How do I use Follow Button in my project?

Copy the FollowButton source code from https://opensourceui.in/components/follow-button, add lib/cn.ts if needed, install clsx tailwind-merge and lucide-react, then import and render the component in your React or Next.js app.

Can I use Follow Button in a commercial project?

Yes. Opensource UI is MIT licensed. You can use FollowButton in personal and commercial projects without UI attribution.

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Follow Button

Social follow toggle — dark Follow pill becomes a quiet Following state with a user-check icon. Tap again to unfollow.

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Setup

How to use

Free for personal and commercial use. No UI attribution required. Include the MIT copyright notice when copying component source into your project. Read the MIT license.

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Run in your terminal:
$npm install clsx tailwind-merge lucide-react
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Copy lib/cn.ts below. Skip if you already have cn().
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Copy the code below and create components/buttons/follow-button.tsx in your project.
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Import and render:
Example
import { FollowButton } from "@/components/buttons/follow-button";
<FollowButton label="Follow" followingLabel="Following" />

lib/cn.ts

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import { type ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
  return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
}

components/buttons/follow-button.tsx

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"use client";
 
import { forwardRef, useState, type ComponentPropsWithoutRef } from "react";
 
import { cn } from "@/lib/cn";
import { UserCheck, UserPlus } from "lucide-react";
 
export type FollowButtonProps = Readonly<
  {
    label?: string;
    followingLabel?: string;
    defaultFollowing?: boolean;
  } & ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"button">
>;
 
// Follow toggle — outline invite becomes a quiet filled following state.
export const FollowButton = forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, FollowButtonProps>(
  (
    {
      className,
      label = "Follow",
      followingLabel = "Following",
      defaultFollowing = false,
      onClick,
      ...props
    },
    ref,
  ) => {
    const [following, setFollowing] = useState(defaultFollowing);
 
    return (
      <button
        ref={ref}
        type="button"
        aria-pressed={following}
        data-slot="follow-button"
        onClick={(event) => {
          setFollowing((prev) => !prev);
          onClick?.(event);
        }}
        className={cn(
          "inline-flex h-10 cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-full px-4 font-sans text-sm font-semibold transition-all duration-200 active:scale-[0.98] select-none",
          following
            ? "bg-neutral-100 text-neutral-600 ring-1 ring-neutral-200"
            : "bg-neutral-900 text-white",
          className,
        )}
        {...props}
      >
        {following ? (
          <>
            <UserCheck size={15} strokeWidth={2} />
            {followingLabel}
          </>
        ) : (
          <>
            <UserPlus size={15} strokeWidth={2} />
            {label}
          </>
        )}
      </button>
    );
  },
);
 
FollowButton.displayName = "FollowButton";

"use client"; import { forwardRef, useState, type ComponentPropsWithoutRef } from "react"; import { cn } from "@/lib/cn"; import { UserCheck, UserPlus } from "lucide-react"; export type FollowButtonProps = Readonly< { label?: string; followingLabel?: string; defaultFollowing?: boolean; } & ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"button"> >; // Follow toggle — outline invite becomes a quiet filled following state. export const FollowButton = forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, FollowButtonProps>( ( { className, label = "Follow", followingLabel = "Following", defaultFollowing = false, onClick, ...props }, ref, ) => { const [following, setFollowing] = useState(defaultFollowing); return ( <button ref={ref} type="button" aria-pressed={following} data-slot="follow-button" onClick={(event) => { setFollowing((prev) => !prev); onClick?.(event); }} className={cn( "inline-flex h-10 cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-full px-4 font-sans text-sm font-semibold transition-all duration-200 active:scale-[0.98] select-none", following ? "bg-neutral-100 text-neutral-600 ring-1 ring-neutral-200" : "bg-neutral-900 text-white", className, )} {...props} > {following ? ( <> <UserCheck size={15} strokeWidth={2} /> {followingLabel} </> ) : ( <> <UserPlus size={15} strokeWidth={2} /> {label} </> )} </button> ); }, ); FollowButton.displayName = "FollowButton";