3D Hexagon button - css

Question

I'm helping a friend out with a website and she has pretty specific type of button in mind:
"I would like the buttons to be hexagon shape, with a photo in the middle and actually depress as clicked before moving to the portfolio page."
I've managed to create a rounded square that depresses using CSS and HTML pretty easily, however I can't work out a hexagon. Anyone offer some help here?
Fiddle
HTML:
<a href="#" class="button">
<span>
<p> Jorgie</p></span>
</a>
CSS:
.button {
display: inline-block;
margin: 30px;
-webkit-border-radius: 8px;
-moz-border-radius: 8px;
border-radius: 8px;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 8px 0 #463E3F, 0 15px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 8px 0 #463E3F, 0 15px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
box-shadow: 0 8px 0 #463E3F, 0 15px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
-webkit-transition: -webkit-box-shadow .1s ease-in-out;
-moz-transition: -moz-box-shadow .1s ease-in-out;
-o-transition: -o-box-shadow .1s ease-in-out;
transition: box-shadow .1s ease-in-out;
font-size: 20px;
color: #fff;
}
.button span {
display: inline-block;
background-color: black;
-webkit-border-radius: 8px;
-moz-border-radius: 8px;
border-radius: 8px;
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
font-family: 'Pacifico', Arial, sans-serif;
line-height: 1;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px rgba(175, 49, 95, .7);
-webkit-transition: background-color .2s ease-in-out, -webkit-transform .1s ease-in- out;
-moz-transition: background-color .2s ease-in-out, -moz-transform .1s ease-in-out;
-o-transition: background-color .2s ease-in-out, -o-transform .1s ease-in-out;
transition: background-color .2s ease-in-out, transform .1s ease-in-out;
}
.button:hover span {
background-image:url(jorgie.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-position:center;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px rgba(175, 49, 95, .9), 0 0 5px rgba(255, 255, 255, .8);
}
.button:active, .button:focus {
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 8px 0 #463E3F, 0 12px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 8px 0 #463E3F, 0 12px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
box-shadow: 0 8px 0 #463E3F, 0 12px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
}
.button:active span {
-webkit-transform: translate(0, 4px);
-moz-transform: translate(0, 4px);
-o-transform: translate(0, 4px);
transform: translate(0, 4px);
}

Answer 1

Here is a hexagon shaped button adapted from the soluion described in this question : Button with pointed edges and shadow :
The hexagon is made with skewed pseudo elements the shadow is made with box-shadows and the transition on the click event is made with CSS:
DEMO
HTML :
<div class="button top">
<div class="button bottom"></div>
</div>
CSS :
.top{
position:relative;
top:0;
margin-left:150px;
width: 45px;
height: 60px;
-webkit-transition: top .1s;
-ms-transition: top .1s;
transition: top .1s;
}
.button:before, .button:after{
position: absolute;
width:70%; height:50%;
content: "";
z-index:-1;
}
.top:before {
left:0; top:0;
-webkit-transform:skewX(-20deg);
-ms-transform:skewX(-20deg);
transform:skewX(-20deg);
background: #469BF9;
box-shadow: -5px 10px 0px -5px #104f96;
z-index:-2;
}
.top:after {
right:0; top:0;
-webkit-transform:skewX(20deg);
-ms-transform:skewX(20deg);
transform:skewX(20deg);
background: #469BF9;
box-shadow: 5px 10px 0px -5px #104f96;
z-index:-2;
}
.bottom:before{
left:0; top:50%; transitions.
-webkit-transform:skewX(20deg);
-ms-transform:skewX(20deg);
transform:skewX(20deg);
background: #1E80F7;
box-shadow: -4px 5px 0px 0px #104f96;
}
.bottom:after{
right:0; top:50%;
-webkit-transform:skewX(-20deg);
-ms-transform:skewX(-20deg);
transform:skewX(-20deg);
background: #1E80F7;
box-shadow: 4px 5px 0px 0px #104f96;
}
.button:after, .button:before{
-webkit-transition: box-shadow .1s;
-ms-transition: box-shadow .1s;
transition: box-shadow .1s;
}
.top:active{
top:5px;
}
.button:active:after, .button:active:before, .button:active .button:before, .button:active .button:after {
box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px #104f96;
}

Answer 2

To my knowledge,a hexagon with full image requires multiple divs as follows
JSfiddle Demo
HMTL
<div class="hexagon">
<div class="hexagon-in1">
<div class="hexagon-in2">
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
.hexagon {
-webkit-transform: rotate(120deg);
-moz-transform: rotate(120deg);
-o-transform: rotate(120deg);
transform: rotate(120deg);
cursor: pointer;
width: 400px;
height: 200px;
margin: 25px;
visibility: hidden;
overflow: hidden;
}
.hexagon-in1 {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
-webkit-transform: rotate(-60deg);
-moz-transform: rotate(-60deg);
-o-transform: rotate(-60deg);
transform: rotate(-60deg);
overflow: hidden;
}
.hexagon-in2 {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: 50%;
background-image: url(http://placekitten.com/241/241);
visibility: visible;
-webkit-transform: rotate(-60deg);
-moz-transform: rotate(-60deg);
-o-transform: rotate(-60deg);
transform: rotate(-60deg);
}
.hexagon-in2 a {
display: block;
}
Actual 'button down' effects might a little harder.
Frankly, I'd be looking to use an actual image here..rather than unsemantic 'styling' divs for this button.

Answer 3

For hexagon button, here's a FIDDLE
<div id="hexagon"></div>
#hexagon {
width: 100px;
height: 55px;
background: red;
position: relative;
}
#hexagon:before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: -25px;
left: 0;
width: 0;
height: 0;
border-left: 50px solid transparent;
border-right: 50px solid transparent;
border-bottom: 25px solid red;
}
#hexagon:after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
bottom: -25px;
left: 0;
width: 0;
height: 0;
border-left: 50px solid transparent;
border-right: 50px solid transparent;
border-top: 25px solid red;
}