developers has a nice collection of free CSS menus that you may find handy.

There are several horizontal and vertical menu examples, buttons, pagination samples & more.

Besides these CSS menus, Dynamic Drive is worth to browse deeply & regularly as new resources are added frequently.

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PSDfreebee is a website presenting free PSD files which you may find helpful while designing websites & applications.

You can find PSD logos, website layouts, icons & more. It is a fresh website where there are already 25+ quality files and new ones are added frequently.

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Dragonartz created a nice set of 8 free vector web stickers.

The set comes with 1 main EPS file and PNG files of every sticker.

There is also another set of vector stickers by Dragonartz which covers the different colours of the first circle sticker that can be found here.

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