# Link Buttons

To display visually distinct call-to-action links, use the `<LinkButton>` component.

[Read the docs](/guides/start-here-getting-started)

## Import

```tsx
import { LinkButton } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';
```

## Usage

Use the `<LinkButton>` component to display a visually distinct call-to-action link.
A link button is useful for directing users to the most relevant or actionable content and is often used on landing pages.

A `<LinkButton>` requires an [`href`](#href) attribute.
Optionally, customize the appearance of the link button using the [`variant`](#variant) attribute, which can be set to `primary` (the default), `secondary`, or `minimal`.

```mdx
import { LinkButton } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<LinkButton href="/getting-started/">Get started</LinkButton>
<LinkButton href="/reference/configuration/" variant="secondary">
	Configuration Reference
</LinkButton>
```

```markdoc
{% linkbutton href="/getting-started/" %}Get started{% /linkbutton %}

{% linkbutton href="/reference/configuration/" variant="secondary" %}
Configuration Reference
{% /linkbutton %}
```

[Get started](/guides/start-here-getting-started)
[Configuration Reference](/guides/reference-configuration)

### Add icons to link buttons

Include an icon in a link button using the [`icon`](#icon) attribute set to the name of [one of Starlight’s built-in icons](/guides/reference-icons#all-icons).

The [`iconPlacement`](#iconplacement) attribute can be used to place the icon before the text by setting it to `start` (defaults to `end`).

```mdx {6-7}
import { LinkButton } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<LinkButton
	href="https://docs.astro.build"
	variant="secondary"
	icon="external"
	iconPlacement="start"
>
	Related: Astro
</LinkButton>
```

```markdoc {4-5}
{% linkbutton
   href="https://docs.astro.build"
	 variant="secondary"
	 icon="external"
	 iconPlacement="start" %}
Related: Astro
{% /linkbutton %}
```

[Related: Astro](https://docs.astro.build)

## `<LinkButton>` Props

**Implementation:** [`LinkButton.astro`](https://github.com/withastro/starlight/blob/main/packages/starlight/src/user-components/LinkButton.astro)

The `<LinkButton>` component accepts the following props and also any [other `<a>` attributes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a):

### `href`

**required**\
**type:** `string`

The URL that the link button points to.

### `variant`

**type:** `'primary' | 'secondary' | 'minimal'`\
**default:** `'primary'`

The appearance of the link button.
Set to `primary` for a prominent call-to-action link using the theme’s accent color, `secondary` for a less prominent link, or `minimal` for a link with minimal styling.

### `icon`

**type:** `string`

A link button can include an `icon` attribute set to the name of [one of Starlight’s built-in icons](/guides/reference-icons#all-icons).

### `iconPlacement`

**type:** `'start' | 'end'`\
**default:** `'end'`

Determines the placement of the icon in relation to the link button text.

## Related pages

- [Starlight](../index.md)
- [Using Components](./components-using-components.md)
- [Pages](./guides-pages.md)
- [Not found](./more-404.md)
- [Configuration Reference](./reference-configuration.md)
- [Plugins and Integrations](./resources-plugins.md)
- [Start Here](./start-here-index.md)
- [Getting Started](./start-here-getting-started.md)
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- [Guides](./guides-index.md)

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