diff --git a/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/Button.tsx b/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/Button.tsx
index d0ad29a6458..3cb1c36d944 100644
--- a/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/Button.tsx
+++ b/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/Button.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import React from "react";
 import { ButtonProps, Button as MUIButton } from "@mui/material";
 
 export default function Button(props: ButtonProps) {
+  const { variant } = props;
   return (
     <MUIButton
+      color={variant === "outlined" ? "secondary" : undefined}
       {...props}
       sx={{ textTransform: "none", ...(props?.sx || {}) }}
     />
diff --git a/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/ButtonView.tsx b/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/ButtonView.tsx
index d590c2d0a9e..104eea025a5 100644
--- a/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/ButtonView.tsx
+++ b/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/ButtonView.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import React from "react";
+import usePanelEvent from "@fiftyone/operators/src/usePanelEvent";
+import { usePanelId } from "@fiftyone/spaces";
 import { Box } from "@mui/material";
-import { useOperatorExecutor } from "@fiftyone/operators";
-import Button from "./Button";
+import React from "react";
 import { getComponentProps } from "../utils";
-import { useCustomPanelState, usePanelId } from "@fiftyone/spaces";
-import { usePromptOperatorInput } from "@fiftyone/operators/src/state";
-import usePanelEvent from "@fiftyone/operators/src/usePanelEvent";
+import Button from "./Button";
 
 export default function ButtonView(props) {
   return props?.schema?.view?.operator ? (
@@ -18,11 +16,11 @@ export default function ButtonView(props) {
 function BaseButtonView(props) {
   const { schema, onClick } = props;
   const { view = {} } = schema;
-  const { label, href } = view;
+  const { label, href, variant } = view;
   return (
     <Box {...getComponentProps(props, "container")}>
       <Button
-        variant="contained"
+        variant={variant || "contained"}
         href={href}
         onClick={onClick}
         {...getComponentProps(props, "button")}
diff --git a/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/IconButtonView.tsx b/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/IconButtonView.tsx
index 6b8307010f6..7a92ed2cded 100644
--- a/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/IconButtonView.tsx
+++ b/app/packages/core/src/plugins/SchemaIO/components/IconButtonView.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
 import { MuiIconFont, PillButton } from "@fiftyone/components";
 import usePanelEvent from "@fiftyone/operators/src/usePanelEvent";
 import { usePanelId } from "@fiftyone/spaces";
-import { IconButton, Link } from "@mui/material";
+import { IconButton, Link, SxProps } from "@mui/material";
 import React, { useCallback } from "react";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import { getComponentProps } from "../utils";
+import Button from "./Button";
 
 export default function IconButtonView(props) {
   const { schema } = props;
   const { view = {} } = schema;
-  const { icon, operator, params = {}, prompt, variant, label } = view;
+  const { icon, operator, params = {}, prompt, variant, href, label } = view;
   const panelId = usePanelId();
   const handleClick = usePanelEvent();
 
   const Icon = icon ? (
     <MuiIconFont
       name={icon}
-      sx={
-        variant === "round"
-          ? {}
-          : { color: (theme) => theme.palette.primary.main }
-      }
+      sx={getVariantSx(variant)}
       {...getComponentProps(props, "icon")}
     />
   ) : null;
@@ -30,14 +27,18 @@ export default function IconButtonView(props) {
   }, [panelId, params, operator, prompt, handleClick]);
 
   if (variant === "round") {
+    const Wrapper = href ? Link : React.Fragment;
     return (
-      <PillButton
-        icon={Icon || label}
-        title={label}
-        highlight
-        onClick={onClick}
-        aria-label={`Button for ${icon}`}
-      />
+      <Wrapper href={href}>
+        <PillButton
+          icon={Icon || label}
+          title={label}
+          highlight
+          onClick={onClick}
+          aria-label={`Button for ${icon}`}
+          {...getComponentProps(props, "button")}
+        />
+      </Wrapper>
     );
   }
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export default function IconButtonView(props) {
         title={label}
         aria-label={`Button for ${icon}`}
         onClick={onClick}
+        href={href}
         {...getComponentProps(props, "button")}
       >
         {Icon || label}
@@ -54,13 +56,27 @@ export default function IconButtonView(props) {
     );
   }
 
+  if (variant === "contained" || variant === "outlined") {
+    return (
+      <Button
+        variant={variant}
+        href={href}
+        onClick={onClick}
+        {...getComponentProps(props, "button")}
+      >
+        {Icon || label}
+      </Button>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <IconButton
       title={label}
       aria-label={`Button for ${icon}`}
       size="small"
-      {...getComponentProps(props, "button")}
+      href={href}
       onClick={onClick}
+      {...getComponentProps(props, "button")}
     >
       {Icon || label}
     </IconButton>
@@ -78,3 +94,21 @@ const SquareButton = styled(Link)`
   border-top-right-radius: 3px;
   padding: 0.25rem;
 `;
+
+function getVariantSx(variant: VariantType): SxProps {
+  if (variant === "round") return {};
+  if (variant === "contained") {
+    return {
+      color: (theme) => theme.palette.common.white,
+    };
+  }
+  if (variant === "outlined") {
+    return {
+      color: (theme) => theme.palette.secondary.main,
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    color: (theme) => theme.palette.primary.main,
+  };
+}
+type VariantType = "round" | "square" | "contained" | "outlined" | "default";
diff --git a/fiftyone/operators/types.py b/fiftyone/operators/types.py
index dab72122b22..ba238a89509 100644
--- a/fiftyone/operators/types.py
+++ b/fiftyone/operators/types.py
@@ -252,10 +252,11 @@ def btn(
         name,
         label,
         icon=None,
-        icon_variant=None,
+        variant=None,
         on_click=None,
         prompt=False,
         params=None,
+        href=None,
     ):
         """Defines a button or icon button to display to the user as a :class:`Button`.
 
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ def btn(
                 "greet",
                 label="Say Hi!",
                 icon="waving_hand",
+                variant="round",
                 on_click="print_stdout",
                 params={"msg": "Hi!"},
             )
@@ -275,15 +277,22 @@ def btn(
         Args:
             name: the name of the property
             label: the label of the button
+            variant (None): the variant of the button. Can be ``"contained"``, ``"outlined"``,
+                ``"text"``. Additionally, when ``"icon"`` is provided, the variant can also be
+                ``"round"`` or ``"square"``
             icon (None): the name of the icon to display
-            icon_variant (None): the optional variant of the icon. Can be ``"round"`` or
-                ``"square"``
             on_click (None): the name of the operator to execute when the button is clicked
             prompt (False): whether to prompt the user before executing the operator
             params (None): the parameters to pass to the operator
+            href (None): the URL to navigate to when the button is clicked
         """
         btn = Button(
-            label=label, operator=on_click, prompt=prompt, params=params
+            label=label,
+            operator=on_click,
+            prompt=prompt,
+            params=params,
+            variant=variant,
+            href=href,
         )
         if icon:
             btn = IconButtonView(
@@ -292,7 +301,8 @@ def btn(
                 prompt=prompt,
                 params=params,
                 icon=icon,
-                variant=icon_variant,
+                variant=variant,
+                href=href,
             )
         return self.view(name, btn)
 
@@ -1111,6 +1121,7 @@ class Button(View):
         operator (None): the name of the operator to execute when the button is
             clicked
         params (None): the parameters to pass to the operator
+        href (None): the URL to navigate to when the button is clicked
     """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -1119,6 +1130,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.operator = kwargs.get("operator", None)
         self.prompt = kwargs.get("prompt", False)
         self.params = kwargs.get("params", None)
+        self.href = kwargs.get("href", None)
 
     def to_json(self):
         return _convert_callables_to_operator_uris(
@@ -1128,6 +1140,7 @@ def to_json(self):
                 "operator": self.operator,
                 "params": self.params,
                 "prompt": self.prompt,
+                "href": self.href,
             }
         )
 
@@ -2021,8 +2034,15 @@ class IconButtonView(Button):
 
     Args:
         icon (None): a icon for the button. See https://marella.me/material-icons/demo/
-        variant (None): the optional variant of the icon button. Can be either ``"round"``
-            or ``"square"``.
+        variant (None): the optional variant of the icon button. Can be ``"round"``, ``"square"``,
+            ``"outlined"``, or ``"contained"``.
+        label (None): a label for the button
+        description (None): a description for the button
+        caption (None): a caption for the button
+        operator (None): the name of the operator to execute when the button is
+            clicked
+        params (None): the parameters to pass to the operator
+        href (None): the URL to navigate to when the button is clicked
     """
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):