diff --git a/extra/DefaultTheme.oss b/extra/DefaultTheme.oss
index 699d286..e699415 100644
--- a/extra/DefaultTheme.oss
+++ b/extra/DefaultTheme.oss
@@ -117,3 +117,33 @@ window.backgroundColor = rgba(160, 160, 160, 255)
 	margin = Rect(0, 0, 0, 0)
 }
 % ===================
+
+
+
+% ====== Label ======
+(button) {
+	textColor = $textColor
+	backgroundColor = #999999FF
+	backgroundGradient = gradientH(#000000FF, #555555FF, #999999FF)
+	backgroundGradient = w_vgradientV(#000000FF, 0.2, #555555FF, 0.8, #999999FF)
+	borderColor = $accentColorDark
+	fontSize = 20
+	borderRadius = 0
+	borderWidth = 1
+	showBackground = true
+	showBorder = true
+	useBackgroundGradient = true
+	padding = Rect(15, 5, 15, 5)
+	margin = Rect(0, 0, 0, 0)
+	icon = file("testIcon.png")
+}
+(button:hover) {
+	borderColor = $accentColor
+	backgroundColor = #BBBBBBFF
+}
+(button:pressed) {
+	borderColor = #BBBBBBFF
+	textColor = #DDDDDDFF
+	backgroundColor = #555555FF
+}
+% ===================
diff --git a/src/ogfx/gui/Widgets.hpp b/src/ogfx/gui/Widgets.hpp
index 391c598..e35ca47 100644
--- a/src/ogfx/gui/Widgets.hpp
+++ b/src/ogfx/gui/Widgets.hpp
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 #include <ogfx/gui/widgets/Label.hpp>
 #include <ogfx/gui/widgets/CheckBox.hpp>
 #include <ogfx/gui/widgets/Scrollbar.hpp>
+#include <ogfx/gui/widgets/Button.hpp>
diff --git a/src/ogfx/gui/widgets/Button.cpp b/src/ogfx/gui/widgets/Button.cpp
index fea4188..2557cfc 100644
--- a/src/ogfx/gui/widgets/Button.cpp
+++ b/src/ogfx/gui/widgets/Button.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,60 @@ namespace ogfx
 	{
 		namespace widgets
 		{
+			Button& Button::create(const String& text)
+			{
+				setText(text);
+				setPadding({ 5, 5, 5, 5 });
+				setTypeName("ogfx::gui::widgets::Button");
+				disableDrawBox();
+				disableChildren();
+				enableBackground(false);
+				validate();
+				return *this;
+			}
+
+			void Button::applyTheme(const ostd::Stylesheet& theme)
+			{
+				setTextColor(getThemeValue<Color>(theme, "button.textColor", Colors::White));
+				setBackGroundColor(getThemeValue<Color>(theme, "button.backgroundColor", Colors::Transparent));
+				setFontSize(getThemeValue<i32>(theme, "button.fontSize", 20));
+				setBorderRadius(getThemeValue<i32>(theme, "button.borderRadius", 10));
+				setBorderWidth(getThemeValue<i32>(theme, "button.borderWidth", 2));
+				enableBorder(getThemeValue<bool>(theme, "button.showBorder", false));
+				setBorderColor(getThemeValue<Color>(theme, "button.borderColor", Colors::White));
+				enableBackground(getThemeValue<bool>(theme, "button.showBackground", false));
+				setPadding(getThemeValue<Rectangle>(theme, "button.padding", { 5, 5, 5, 5 }));
+				setMargin(getThemeValue<Rectangle>(theme, "button.margin", { 0, 0, 0, 0 }));
+				m_useBackgroundGradient = getThemeValue<bool>(theme, "button.useBackgroundGradient", false);
+				if (m_useBackgroundGradient && isBackgoundEnabled())
+					enableBackground(false);
+			}
+
+			void Button::onDraw(ogfx::BasicRenderer2D& gfx)
+			{
+				if (m_textChanged)
+					__update_size(gfx);
+				if (m_useBackgroundGradient)
+					gfx.fillGradientRect(getGlobalBounds(), m_backgroundGradient);
+				gfx.drawString(getText(), getGlobalContentPosition(), getTextColor(), getFontSize());
+			}
+
+			void Button::setText(const String& text)
+			{
+				m_text = text;
+				m_textChanged = true;
+			}
+
+			void Button::__update_size(ogfx::BasicRenderer2D& gfx)
+			{
+				auto size = gfx.getStringDimensions(getText(), getFontSize());
+				size.x += getPadding().left();
+				size.x += getPadding().right();
+				size.y += getPadding().top();
+				size.y += getPadding().bottom();
+				setSize({ cast<f32>(size.x), cast<f32>(size.y) });
+				m_textChanged = false;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/ogfx/gui/widgets/Button.hpp b/src/ogfx/gui/widgets/Button.hpp
index a29db42..569a9ca 100644
--- a/src/ogfx/gui/widgets/Button.hpp
+++ b/src/ogfx/gui/widgets/Button.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,35 @@ namespace ogfx
 	{
 		namespace widgets
 		{
+			class Button : public Widget
+			{
+				public:
+					inline Button(WindowCore& window) : Widget({ 0, 0, 0, 0 }, window) { create(""); }
+					inline Button(WindowCore& window, const String& text) : Widget({ 0, 0, 0, 0 }, window) { create(text); }
+					Button& create(const String& text);
+					void applyTheme(const ostd::Stylesheet& theme) override;
+					void onDraw(ogfx::BasicRenderer2D& gfx) override;
+					void setText(const String& text);
+					inline String getText(void) const { return m_text; }
+					inline Color getTextColor(void) const { return m_textColor; }
+					inline void setTextColor(const Color& color) { m_textColor = color; }
+					inline i32 getFontSize(void) const { return m_fontSize; }
+					inline void setFontSize(i32 fontSize) { m_fontSize = fontSize; }
+
+				private:
+					void __update_size(ogfx::BasicRenderer2D& gfx);
+
+				private:
+					String m_text { "" };
+					bool m_textChanged { false };
+					i32 m_fontSize { 20 };
+					Color m_textColor { 255, 255, 255 };
+					bool m_useBackgroundGradient { false };
+					ColorGradient m_backgroundGradient {
+						{ Color { 160, 160, 160 }, Color { 120, 120, 120 } },
+						{ 1.0f }
+					};
+			};
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/ogfx/render/BasicRenderer.cpp b/src/ogfx/render/BasicRenderer.cpp
index 5263782..18be3f9 100644
--- a/src/ogfx/render/BasicRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/ogfx/render/BasicRenderer.cpp
@@ -314,6 +314,68 @@ namespace ogfx
 		drawImage(img, position, size, anim.getFrameRect());
 	}
 
+	void BasicRenderer2D::fillGradientRect(const Rectangle& rect, ColorGradient& gradient)
+	{
+		auto& colors = gradient.getColors();
+		auto& weights = gradient.getWeights();
+		f32 angle_radians = gradient.getAngleRad();
+		if (!m_initialized || colors.size() < 2) return;
+		if (weights.size() != colors.size() - 1) return; // N colors = N-1 weights
+
+		// Normalize weights
+		f32 total = 0;
+		for (auto w : weights) total += w;
+		for (auto& w : weights) w /= total;
+
+		// Compute cumulative positions along gradient (0 to 1)
+		stdvec<f32> stops(colors.size());
+		stops[0] = 0.0f;
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < weights.size(); i++)
+			stops[i + 1] = stops[i] + weights[i];
+
+		// Center of rect for rotation
+		Vec2 center = { rect.x + rect.w * 0.5f, rect.y + rect.h * 0.5f };
+		f32 cs = std::cos(angle_radians);
+		f32 sn = std::sin(angle_radians);
+
+		auto rotate = [&](Vec2 p) -> Vec2 {
+			p -= center;
+			return { center.x + p.x * cs - p.y * sn,
+					 center.y + p.x * sn + p.y * cs };
+		};
+
+		// For each color band, push a quad
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < colors.size() - 1; i++)
+		{
+			f32 y0 = rect.y + rect.h * stops[i];
+			f32 y1 = rect.y + rect.h * stops[i + 1];
+
+			Vec2 tl = rotate({ rect.x,          y0 });
+			Vec2 tr = rotate({ rect.x + rect.w,  y0 });
+			Vec2 br = rotate({ rect.x + rect.w,  y1 });
+			Vec2 bl = rotate({ rect.x,           y1 });
+
+			if (m_vertexCount + 4 >= MaxVertices || m_indexCount + 6 >= MaxIndices)
+				flushBatch();
+			if (m_texture != nullptr)
+				flushBatch();
+			m_texture = nullptr;
+
+			SDL_FColor c0 = COLOR_CAST(colors[i]);
+			SDL_FColor c1 = COLOR_CAST(colors[i + 1]);
+
+			i32 base = m_vertexCount;
+			m_vertices[m_vertexCount++] = { { tl.x, tl.y }, c0, { 0, 0 } };
+			m_vertices[m_vertexCount++] = { { tr.x, tr.y }, c0, { 0, 0 } };
+			m_vertices[m_vertexCount++] = { { br.x, br.y }, c1, { 0, 0 } };
+			m_vertices[m_vertexCount++] = { { bl.x, bl.y }, c1, { 0, 0 } };
+
+			u32 inds[6] = QUAD_INDICES_ARR;
+			for (i32 j = 0; j < 6; j++)
+				m_indices[m_indexCount++] = base + inds[j];
+		}
+	}
+
 	void BasicRenderer2D::drawString(const String& str, const Vec2& position, const Color& color, i32 fontSize, f32 scale)
 	{
 		if (!isValid()) return;
@@ -398,7 +460,7 @@ namespace ogfx
 		if (!rounded || thickness < 4)
 			return;
 
-		i32 segments = std::max(6, i32(thickness * 0.75f));
+		i32 segments = std::max(16, i32(thickness * 1.5f));
 		generate_half_circle(p1, -dir, half, segments, color);
 		generate_half_circle(p2, dir, half, segments, color);
 	}
@@ -475,7 +537,7 @@ namespace ogfx
 		drawLine({ {x1, y2 - rBL}, {x1, y1 + rTL} }, color, thickness, false); // left
 
 		// Corner arcs
-		auto segments = [](f32 r) -> i32 { return std::max(6, i32(r * 0.75f)); };
+		auto segments = [](f32 r) -> i32 { return std::max(16, i32(r * 1.5f)); };
 
 		if (rTL > 0) generate_ellipse_stroke({ x1 + rTL, y1 + rTL }, rTL, rTL, thickness, M_PI, M_PI * 1.5f, color, segments(rTL));
 		if (rTR > 0) generate_ellipse_stroke({ x2 - rTR, y1 + rTR }, rTR, rTR, thickness, M_PI * 1.5f, M_PI * 2.0f, color, segments(rTR));
@@ -487,7 +549,7 @@ namespace ogfx
 	{
 		if (!m_initialized || thickness <= 0)
 			return;
-		i32 segments = std::max(12, i32(radius * 0.75f));
+		i32 segments = std::max(16, i32(radius * 1.5f));
 		generate_ellipse_stroke(center, radius, radius, thickness, 0.0f, 2.0f * M_PI, color, segments);
 	}
 
@@ -513,8 +575,7 @@ namespace ogfx
 		Vec2 center = { rect.x + rect.w*0.5f, rect.y + rect.h*0.5f };
 		f32 rx = rect.w * 0.5f;
 		f32 ry = rect.h * 0.5f;
-
-		i32 segments = std::max(12, i32(std::max(rx, ry) * 0.75f));
+		i32 segments = std::max(16, i32(std::max(rx, ry) * 1.5f));
 		generate_ellipse_stroke(center, rx, ry, thickness, 0.0f, 2.0f * M_PI, color, segments);
 	}
 
@@ -723,7 +784,7 @@ namespace ogfx
 		}
 
 		// Corner fills
-		auto segments = [](f32 r) -> i32 { return std::max(6, i32(r * 0.75f)); };
+		auto segments = [](f32 r) -> i32 { return std::max(16, i32(r * 1.5f)); };
 
 		if (rTL > 0) generate_filled_ellipse_stroke({ x1 + rTL, y1 + rTL }, rTL, rTL, M_PI, color, segments(rTL));
 		if (rTR > 0) generate_filled_ellipse_stroke({ x2 - rTR, y1 + rTR }, rTR, rTR, M_PI * 1.5f, color, segments(rTR));
@@ -736,7 +797,7 @@ namespace ogfx
 		if (!m_initialized)
 			return;
 
-		i32 segments = std::max(12, i32(radius * 0.75f));
+		i32 segments = std::max(16, i32(radius * 1.5f));
 		generate_filled_ellipse(center, radius, radius, color, segments);
 	}
 
@@ -767,7 +828,7 @@ namespace ogfx
 		f32 radiusX = rect.w * 0.5f;
 		f32 radiusY = rect.h * 0.5f;
 
-		i32 segments = std::max(12, i32(std::max(radiusX, radiusY) * 0.75f));
+		i32 segments = std::max(16, i32(std::max(radiusX, radiusY) * 1.5f));
 		generate_filled_ellipse(center, radiusX, radiusY, color, segments);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/ogfx/render/BasicRenderer.hpp b/src/ogfx/render/BasicRenderer.hpp
index 203461c..69d6734 100644
--- a/src/ogfx/render/BasicRenderer.hpp
+++ b/src/ogfx/render/BasicRenderer.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace ogfx
 
 			void drawImage(const ogfx::Image& image, const Vec2& position, const Vec2& size = { 0, 0 }, const Rectangle& srcRect = { 0, 0, 0, 0 });
 			void drawAnimation(const Animation& anim, const Vec2& position, const Vec2& size = { 0, 0 });
+			void fillGradientRect(const Rectangle& rect, ColorGradient& gradient);
 
 			void drawString(const String& str, const Vec2& position, const Color& color, i32 fontSize = 0, f32 scale = 1.0f);
 			void drawCenteredString(const String& str, const Vec2& center, const Color& color, i32 fontSize = 0, f32 scale = 1.0f);
diff --git a/src/ostd/data/Color.hpp b/src/ostd/data/Color.hpp
index 1e7d05b..bd30835 100755
--- a/src/ostd/data/Color.hpp
+++ b/src/ostd/data/Color.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <ostd/data/Types.hpp>
 #include <ostd/data/BaseObject.hpp>
 #include <ostd/string/String.hpp>
+#include <ostd/math/Geometry.hpp>
 
 namespace ostd
 {
@@ -98,6 +99,31 @@ namespace ostd
 
 		public:
 	};
+	class ColorGradient : public BaseObject
+	{
+		public:
+			inline ColorGradient(void) {  }
+			inline ColorGradient(const stdvec<Color>& colors, const stdvec<f32>& weights) { m_colors = colors; m_weights = weights; }
+			inline void addColor(const Color& color) { m_colors.push_back(color); }
+			inline void addWeight(f32 w) { m_weights.push_back(w); }
+			inline stdvec<Color>& getColors(void) { return m_colors; }
+			inline stdvec<f32>& getWeights(void) { return  m_weights; }
+			inline void setAngleDeg(f32 angle_degrees) { m_angleDeg = angle_degrees; }
+			inline void setAngleRad(f32 angle_radians) { m_angleDeg = RAD_TO_DEG(angle_radians); }
+			inline f32 getAngleDeg(void) const { return m_angleDeg; }
+			inline f32 getAngleRad(void) const { return DEG_TO_RAD(m_angleDeg); }
+
+		private:
+			stdvec<Color> m_colors;
+			stdvec<f32> m_weights;
+			float m_angleDeg { VerticalDeg };
+
+		public:
+			inline static constexpr f32 HorizontalDeg { 90.0f };
+			inline static constexpr f32 VerticalDeg { 0.0f };
+			inline static constexpr f32 DiagonalDeg { 45.0f };
+			inline static constexpr f32 Diagonal2Deg { 135.0f };
+	};
 	struct Colors
 	{
 		inline static const Color Transparent   {   0,   0,   0,   0 };
@@ -159,4 +185,5 @@ using Colors = ostd::Colors;
 namespace ogfx
 {
 	using Color = ostd::Color;
+	using ColorGradient = ostd::ColorGradient;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/GuiTest.cpp b/src/test/GuiTest.cpp
index f476e18..f8239d9 100644
--- a/src/test/GuiTest.cpp
+++ b/src/test/GuiTest.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <ogfx/ogfx.hpp>
 
 ostd::ConsoleOutputHandler out;
+using namespace ogfx::gui::widgets;
 
 class Window : public ogfx::gui::Window
 {
@@ -63,10 +64,15 @@ class Window : public ogfx::gui::Window
 
 			m_check1.setText("Check this out!");
 			m_check1.setChecked(true);
-			m_check1.setStateChangedCallback([&](ogfx::gui::widgets::CheckBox& sender, bool state) -> void {
+			m_check1.setStateChangedCallback([&](CheckBox& sender, bool state) -> void {
 				m_panel1.setVisible(state);
 			});
 
+			m_btn1.setText("BUTTON");
+			m_btn1.setMousePressedCallback([&](const ogfx::gui::Event& event) -> void {
+
+			});
+
 			m_label2.setText("Label2");
 			m_label3.setText("Label3");
 
@@ -80,6 +86,7 @@ class Window : public ogfx::gui::Window
 			m_panel2.addWidget(m_label3);
 			m_panel2.addWidget(m_panel1, { 400, 50 });
 			m_panel2.addWidget(m_label1, { 0, 500 });
+			m_panel2.addWidget(m_btn1, { 0, 300 });
 
 			addWidget(m_check1, { 30, 30 });
 			addWidget(m_panel2, { 30, 100 });
@@ -101,6 +108,12 @@ class Window : public ogfx::gui::Window
 		void onRedraw(ogfx::BasicRenderer2D& gfx) override
 		{
 			// gfx.drawAnimation(m_anim, { 200, 200 });
+			// static f32 angle = 0.0f;
+			// angle += 0.5f;  // degrees per frame, adjust to taste
+			// if (angle >= 360.0f) angle = 0.0f;
+			// m_grad.setAngleDeg(angle);
+
+			// gfx.fillGradientRect({ 200, 200, 300, 300 }, m_grad);
 		}
 
 		void onFixedUpdate(void) override
@@ -109,16 +122,28 @@ class Window : public ogfx::gui::Window
 		}
 
 	private:
-		ogfx::gui::widgets::Label m_label1 { *this };
-		ogfx::gui::widgets::Label m_label2 { *this };
-		ogfx::gui::widgets::Label m_label3 { *this };
-		ogfx::gui::widgets::Panel m_panel1 { *this };
-		ogfx::gui::widgets::Panel m_panel2 { *this };
-		ogfx::gui::widgets::CheckBox m_check1 { *this };
+		Label m_label1 { *this };
+		Label m_label2 { *this };
+		Label m_label3 { *this };
+		Panel m_panel1 { *this };
+		Panel m_panel2 { *this };
+		CheckBox m_check1 { *this };
+		Button m_btn1 { *this };
 
 		ostd::Stylesheet m_theme;
 		ogfx::Animation m_anim;
 		ogfx::Image m_img;
+		ogfx::ColorGradient m_grad { {
+			{ 255, 0,   0   },  // red
+			{ 255, 165, 0   },  // orange
+			{ 255, 255, 0   },  // yellow
+			{ 0,   255, 0   },  // green
+			{ 0,   0,   255 },  // blue
+			{ 148, 0,   211 },  // violet
+			{ 255, 0,   0   },  // red again to loop cleanly
+		},
+		{ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },  // equal weights, gets normalized
+	 };
 };
 
 i32 main(i32 argc, char** argv)