How to give spacing between buttons using bootstrap - html

Question

I want to give spacing between buttons is there a way to give spacing using bootstrap so that they will be consistent for different screen resolutions.
I tried using margin-left But is it the correct way to do this.??
Here is the demo
HTML:
<div class="btn-toolbar text-center well">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-color btn-bg-color btn-sm col-xs-2 margin-left">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></span> ADD PACKET
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-color btn-bg-color btn-sm col-xs-2 margin-left">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-edit" aria-hidden="true"></span> EDIT CUSTOMER
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-color btn-bg-color btn-sm col-xs-2 margin-left">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-time" aria-hidden="true"></span> HISTORY
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-color btn-bg-color btn-sm col-xs-2 margin-left">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash" aria-hidden="true"></span> DELETE CUSTOMER
</button>
</div>
CSS:
.margin-left{
margin-left: 80px !important;
}

Answer 1

You can achieved by use bootstrap Spacing. Bootstrap Spacing includes a wide range of shorthand responsive margin and padding. In below example mr-1 set the margin or padding to $spacer * .25.
Example:
<button class="btn btn-outline-primary mr-1" href="#">Sign up</button>
<button class="btn btn-outline-primary" href="#">Login</button>
You can read more at Bootstrap Spacing.

Answer 2

HTML:
<input id="id_ok" class="btn btn-space" value="OK" type="button">
<input id="id_cancel" class="btn btn-space" value="Cancel" type="button">
CSS:
.btn-space {
margin-right: 5px;
}

Answer 3

Wrap your buttons in a div with class='col-xs-3' (for example).
Add class="btn-block" to your buttons.
This will provide permanent spacing.

Answer 4

It varies according to bootstrap version
If you are using
Bootsrap 4
mr-1
for more refer the official Bootsrap 4 margin-and-padding link
Bootstrap 5
me-1
for more refer the official Bootsrap 5 margin-and-padding link

Answer 5

If you want use margin, remove the class on every button and use :last-child CSS selector.
Html :
<div class="btn-toolbar text-center well">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-color btn-bg-color btn-sm col-xs-2">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></span> ADD PACKET
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-color btn-bg-color btn-sm col-xs-2">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-edit" aria-hidden="true"></span> EDIT CUSTOMER
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-color btn-bg-color btn-sm col-xs-2">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-time" aria-hidden="true"></span> HISTORY
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-color btn-bg-color btn-sm col-xs-2">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash" aria-hidden="true"></span> DELETE CUSTOMER
</button>
</div>
Css :
.btn-toolbar .btn{
margin-right: 5px;
}
.btn-toolbar .btn:last-child{
margin-right: 0;
}

Answer 6

I am pretty bad at html but I used between the buttons and it worked well.

Answer 7

Depends on how much space you want. I'm not sure I agree with the logic of adding a "col-XX-1" in between each one, because you are then defining an entire "column" in between each one.
If you just want "a little spacing" in between each button, I like to add padding to the encompassing row. That way, I can still use all 12 columns, while including a "space" in between each button.
Bootply: http://www.bootply.com/ugeXrxpPvD

Answer 8

Use btn-primary-spacing class for all buttons remove margin-left class
Example :
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-color btn-bg-color btn-sm col-xs-2 btn-primary-spacing">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-plus" aria-hidden="true"></span> ADD PACKET
</button>
CSS will be like :
.btn-primary-spacing
{
margin-right: 5px;
margin-bottom: 5px !important;
}

Answer 9

You can use built-in spacing from Bootstrap so no need for additional CSS there. This is for Bootstrap 4.

Answer 10

The original code is mostly there, but you need btn-groups around each button. In Bootstrap 3 you can use a btn-toolbar and a btn-group to get the job done; I haven't done BS4 but it has similar constructs.
<div class="btn-toolbar" role="toolbar">
<div class="btn-group" role="group">
<button class="btn btn-default">Button 1</button>
</div>
<div class="btn-group" role="group">
<button class="btn btn-default">Button 2</button>
</div>
</div>

Answer 11

Adding margins to a button makes it wider so that les buttons fit in the grid system. If only a visual effect is important, then give the button a white border with [style="margin:0px; border:solid white;"] This leaves the button width unaffected.

Answer 12

using bootstrap you can add <div class="col-sm-1 col-xs-1 col-md-1 col-lg-1"></div> between buttons.