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DropDownButton Appearance

Updated on Feb 6, 2026

The DropDownButton provides predefined appearance options such as different sizes, border radiuses, fill modes and theme colors.

Since version 22.1.0, default values of the appearance properties are no longer hardcoded in the component. The default values are inherited from the Kendo theme.

For more information, refer to the Design System documentation.

The following example demonstrates all available appearance options of the DropDownButton in action.

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Size

The DropDownButton allows you to configure its padding. To achieve this utilize the size property. It accepts values of type ButtonSize.

The size option supports the following values:

  • small
  • medium
  • large

The following example demonstrates how to define the size of the DropDownButton.

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Roundness

The DropDownButton enables you to apply different border radius to the component through the rounded property. It accepts values of type ButtonRounded.

The rounded option supports the following values:

  • small
  • medium
  • large
  • full
  • none

The following example demonstrates how to define the border radius of the DropDownButton.

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Fill Mode

The DropDownButton allows you to set different fill modes by using the fillMode property. It accepts values of type ButtonFillMode.

The fillMode option supports the following values:

  • solid
  • flat
  • outline
  • link

The following example demonstrates how to define the fill mode of the DropDownButton.

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Theme Colors

The DropDownButton allows you to set different theme colors by using the themeColor property. It accepts values of type ButtonThemeColor.

The themeColor option supports the following values:

  • base
  • primary
  • secondary
  • tertiary
  • info
  • success
  • warning
  • error
  • dark
  • light
  • inverse

The following example demonstrates how to define the theme color of the DropDownButton.

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