There are 3 main button types described in material design. The raised button is a standard button that signify actions and seek to give depth to a mostly flat page. The floating circular action button is meant for very important functions. Flat buttons are usually used within elements that already have depth like cards or modals.

Raised

button cloudbutton cloudbutton

<a class="waves-effect waves-light btn">Stuff</a>
<a class="waves-effect waves-light btn"><i class="material-icons left">cloud</i>button</a>
<a class="waves-effect waves-light btn"><i class="material-icons right">cloud</i>button</a>
        

Floating

add

  <a class="btn-floating btn-large waves-effect waves-light red"><i class="material-icons">add</i></a>
        

Fixed Action Button

If you want a fixed floating action button, you can add multiple actions that will appear on hover. Our demo is in the bottom righthand corner of the page.

  <div class="fixed-action-btn" style="bottom: 45px; right: 24px;">
    <a class="btn-floating btn-large red">
      <i class="large material-icons">mode_edit</i>
    </a>
    <ul>
      <li><a class="btn-floating red"><i class="material-icons">insert_chart</i></i></a></li>
      <li><a class="btn-floating yellow darken-1"><i class="material-icons">format_quote</i></a></li>
      <li><a class="btn-floating green"><i class="material-icons">publish</i></a></li>
      <li><a class="btn-floating blue"><i class="material-icons">attach_file</i></a></li>
    </ul>
  </div>
        

You can also open the Fixed Action Button Menu programatically, the below code will make your FAB Menu open:

  $('.fixed-action-btn').openFAB();
          

You can also close them programatically:

  $('.fixed-action-btn').closeFAB();
        

Flat

Button

  <a class="waves-effect waves-teal btn-flat">Button</a>
        

Submit Button

When you use a button to submit a form, instead of using a input tag, use a button tag with a type submit

Submitsend

  <button class="btn waves-effect waves-light" type="submit" name="action">Submit
    <i class="material-icons right">send</i>
  </button>
        

Large

This button has a larger height for buttons that need more attention.

Button cloudbutton cloudbutton

<a class="waves-effect waves-light btn-large">Button</a>
<a class="waves-effect waves-light btn-large"><i class="material-icons left"></i>button</a>
<a class="waves-effect waves-light btn-large"><i class="material-icons right">cloud</i>button</a>
        

Disabled

This style can be applied to all button types

Button Button Button add

<a class="btn-large disabled">Button</a>
<a class="btn disabled">Button</a>
<a class="btn-flat disabled">Button</a>
<a class="btn-floating disabled"><i class="material-icons">add</i></a>