Bootstrap 5 Close Button

Example

Provide an option to dismiss or close a component with .btn-close. Default styling is limited, but highly customizable. Modify the Sass variables to replace the default background-image. Be sure to include text for screen readers, as we’ve done with aria-label.

<button type="button" class="btn-close" aria-label="Close"></button>

Disabled state

Disabled close buttons change their opacity. We’ve also applied pointer-events: none and user-select: none to preventing hover and active states from triggering.

<button type="button" class="btn-close" disabled aria-label="Close"></button>

Dark variant

Add data-coreui-theme="dark" to the .btn-close, or to its parent element, to invert the close button. This uses the filter property to invert the background-image without overriding its value.

<div data-coreui-theme="dark">
  <button type="button" class="btn-close" aria-label="Close"></button>
  <button type="button" class="btn-close" disabled aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>

Customizing

SASS variables

$btn-close-width:            1em;
$btn-close-height:           $btn-close-width;
$btn-close-padding-x:        .25em;
$btn-close-padding-y:        $btn-close-padding-x;
$btn-close-color:            $black;
$btn-close-bg:               url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='#{$btn-close-color}'><path d='M.293.293a1 1 0 0 1 1.414 0L8 6.586 14.293.293a1 1 0 1 1 1.414 1.414L9.414 8l6.293 6.293a1 1 0 0 1-1.414 1.414L8 9.414l-6.293 6.293a1 1 0 0 1-1.414-1.414L6.586 8 .293 1.707a1 1 0 0 1 0-1.414'/></svg>");
$btn-close-focus-shadow:     $focus-ring-box-shadow;
$btn-close-opacity:          .5;
$btn-close-hover-opacity:    .75;
$btn-close-focus-opacity:    1;
$btn-close-disabled-opacity: .25;
$btn-close-filter:           null;
$btn-close-white-filter:     invert(1) grayscale(100%) brightness(200%); // Deprecated in v5.3.2

CoreUI vs Bootstrap

While this Close Button component is fully compatible with Bootstrap and follows its core principles, CoreUI delivers a more complete solution for modern app development.

What sets CoreUI apart from Bootstrap?

• ✅ Fully compatible with Bootstrap – Built directly on Bootstrap, all classes and behaviors work as expected.
• 🧠 Framework-native versions – CoreUI provides dedicated libraries for React.js, Vue.js, and Angular, unlike Bootstrap which relies on third-party plugins for JavaScript frameworks.
• 👨‍💻 Maintained by a full-time team – CoreUI is developed as a professional product, not a volunteer-driven project.
• 📦 More built-in components – Includes additional ready-to-use components like range sliders, multi-selects, steppers, etc.
• 🛠️ Sass Modules support today – CoreUI already supports Sass Modules, which are planned for Bootstrap 6.
• 🌍 Better LTR/RTL support – Uses modern CSS logical properties for seamless bidirectional layout support.
• 🔒 LTS (Long-Term Support) – Bootstrap now offers LTS only via paid third parties like HeroDevs, while CoreUI continues to offer long-term support natively and for free.

Whether you’re building internal tools, dashboards, or SaaS platforms — CoreUI combines the familiarity of Bootstrap with a more powerful, scalable, and production-ready ecosystem.

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