A floating action button (FAB) is used to signify the primary action to be taken on a particular screen. In this post, we’re going to learn how to use the button component (v-btn) to create FABs.
v-btn fab Prop
We can create an FAB by setting the fab prop of the button component to true:
<template>
<v-app>
<div class="text-center ma-4">
<v-btn fab>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</div>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
};
</script>
Vuetify FAB Color
We can use the color prop of the v-btn component to customize the color of the FAB.
<template>
<v-app>
<div class="text-center ma-4">
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</div>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
};
</script>
Vuetify FAB Depressed
Setting the depressed prop of the v-btn component to true will remove elevation from an FAB.
<template>
<v-app>
<div class="text-center ma-4">
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
depressed
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</div>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
};
</script>
FAB icon Prop
The icon prop designates the button component as an icon. It removes the background and sets the FAB icon color to the value of the color prop.
<template>
<v-app>
<div class="text-center ma-4">
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
icon
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</div>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
};
</script>
Vuetify FAB Outlined
We can the outlined prop of the v-btn component to create an outlined FAB.
<template>
<v-app>
<div class="text-center ma-4">
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
outlined
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</div>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
};
</script>
Vuetify FAB Elevation
We can control the amount of elevation the FAB has with the elevation prop. We can set the elevation to a value between 0 and 24 inclusive.
<template>
<v-app>
<div class="text-center ma-4">
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
elevation="10"
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</div>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
};
</script>
Vuetify FAB Tile
The tile property removes the border-radius from the FAB:
<template>
<v-app>
<div class="text-center ma-4">
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
tile
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</div>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
};
</script>
Vuetify FAB Size
We can use one of the x-small, small, large, and x-large props to customize the size of the FAB.
<template>
<v-app>
<div class="d-flex justify-center">
<div
class="d-flex ma-4 align-center justify-space-around"
style="width: 400px"
>
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
x-small
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
small
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
large
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
x-large
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</div>
</div>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
};
</script>
Extended FAB
Vuetify doesn’t support it yet, but we can use custom CSS to create an extended FAB.
<template>
<v-app>
<div class="text-center ma-4">
<v-btn
fab
color="primary"
style="
width: fit-content;
border-radius: 100px;
padding: 16px;
"
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
Create
</v-btn>
</div>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
};
</script>
Vuetify FAB Speed Dial
With the speed dial component (v-speed-dial), an FAB can emit a stack of related actions when pressed:
<template>
<v-app>
<v-speed-dial
v-model="fab"
direction="top"
transition="slide-y-reverse-transition"
absolute
bottom
right
>
<template v-slot:activator>
<v-btn
v-model="fab"
color="blue darken-2"
dark
fab
>
<v-icon v-if="fab"> mdi-close </v-icon>
<v-icon v-else> mdi-image </v-icon>
</v-btn>
</template>
<v-btn
fab
small
>
<v-icon>mdi-pencil</v-icon>
</v-btn>
<v-btn
fab
small
>
<v-icon>mdi-plus</v-icon>
</v-btn>
<v-btn
fab
small
>
<v-icon>mdi-star</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</v-speed-dial>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
data: () => ({
fab: false,
}),
};
</script>
Using FABs in Lateral Screens
There are certain instances where we have FABs with different actions on screens next to each other, like the content screens of a set of tab items. We can display a transition to signify the change of action with the fab-transition component. fab-transition works with the key prop of the v-btn. It triggers the transition when the FAB key changes.
<template>
<v-app>
<v-app-bar
dark
color="red accent-2"
app
>
<v-app-bar-nav-icon></v-app-bar-nav-icon>
<v-toolbar-title>Page Title</v-toolbar-title>
<v-spacer></v-spacer>
<v-btn icon>
<v-icon>mdi-magnify</v-icon>
</v-btn>
<v-btn icon>
<v-icon>mdi-dots-vertical</v-icon>
</v-btn>
<template v-slot:extension>
<v-tabs
v-model="tabs"
align-with-title
>
<v-tab href="#one"> Item One </v-tab>
<v-tab href="#two"> Item Two </v-tab>
<v-tab href="#three"> Item Three </v-tab>
<v-tabs-slider color="white"></v-tabs-slider>
</v-tabs>
</template>
</v-app-bar>
<v-main>
<v-fab-transition>
<v-btn
:key="activeFab.icon"
fab
right
absolute
bottom
style="bottom: 16px"
color="red accent-2"
dark
>
<v-icon>{{ activeFab.icon }}</v-icon>
</v-btn>
</v-fab-transition>
</v-main>
</v-app>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'App',
data: () => ({
fab: false,
hidden: false,
tabs: null,
}),
computed: {
activeFab() {
switch (this.tabs) {
case 'one':
return {
icon: 'mdi-plus',
};
case 'two':
return { icon: 'mdi-pencil' };
case 'three':
return {
icon: 'mdi-play',
};
default:
return {};
}
},
},
};
</script>
Conclusion
A floating action button (FAB) is used to indicate the main action to be performed on a screen. We can use the fab prop of the v-btn component in combination with various other props to create and customize FABs.
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