`LinkButton`¶

Navigate with an anchor styled as a prominent button.


Import	`from hedron import LinkButton`
Distribution	`hedron`
Backend activity	No
Normal render mode	`RenderMode.FRAGMENT`

Live demo¶

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A real anchor preserves browser navigation behavior.

The preview is a local docs simulation (not a running Hedron server). Interactive demos show a “Simulated HTMX” trace when applicable.

Basic use¶

from hedron import LinkButton
component = LinkButton('Create account', '/signup', size='sm', width='full')

Compose under Page for full documents, or return from a fragment route for HTMX swaps.

How it works¶

Despite its appearance, LinkButton is an anchor and preserves open-in-new-tab, copy-link, and no-JavaScript navigation behavior. Its 0.59 size, width, appearance, emphasis, and attrs= contract is aligned with Button.

This component's core behavior is server-rendered HTML and does not require a browser runtime. The preview is ordinary semantic HTML, so keyboard, form, link, and disclosure behavior comes from the platform.

Constructor and parameters¶

LinkButton(label, href, *, size=None, width=None, appearance=None, emphasis=None, id=None, class_=None, attrs=None)

Parameter	Type	Meaning
`label`	`str`	Visible navigation label.
`href`	`SafeUrl \| str`	Validated destination.
`size`	`sm \| md \| lg \| None`	Shared control size marker.
`width`	`content \| field \| full \| None`	Shared width intent.
`appearance`	`solid \| outline \| soft \| ghost \| plain \| raised \| None`	Treatment independent of meaning.
`emphasis`	`primary \| secondary \| danger \| neutral \| None`	Semantic meaning independent of treatment.
`attrs`	`Mapping[str, HtmlAttrValue] \| None`	Validated global, ARIA, data, approved HTMX, and popover/dialog-trigger attributes.

Composition and backend behavior¶

Keep LinkButton at the smallest semantic boundary. Fragment routes should return only the replaced region and preserve stable target IDs across success, validation, empty, loading, and error responses.

LinkButton participates in interaction markup. Pair it with an explicit @app.action POST (and CSRF) when the control mutates state.

Accessibility¶

The label should describe the destination and focus styling must remain visible in the chosen theme.

Security¶

Escaping and SafeUrl / TrustedHtml are framework concerns; authorization and data exposure remain application code. Redact secrets before rendering.

Common mistakes¶

Never use LinkButton to submit a form or mutate data. Its attrs= seam remains validated and cannot override the owned destination or structural attributes.
Do not copy docs-preview JavaScript into an application server.

Testing¶

from hedron import RenderMode, render

result = render(component, mode=RenderMode.FRAGMENT)
assert result.html
assert not result.diagnostics

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LinkButton¶