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Add style to tkinter button

Styling a button in Tkinter can enhance the look and feel of your GUI applications. ttk, which stands for themed Tkinter, offers an extensive way to style and theme widgets including buttons.

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to style a ttk.Button in Tkinter.

1. Importing Required Modules:

Start by importing the required modules:

import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk

2. Setting Up the Main Application Window:

Initialize the main application window:

root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Styled Button Example")

3. Creating a Style:

You can create a custom style for the button using ttk.Style():

style = ttk.Style()

# Setting ttk.Button's style
style.configure(
    "TButton", 
    foreground="blue", 
    background="yellow", 
    font=("Arial", 12, "bold"),
    padding=10
)

# Setting style for the button when it's pressed
style.map(
    "TButton",
    foreground=[("pressed", "red"), ("active", "green")],
    background=[("pressed", "!disabled", "cyan"), ("active", "magenta")],
)

The configure() method sets the default properties of the button, such as foreground, background, font, and padding.

The map() method allows you to set styles for specific states of the button. For instance, the button's text color changes to red when pressed and green when the mouse hovers over it.

4. Create the Styled Button:

Now, you can create a button using ttk.Button and see the applied styles:

button = ttk.Button(root, text="Click Me!", style="TButton", command=lambda: print("Button Clicked"))
button.pack(pady=20)

5. Complete Example:

Here's the complete code to style a ttk.Button in Tkinter:

import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk

root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Styled Button Example")

style = ttk.Style()

style.configure(
    "TButton", 
    foreground="blue", 
    background="yellow", 
    font=("Arial", 12, "bold"),
    padding=10
)

style.map(
    "TButton",
    foreground=[("pressed", "red"), ("active", "green")],
    background=[("pressed", "!disabled", "cyan"), ("active", "magenta")],
)

button = ttk.Button(root, text="Click Me!", style="TButton", command=lambda: print("Button Clicked"))
button.pack(pady=20)

root.mainloop()

When you run this code, you'll get a styled button with different colors for its default, pressed, and active states.

Remember, the power of ttk styling lies in its flexibility. You can define various properties and states to achieve the desired look for your buttons or any other widgets.

  1. Customize button appearance in Tkinter:

    • Description: Create a Tkinter window with a customized button appearance.
    • Code Example:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      def on_custom_button_click():
          label.config(text="Custom Button Clicked!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      root.title("Custom Button Example")
      
      # Create a button with custom appearance
      custom_button = tk.Button(root, text="Click Me", bg="blue", fg="white", relief=tk.FLAT, command=on_custom_button_click)
      custom_button.pack(pady=10)
      
      label = tk.Label(root, text="")
      label.pack()
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  2. Python Tkinter button styles example:

    • Description: Extend the previous example to include additional customization using styles.
    • Code Example:
      import tkinter as tk
      from tkinter import ttk
      
      def on_styled_button_click():
          label.config(text="Styled Button Clicked!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      root.title("Styled Button Example")
      
      # Create a style and apply it to the button
      style = ttk.Style()
      style.configure("TButton", foreground="green", font=("Arial", 12))
      
      styled_button = ttk.Button(root, text="Click Me", command=on_styled_button_click)
      styled_button.pack(pady=10)
      
      label = tk.Label(root, text="")
      label.pack()
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  3. How to add color to Tkinter button:

    • Description: Illustrate adding color to a Tkinter button for a visually appealing appearance.
    • Code Example:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      def on_colored_button_click():
          label.config(text="Colored Button Clicked!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      root.title("Colored Button Example")
      
      # Create a button with a colored background
      colored_button = tk.Button(root, text="Click Me", bg="orange", command=on_colored_button_click)
      colored_button.pack(pady=10)
      
      label = tk.Label(root, text="")
      label.pack()
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  4. Creating stylish buttons in Tkinter:

    • Description: Showcase creating stylish buttons in Tkinter with a modern appearance.
    • Code Example:
      import tkinter as tk
      from tkinter import ttk
      
      def on_stylish_button_click():
          label.config(text="Stylish Button Clicked!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      root.title("Stylish Button Example")
      
      # Create a themed button with a stylish appearance
      stylish_button = ttk.Button(root, text="Click Me", style="TButton")
      stylish_button.pack(pady=10)
      
      label = tk.Label(root, text="")
      label.pack()
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  5. Change font and color of Tkinter button:

    • Description: Demonstrate changing both the font and color of a Tkinter button.
    • Code Example:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      def on_font_color_button_click():
          label.config(text="Font and Color Button Clicked!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      root.title("Font and Color Button Example")
      
      # Create a button with custom font and color
      font_color_button = tk.Button(root, text="Click Me", font=("Helvetica", 14), fg="purple", command=on_font_color_button_click)
      font_color_button.pack(pady=10)
      
      label = tk.Label(root, text="")
      label.pack()
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  6. Tkinter button configuration options:

    • Description: Explore various configuration options for customizing Tkinter buttons.
    • Code Example:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      def on_configured_button_click():
          label.config(text="Configured Button Clicked!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      root.title("Configured Button Example")
      
      # Create a button with various configuration options
      configured_button = tk.Button(root, text="Click Me", relief=tk.GROOVE, bd=3, padx=20, pady=10, command=on_configured_button_click)
      configured_button.pack(pady=10)
      
      label = tk.Label(root, text="")
      label.pack()
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  7. Button styling with ttk in Tkinter:

    • Description: Utilize the ttk module to style Tkinter buttons with a modern appearance.
    • Code Example:
      import tkinter as tk
      from tkinter import ttk
      
      def on_ttk_button_click():
          label.config(text="ttk Button Clicked!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      root.title("ttk Button Example")
      
      # Create a themed button with ttk
      ttk_button = ttk.Button(root, text="Click Me", command=on_ttk_button_click)
      ttk_button.pack(pady=10)
      
      label = tk.Label(root, text="")
      label.pack()
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  8. Adding hover effects to Tkinter buttons:

    • Description: Add hover effects to Tkinter buttons for interactive feedback.
    • Code Example:
      import tkinter as tk
      from tkinter import ttk
      
      def on_hover(event):
          hover_button.config(bg="lightblue")
      
      def on_leave(event):
          hover_button.config(bg="white")
      
      def on_hover_button_click():
          label.config(text="Hover Button Clicked!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      root.title("Hover Button Example")
      
      # Create a themed button with hover effects
      hover_button = ttk.Button(root, text="Hover Me", command=on_hover_button_click)
      hover_button.pack(pady=10)
      
      label = tk.Label(root, text="")
      label.pack()
      
      hover_button.bind("<Enter>", on_hover)
      hover_button.bind("<Leave>", on_leave)
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  9. Tkinter themed button styles:

    • Description: Explore using themed button styles with Tkinter for consistent and modern appearances.
    • Code Example:
      import tkinter as tk
      from tkinter import ttk
      
      def on_themed_button_click():
          label.config(text="Themed Button Clicked!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      root.title("Themed Button Example")
      
      # Create a themed button with styles
      style = ttk.Style()
      style.configure("TButton", font=("Arial", 12), foreground="navy", padding=(10, 5))
      
      themed_button = ttk.Button(root, text="Click Me", style="TButton", command=on_themed_button_click)
      themed_button.pack(pady=10)
      
      label = tk.Label(root, text="")
      label.pack()
      
      root.mainloop()