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 symbol, where the reader is left guessing about a place as well as an action.

Guidance

Label it with the destination, and keep it to symbols readers already know.

Don't

Do not name the icon. Arrow says nothing about where the reader would end up.

Intensity

What each of this component's grounds spends, measured 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, and Demanded is declared and rationed, so neither is a property this component carries by itself. See intensity.