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| type | title | sidebar_label | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| card | Button Card | Button | The Button card allows you to add buttons to perform tasks. |
The Button card allows you to add buttons to perform tasks.
Screenshot of three Button Cards.
To add the Button card to your user interface, click the menu (three dots at the top right of the screen) and then Edit Dashboard. Click the "Add Card" button in the bottom right corner and select Button from the card picker. All options for this card can be configured via the user interface.
Card Settings
{% configuration_basic %}
Entity:
description: The entity ID the card interacts with, for example, light.living_room.
Name:
description: The button name that is displayed on the card. If this field is left blank and the card interacts with an entity, the button name defaults to the entity name. Otherwise, no name is displayed.
Icon:
description: The icon that is displayed on the card. If this field is left blank and the card interacts with an entity, the icon defaults to the entity domain icon. Otherwise, no icon is displayed.
Show Name:
description: A toggle to show or hide the button name.
Show Icon:
description: A toggle to show or hide the icon.
Icon Height:
description: The height of the icon, in pixels.
Theme:
description: Name of any loaded theme to be used for this card. For more information about themes, see the frontend documentation.
Tap Action:
description: The action taken on card tap. For more information, see the action documentation.
Hold Action:
description: The action taken on card tap and hold. For more information, see the action documentation.
{% endconfiguration_basic %}
YAML
This is for if you use YAML mode or prefer to use YAML in the Code Editor in the UI.
{% configuration %}
type:
required: true
description: "button"
type: string
entity:
required: false
description: The entity ID the card interacts with, for example, light.living_room.
type: string
name:
required: false
description: The button name that is displayed on the card. It defaults to the entity name only if the card interacts with an entity. Otherwise, if not configured, no name is displayed.
type: string
default: Entity name
icon:
required: false
description: The icon that is displayed on the card. It defaults to the entity domain icon only if the card interacts with an entity. Otherwise, if not configured, no icon is displayed.
type: string
default: Entity domain icon
show_name:
required: false
description: If false, the button name is not shown on the card.
type: boolean
default: "true"
show_icon:
required: false
description: If false, the icon is not shown on the card.
type: boolean
default: "true"
show_state:
required: false
description: Show state.
type: boolean
default: "false"
icon_height:
required: false
description: The height of the icon. Any CSS value may be used.
type: string
default: auto
state_color:
required: false
description: If false, the icon does not change color when the entity is active.
type: boolean
default: true
tap_action:
required: false
description: The action taken on card tap. For more information, see the action documentation.
type: map
hold_action:
required: false
description: The action taken on card tap and hold. For more information, see the action documentation.
type: map
double_tap_action:
required: false
description: The action taken on card double-tap. For more information, see the action documentation.
type: map
theme:
required: false
description: Override the used theme for this card with any loaded theme. For more information about themes, see the frontend documentation.
type: string
{% endconfiguration %}
Example:
type: button
entity: light.living_room
Options For Exemptions
{% configuration badges %} user: required: true description: The id of the user that can see the view tab. type: string {% endconfiguration %}
Examples
Button Card with a button name and a script that runs when card is tapped:
type: button
name: Turn Off Lights
show_state: false
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: script.turn_on
data:
entity_id: script.turn_off_lights
Screenshot of the Button card with Script Service.