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HTML
<button class="btn-soft">
  <svg
    class="btn-soft-icon"
    viewBox="0 0 24 24"
    fill="none"
    stroke="currentColor"
    stroke-width="2.4"
    stroke-linecap="round"
    stroke-linejoin="round"
    aria-hidden="true"
  >
    <path d="M5 12h14M13 5l7 7-7 7" />
  </svg>
  <span class="btn-soft-text">Continue</span>
  <span class="btn-soft-kbd" aria-hidden="true">⏎</span>
</button>
CSS
.btn-soft {
  --soft-bg-1: #2a2a3a;
  --soft-bg-2: #16161e;
  --soft-glow: #6e7eff;
  position: relative;
  padding: 11px 14px 11px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--soft-bg-1), var(--soft-bg-2));
  color: #f5f5fa;
  font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.12),
    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.4),
    0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.35),
    0 0 0 0 var(--soft-glow);
  transition: box-shadow 0.25s ease, transform 0.12s ease;
}
.btn-soft-icon {
  width: 14px; height: 14px;
  color: var(--soft-glow);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.btn-soft-kbd {
  font-family: ui-monospace, monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #a8a8b8;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 1px 6px;
  margin-left: 4px;
}
.btn-soft:hover {
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.15),
    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.4),
    0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.35),
    0 0 22px -4px var(--soft-glow);
}
.btn-soft:active { transform: translateY(1px); }