A single click on the Like button will 'like' pieces of content on the web and share them on Facebook. You can also display a Share button next to the Like button to let people add a personal message and customize who they share with.

Like Button Configurator Code Example Settings Adjust Language FAQs

Step-by-Step

1. Choose URL or Page

Pick the URL of a website or Facebook Page you want to use with the like button.

2. Code Configurator

Paste the URL to the Code Configurator and adjust settings like the of your like button. Click the button to generate your like button code.

3. Copy & Paste HTML snippet

Copy and past the snippet into the HTML of the destination website.

Like Button Configurator

URL to Like

Width

Layout

Action Type

Full Code Example

Copy & paste the code example to your website. Adjust the value to your website URL. Next use the meta tags to adjust your link preview. and should use the same URL.

Customize Link Preview

Settings

In addition to the settings above, you can also change the following:

Setting	HTML5 Attribute	Description	Default
		The verb to display on the button. Can be either or
		The color scheme used by the plugin for any text outside of the button itself. Can be or .
		The absolute URL of the page that will be liked.	Current URL.
		If your web site or online service, or a portion of your service, is directed to children under 13 you must enable this
		Selects one of the different layouts that are available for the plugin. Can be one of , , or . See the FAQ for more details.
		A label for tracking referrals which must be less than 50 characters and can contain alphanumeric characters and some punctuation (currently +/=-.:_). See the FAQ for more details.	None
		Specifies whether to include a share button beside the Like button. This only works with the XFBML version.
		Specifies whether to display profile photos below the button (standard layout only). You must not enable this on child-directed sites.
		The width of the plugin (standard layout only), which is subject to the minimum and default width. Please see Layout Settings below for more details.	See in Layout Settings

Layout Settings

There are the following options:

Layout	Default Sizes
	Minimum width: 225 pixels. Default width: 450 pixels. Height: 35 pixels (without photos) or 80 pixels (with photos).
	Minimum width: 55 pixels. Default width: 55 pixels. Height: 65 pixels.
	Minimum width: 90 pixels. Default width: 90 pixels. Height: 20 pixels.
	Minimum width: 47 pixels. Default width: 47 pixels. Height: 20 pixels.

Adjust Language

You can adjust the language of the Like Button by loading a localized version of the Facebook JavaScript SDK. When you load the SDK adjust the value to use your locale: Just replaced by your locale, e.g. for French (France):

Supported locales are referenced in the Facebook Locales XML file. You may need to adjust the width of a Social Plugin to accommodate different languages. You may find more information on our Localization & Translation page.

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