How To Create Space Between Button Border and Background

In this tutorial, we will learn to create space between button border and it’s background.

HTML

<div>BUTTON</div>

CSS

html {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
    box-sizing: inherit;
}

body {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

div {
    padding: 40px 80px;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 38px;
    color: #fff;
    border: 5px solid #00C2CB;
    border-radius: 15px;
    position: relative;
    cursor: pointer;
}

div::before {
    content: '';
    width: 90%;
    height: 80%;
    background-color: #00C2CB;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    z-index: -1;
}