---
title: Close Button
description: The humble close button can be used anywhere you need something to go away on click.
video: '0cvJbo7ItpU'
sass: scss/components/_close-button.scss
---

A close button is a `<button>` element with the class `.close-button`. We use the multiplication symbol (`&times;`) as the X icon. This icon is wrapped in a `<span>` with the attribute `aria-hidden="true"`, so screen readers don't read the X icon.

The button is also labeled with `aria-label` to clarify what the button's purpose is.

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```html_example
<div class="callout" data-closable>
  <button class="close-button" aria-label="Close alert" type="button" data-close>
    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
  </button>
  <p>Look at this close button!</p>
</div>
```

---

## Making Closable

<div class="callout primary">
  <p>The close button on its own doesn't close elements, but you can use it with <a href="toggler.html">Toggler</a>, <a href="reveal.html">Reveal</a>, <a href="off-canvas.html">Off-canvas</a>, and other plugins that have open and close behaviors.</p>
</div>

<div class="primary callout">
  <p>Any element can be used as a close trigger, not just close button. Adding the attribute <code>data-close</code> to any element within the callout will turn it into a close trigger.</p>
</div>

The below example pairs the callout with the close button component and `data-closable` attribute to create a dismissible alert box.

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```html_example
<div class="callout" data-closable>
  <p>You can so totally close this!</p>
  <button class="close-button" aria-label="Dismiss alert" type="button" data-close>
    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
  </button>
</div>
<div class="success callout" data-closable="slide-out-right">
  <p>You can close me too, and I close using a Motion UI animation.</p>
  <button class="close-button" aria-label="Dismiss alert" type="button" data-close>
    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
  </button>
</div>
```