HyperlinkButton

The HyperlinkButton is a button that appears as a text hyperlink and opens a URI when you click it. It uses the platform's default mechanism to launch URIs (opening a browser, email client, and so on).

Useful properties

Property	Type	Description
NavigateUri	Uri	The URI to open when the button is clicked.
Content	object	The content displayed in the button (typically text).
IsVisited	bool	Whether the link has been visited. Automatically set to true after the URI is launched.
Command	ICommand	An optional command executed when the button is clicked.

Basic example

<HyperlinkButton NavigateUri="https://avaloniaui.net"
                 Content="Visit Avalonia" />

Custom content

Like Button, HyperlinkButton supports arbitrary content:

<HyperlinkButton NavigateUri="https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia">
    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
        <PathIcon Data="{StaticResource github_icon}" />
        <TextBlock Text="View on GitHub" />
    </StackPanel>
</HyperlinkButton>

Binding the URI

<HyperlinkButton NavigateUri="{Binding ProjectUrl}"
                 Content="{Binding ProjectName}" />

Platform behavior

When you click a HyperlinkButton, URI launching is delegated to the operating system's default handler. The browser or application that opens depends on your platform settings. For example, a https:// link opens in your default web browser, while a mailto: link opens in your default email client.

Pseudoclasses

Pseudoclass	Description
:visited	Applied when IsVisited is true.
:pressed	Applied while the button is being pressed.

See also

• Button: Standard push button.
• RepeatButton
• Launcher: Programmatic URI and file launching.