IconButton

Composable Component

Icon buttons help people take supplementary actions with a single tap. They’re used when a compact button is required, such as in a toolbar or image list.

Standard icon button image

Common

Deprecated Use overload with shape

@Composable
fun IconButton(
    onClick: () -> Unit,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    enabled: Boolean = true,
    colors: IconButtonColors = IconButtonDefaults.iconButtonColors(),
    interactionSource: MutableInteractionSource? = null,
    content: @Composable () -> Unit,
)

Parameters

onClickcalled when this icon button is clicked
modifierthe Modifier to be applied to this icon button
enabledcontrols the enabled state of this icon button. When false, this component will not respond to user input, and it will appear visually disabled and disabled to accessibility services.
colorsIconButtonColors that will be used to resolve the colors used for this icon button in different states. See IconButtonDefaults.iconButtonVibrantColors.
interactionSourcean optional hoisted MutableInteractionSource for observing and emitting Interactions for this icon button. You can use this to change the icon button's appearance or preview the icon button in different states. Note that if null is provided, interactions will still happen internally.
contentthe content of this icon button, typically an Icon
Common
@Composable
fun IconButton(
    onClick: () -> Unit,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    enabled: Boolean = true,
    colors: IconButtonColors = IconButtonDefaults.iconButtonColors(),
    interactionSource: MutableInteractionSource? = null,
    shape: Shape = IconButtonDefaults.standardShape,
    content: @Composable () -> Unit,
) =
    IconButtonImpl(
        onClick = onClick,
        modifier = modifier,
        enabled = enabled,
        colors = colors,
        interactionSource = interactionSource,
        shape = shape,
        content = content,
    )

Parameters

onClickcalled when this icon button is clicked
modifierthe Modifier to be applied to this icon button
enabledcontrols the enabled state of this icon button. When false, this component will not respond to user input, and it will appear visually disabled and disabled to accessibility services.
colorsIconButtonColors that will be used to resolve the colors used for this icon button in different states. See IconButtonDefaults.iconButtonVibrantColors and IconButtonDefaults.iconButtonColors .
interactionSourcean optional hoisted MutableInteractionSource for observing and emitting Interactions for this icon button. You can use this to change the icon button's appearance or preview the icon button in different states. Note that if null is provided, interactions will still happen internally.
shapethe Shape of this icon button.
contentthe content of this icon button, typically an Icon
Common
@ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi
@Composable
fun IconButton(
    onClick: () -> Unit,
    shapes: IconButtonShapes,
    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
    enabled: Boolean = true,
    colors: IconButtonColors = IconButtonDefaults.iconButtonColors(),
    interactionSource: MutableInteractionSource? = null,
    content: @Composable () -> Unit,
)

Parameters

onClickcalled when this icon button is clicked
shapesthe IconButtonShapes that the icon button will morph between depending on the user's interaction with the icon button.
modifierthe Modifier to be applied to this icon button
enabledcontrols the enabled state of this icon button. When false, this component will not respond to user input, and it will appear visually disabled and disabled to accessibility services.
colorsIconButtonColors that will be used to resolve the colors used for this icon button in different states. See IconButtonDefaults.iconButtonVibrantColors and IconButtonDefaults.iconButtonColors .
interactionSourcean optional hoisted MutableInteractionSource for observing and emitting Interactions for this icon button. You can use this to change the icon button's appearance or preview the icon button in different states. Note that if null is provided, interactions will still happen internally.
contentthe content of this icon button, typically an Icon

Code Examples

ExtraSmallNarrowSquareIconButtonsSample

@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class, ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
@Preview
@Composable
fun ExtraSmallNarrowSquareIconButtonsSample() {
    val description = "Localized description"
    // Icon button should have a tooltip associated with it for a11y.
    TooltipBox(
        positionProvider =
            TooltipDefaults.rememberTooltipPositionProvider(TooltipAnchorPosition.Above),
        tooltip = { PlainTooltip { Text(description) } },
        state = rememberTooltipState(),
    ) {
        // Small narrow round icon button
        FilledIconButton(
            onClick = { /* doSomething() */ },
            modifier =
                Modifier.minimumInteractiveComponentSize()
                    .size(
                        IconButtonDefaults.extraSmallContainerSize(
                            IconButtonDefaults.IconButtonWidthOption.Narrow
                        )
                    ),
            shape = IconButtonDefaults.extraSmallSquareShape,
        ) {
            Icon(
                Icons.Filled.Lock,
                contentDescription = description,
                modifier = Modifier.size(IconButtonDefaults.extraSmallIconSize),
            )
        }
    }
}

IconButtonSample

@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
@Preview
@Composable
fun IconButtonSample() {
    val description = "Localized description"
    // Icon button should have a tooltip associated with it for a11y.
    TooltipBox(
        positionProvider =
            TooltipDefaults.rememberTooltipPositionProvider(TooltipAnchorPosition.Above),
        tooltip = { PlainTooltip { Text(description) } },
        state = rememberTooltipState(),
    ) {
        IconButton(onClick = { /* doSomething() */ }) {
            Icon(Icons.Filled.Lock, contentDescription = description)
        }
    }
}

IconButtonWithAnimatedShapeSample

@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class, ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
@Preview
@Composable
fun IconButtonWithAnimatedShapeSample() {
    val description = "Localized description"
    // Icon button should have a tooltip associated with it for a11y.
    TooltipBox(
        positionProvider =
            TooltipDefaults.rememberTooltipPositionProvider(TooltipAnchorPosition.Above),
        tooltip = { PlainTooltip { Text(description) } },
        state = rememberTooltipState(),
    ) {
        IconButton(onClick = { /* doSomething() */ }, shapes = IconButtonDefaults.shapes()) {
            Icon(Icons.Filled.Lock, contentDescription = description)
        }
    }
}

MediumRoundWideIconButtonSample

@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3ExpressiveApi::class, ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
@Preview
@Composable
fun MediumRoundWideIconButtonSample() {
    val description = "Localized description"
    // Icon button should have a tooltip associated with it for a11y.
    TooltipBox(
        positionProvider =
            TooltipDefaults.rememberTooltipPositionProvider(TooltipAnchorPosition.Above),
        tooltip = { PlainTooltip { Text(description) } },
        state = rememberTooltipState(),
    ) {
        IconButton(
            onClick = { /* doSomething() */ },
            modifier =
                Modifier.size(
                    IconButtonDefaults.mediumContainerSize(
                        IconButtonDefaults.IconButtonWidthOption.Wide
                    )
                ),
            shape = IconButtonDefaults.mediumRoundShape,
        ) {
            Icon(
                Icons.Filled.Lock,
                contentDescription = description,
                modifier = Modifier.size(IconButtonDefaults.mediumIconSize),
            )
        }
    }
}

TintedIconButtonSample

@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
@Preview
@Composable
fun TintedIconButtonSample() {
    val description = "Localized description"
    // Icon button should have a tooltip associated with it for a11y.
    TooltipBox(
        positionProvider =
            TooltipDefaults.rememberTooltipPositionProvider(TooltipAnchorPosition.Above),
        tooltip = { PlainTooltip { Text(description) } },
        state = rememberTooltipState(),
    ) {
        IconButton(onClick = { /* doSomething() */ }) {
            Icon(
                rememberVectorPainter(image = Icons.Filled.Lock),
                contentDescription = description,
                tint = Color.Red,
            )
        }
    }
}

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