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Customisation

Learn about customisation options for the PayPal component.

Overview

The PayPal component comes with responsive and accessible default styling, but is designed to be customisable.

You can find PayPal's official recommendations around button styling in their JavaScript SDK reference.

Default styling

By default, the following styling is applied to the PayPal component:

style: {
 layout: 'vertical',
 color: 'gold',
 shape: 'rect',
 label: 'paypal',
 tagline: true,
 height: 55,          
 borderRadius: 4
}

Configuration options

style: {
  layout: 'vertical' | 'horizontal',        
  color: 'gold' | 'blue' | 'silver' | 'white' | 'black',
  shape: 'rect' | 'pill' | 'sharp',       
  borderRadius: number,                   
  height: number,                         
  disableMaxHeight: boolean,              
  disableMaxWidth: boolean,               
  label: 'paypal' | 'checkout' | 'buynow' | 'pay', 
  tagline: boolean                         
},
message: { 
  amount: number,                         
  align: 'center' | 'left' | 'right',    
  color: 'black' | 'white',              
  position: 'top' | 'bottom'            
}
PropertyDescription
style
object
Details about the styling options.
style.layout
string (enum)
The layout of the PayPal button.

Possible values:
  • vertical
  • horizontal
style.color
string (enum)
The colour of the PayPal button.

Possible values:
  • gold
  • blue
  • silver
  • white
  • black
style.shape
string (enum)
The shape of the PayPal button. Note: if style.borderRadius and style.shape are both defined, style.borderRadius takes priority.

Possible values:
  • rect
  • pill
  • sharp
style.borderRadius
number
The border radius of the PayPal button, in pixels. Note: if style.borderRadius and style.shape are both defined, style.borderRadius takes priority.
style.height
number
The height of the PayPal button, in pixels.
style.disableMaxHeight
boolean
Whether to disable the maximum height of the PayPal button.
style.disableMaxWidth
boolean
Whether to disable the maximum width of the PayPal button.
style.label
string (enum)
The label of the PayPal button.

Possible values:
  • paypal
  • checkout
  • buynow
  • pay
style.tagline
boolean
Whether to show the tagline of the PayPal button. Set the style.layout to horizontal for taglines.
message
object
Configuration for the messaging for the most relevant Pay Later offer for every purchase. If provided, replaces the style.tagline.
message.amount
number
Use this option to show the most relevant offer and price breakdown to your customers. Set this to a number that is greater than 0. This value should reflect the current product or cart value that will be used once a checkout session has started.
message.align
string (enum)
The alignment of the message, in relation to the button(s).

Possible values:
  • center
  • left
  • right
message.color
string (enum)
The colour of the message.

Possible values:
  • black
  • white
message.position
string (enum)
The position of the message, in relation to the button(s).

Possible values:
  • top
  • bottom

Example

{
  payeeEmailAddress: "john.doe@pxp.io",
  paymentDescription: "",
  shippingPreference: "SET_PROVIDED_ADDRESS",
  userAction: "PAY_NOW",
  renderType: "standalone"
  fundingSources: "paypal",
  style: {
    layout: "horizontal",
    color: "blue",
    shape: "rect",
    borderRadius: 12,
    height: 64,
    disableMaxHeight: false,
    disableMaxWidth: false,
    label: "pay",
    tagline: false,
  },
  message: {
   amount: 20,
   align: "left",
   color: "black",
   position: "top"
  }
}