Link icon button

A link icon button navigates and shows an icon instead of a label.

When to use

Navigation in a dense row of icon controls, where the rest are icon buttons.
A destination with a well known symbol, such as opening something in a new window.

When not to use

An action. That is an icon button.
A destination with no obvious icon. People would have to guess where it goes.

Guidance

Label it with the destination, and only use icons people already know.

Don't

Do not name the icon. Arrow says nothing about where the link goes.

Intensity

How much attention each of this component's grounds uses, scored against the ladder in both themes.

Appearance	Ground	Light	Dark
button	neutral	0.042Ambient	0.066Substrate
button	disabled	0.042Ambient	0.129Ambient
button--danger	danger-bold	0.443Marked	0.617Marked
button--default	neutral	0.042Ambient	0.066Substrate
button--discovery	discovery-bold	0.444Marked	0.624Marked
button--primary	brand-bold	0.460Marked	0.598Marked
button--selected	selected	0.042Ambient	0.062Substrate
button--subtle	neutral-subtle	0.000Substrate	0.000Substrate
button--warning	warning-bold	0.448Marked	0.601Marked

Substrate, Ambient and Marked are measured. Directed depends on what else is in the region. Demanded is declared, and its use is limited. So neither of those two depends on the component alone. See intensity.