diff --git a/integration/rendering.test.tsx b/integration/rendering.test.tsx
index 4335f21..170e940 100644
--- a/integration/rendering.test.tsx
+++ b/integration/rendering.test.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import React from "react"
 import { omit } from "../src/helpers/omit.js"
 import { raise } from "../src/helpers/raise.js"
 import type { ReacordRoot } from "../src/main.js"
-import { createRoot, Embed, EmbedField, Text } from "../src/main.js"
+import { Button, createRoot, Embed, EmbedField, Text } from "../src/main.js"
 import { testBotToken, testChannelId } from "./test-environment.js"
 
 const client = new Client({
@@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ test("kitchen sink", async () => {
           field content but inline
         </EmbedField>
       </Embed>
+      <Button style="primary">primary button</Button>
+      <Button style="danger">danger button</Button>
+      <Button style="success">success button</Button>
+      <Button style="secondary">secondary button</Button>
+      <Button>secondary by default</Button>
+      <Button>
+        complex <Text>button</Text> text
+      </Button>
+      <Button disabled>disabled button</Button>
     </>,
   )
   await assertMessages([
@@ -150,6 +159,60 @@ test("kitchen sink", async () => {
           ],
         },
       ],
+      components: [
+        {
+          type: "ACTION_ROW",
+          components: [
+            {
+              type: "BUTTON",
+              label: "primary button",
+              style: "PRIMARY",
+              disabled: false,
+            },
+            {
+              type: "BUTTON",
+              label: "danger button",
+              style: "DANGER",
+              disabled: false,
+            },
+            {
+              type: "BUTTON",
+              label: "success button",
+              style: "SUCCESS",
+              disabled: false,
+            },
+            {
+              type: "BUTTON",
+              label: "secondary button",
+              style: "SECONDARY",
+              disabled: false,
+            },
+            {
+              type: "BUTTON",
+              label: "secondary by default",
+              style: "SECONDARY",
+              disabled: false,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          type: "ACTION_ROW",
+          components: [
+            {
+              type: "BUTTON",
+              label: "complex button text",
+              style: "SECONDARY",
+              disabled: false,
+            },
+            {
+              type: "BUTTON",
+              label: "disabled button",
+              style: "SECONDARY",
+              disabled: true,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
     },
   ])
 })
@@ -171,7 +234,7 @@ function extractMessageData(message: Message): MessageOptions {
   return {
     content: nonEmptyOrUndefined(message.content),
     embeds: nonEmptyOrUndefined(
-      pruneUndefinedKeys(
+      pruneUndefinedValues(
         message.embeds.map((embed) => ({
           title: embed.title ?? undefined,
           description: embed.description ?? undefined,
@@ -191,10 +254,40 @@ function extractMessageData(message: Message): MessageOptions {
         })),
       ),
     ),
+    components: nonEmptyOrUndefined(
+      message.components.map((row) => ({
+        type: "ACTION_ROW",
+        components: row.components.map((component) => {
+          if (component.type === "BUTTON") {
+            return pruneUndefinedValues({
+              type: "BUTTON",
+              style: component.style ?? "SECONDARY",
+              label: component.label ?? undefined,
+              emoji: component.emoji?.name,
+              url: component.url ?? undefined,
+              disabled: component.disabled ?? undefined,
+            })
+          }
+
+          if (component.type === "SELECT_MENU") {
+            return pruneUndefinedValues({
+              type: "SELECT_MENU",
+              disabled: component.disabled ?? undefined,
+              options: component.options.map((option) => ({
+                label: option.label ?? undefined,
+                value: option.value ?? undefined,
+              })),
+            })
+          }
+
+          raise(`unknown component type ${(component as any).type}`)
+        }),
+      })),
+    ),
   }
 }
 
-function pruneUndefinedKeys<T>(input: T) {
+function pruneUndefinedValues<T>(input: T) {
   return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(input))
 }
 
diff --git a/notes.md b/notes.md
index 5a0818c..5717ea0 100644
--- a/notes.md
+++ b/notes.md
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
   - [x] image - url
   - [x] fields - name, value, inline
 - message components
-  - [ ] buttons
+  - [x] buttons
   - [ ] links
   - [ ] select
   - [ ] action row
+  - [ ] button onClick
 
 # cool ideas / polish
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0645004..b481c59 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "@types/react": "*",
     "@types/react-reconciler": "^0.26.4",
     "immer": "^9.0.7",
+    "nanoid": "^3.1.30",
     "react-reconciler": "^0.26.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.3",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.8.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.8.0",
-    "c8": "^7.10.0",
-    "chai": "^4.3.4",
     "discord.js": "^13.3.1",
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "esbuild": "^0.14.6",
@@ -53,10 +52,8 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^39.0.0",
     "jest": "^27.4.5",
-    "nanoid": "^3.1.30",
     "prettier": "^2.5.1",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
-    "should": "^13.2.3",
     "tsup": "^5.11.6",
     "typescript": "^4.5.4"
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5e5a1df..89b10d2 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/react-reconciler': ^0.26.4
       '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin': ^5.8.0
       '@typescript-eslint/parser': ^5.8.0
-      c8: ^7.10.0
-      chai: ^4.3.4
       discord.js: ^13.3.1
       dotenv: ^10.0.0
       esbuild: ^0.14.6
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ importers:
       prettier: ^2.5.1
       react: ^17.0.2
       react-reconciler: ^0.26.2
-      should: ^13.2.3
       tsup: ^5.11.6
       typescript: ^4.5.4
     dependencies:
@@ -39,14 +36,13 @@ importers:
       '@types/react': 17.0.37
       '@types/react-reconciler': 0.26.4
       immer: 9.0.7
+      nanoid: 3.1.30
       react-reconciler: 0.26.2_react@17.0.2
     devDependencies:
       '@itsmapleleaf/configs': 1.1.2
       '@types/jest': 27.0.3
       '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin': 5.8.0_836011a006f4f5d67178564baf2b6d34
       '@typescript-eslint/parser': 5.8.0_eslint@8.5.0+typescript@4.5.4
-      c8: 7.10.0
-      chai: 4.3.4
       discord.js: 13.3.1
       dotenv: 10.0.0
       esbuild: 0.14.6
@@ -60,10 +56,8 @@ importers:
       eslint-plugin-react-hooks: 4.3.0_eslint@8.5.0
       eslint-plugin-unicorn: 39.0.0_eslint@8.5.0
       jest: 27.4.5
-      nanoid: 3.1.30
       prettier: 2.5.1
       react: 17.0.2
-      should: 13.2.3
       tsup: 5.11.6_typescript@4.5.4
       typescript: 4.5.4
 
@@ -1363,10 +1357,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
     dev: true
 
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-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-jgsaNduz+ndvGyFt3uSuWqvy4lCnIJiovtouQN5JZHOKCS2QuhEdbcQHFhVksz2N2U9hXJo8odG7ETyWlEeuDw==}
-    dev: true
-
   /assign-symbols/1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-WWZ/QfrdTyDMvCu5a41Pf3jsA2c=}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
@@ -1638,25 +1628,6 @@ packages:
       esbuild: 0.14.6
     dev: true
 
-  /c8/7.10.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OAwfC5+emvA6R7pkYFVBTOtI5ruf9DahffGmIqUc9l6wEh0h7iAFP6dt/V9Ioqlr2zW5avX9U9/w1I4alTRHkA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10.12.0'}
-    hasBin: true
-    dependencies:
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-      '@istanbuljs/schema': 0.1.3
-      find-up: 5.0.0
-      foreground-child: 2.0.0
-      istanbul-lib-coverage: 3.2.0
-      istanbul-lib-report: 3.0.0
-      istanbul-reports: 3.1.1
-      rimraf: 3.0.2
-      test-exclude: 6.0.0
-      v8-to-istanbul: 8.1.0
-      yargs: 16.2.0
-      yargs-parser: 20.2.9
-    dev: true
-
   /cac/6.7.12:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-rM7E2ygtMkJqD9c7WnFU6fruFcN3xe4FM5yUmgxhZzIKJk4uHl9U/fhwdajGFQbQuv43FAUo1Fe8gX/oIKDeSA==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -1713,18 +1684,6 @@ packages:
       rsvp: 4.8.5
     dev: true
 
-  /chai/4.3.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yS5H68VYOCtN1cjfwumDSuzn/9c+yza4f3reKXlE5rUg7SFcCEy90gJvydNgOYtblyf4Zi6jIWRnXOgErta0KA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=4'}
-    dependencies:
-      assertion-error: 1.1.0
-      check-error: 1.0.2
-      deep-eql: 3.0.1
-      get-func-name: 2.0.0
-      pathval: 1.1.1
-      type-detect: 4.0.8
-    dev: true
-
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     engines: {node: '>=4'}
@@ -1756,10 +1715,6 @@ packages:
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     dev: true
 
-  /check-error/1.0.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha1-V00xLt2Iu13YkS6Sht1sCu1KrII=}
-    dev: true
-
   /chokidar/3.5.2:
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     engines: {node: '>= 8.10.0'}
@@ -2033,13 +1988,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-JJXduvbrh0q7Dhvp3yLS5aVEMmw=}
     dev: true
 
-  /deep-eql/3.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+QeIQyN5ZuO+3Uk5DYh6/1eKO0m0YmJFGNmFHGACpf1ClL1nmlV/p4gNgbl2pJGxgXb4faqo6UE+M5ACEMyVcw==}
-    engines: {node: '>=0.12'}
-    dependencies:
-      type-detect: 4.0.8
-    dev: true
-
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     dev: true
@@ -2935,14 +2883,6 @@ packages:
       path-exists: 4.0.0
     dev: true
 
-  /find-up/5.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-78/PXT1wlLLDgTzDs7sjq9hzz0vXD+zn+7wypEe4fXQxCmdmqfGsEPQxmiCSQI3ajFV91bVSsvNtrJRiW6nGng==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10'}
-    dependencies:
-      locate-path: 6.0.0
-      path-exists: 4.0.0
-    dev: true
-
   /flat-cache/3.0.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dm9s5Pw7Jc0GvMYbshN6zchCA9RgQlzzEZX3vylR9IqFfS8XciblUXOKfW6SiuJ0e13eDYZoZV5wdrev7P3Nwg==}
     engines: {node: ^10.12.0 || >=12.0.0}
@@ -2960,14 +2900,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
     dev: true
 
-  /foreground-child/2.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dCIq9FpEcyQyXKCkyzmlPTFNgrCzPudOe+mhvJU5zAtlBnGVy2yKxtfsxK2tQBThwq225jcvBjpw1Gr40uzZCA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=8.0.0'}
-    dependencies:
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
-      signal-exit: 3.0.6
-    dev: true
-
   /form-data/3.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RHkBKtLWUVwd7SqRIvCZMEvAMoGUp0XU+seQiZejj0COz3RI3hWP4sCv3gZWWLjJTd7rGwcsF5eKZGii0r/hbg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 6'}
@@ -3013,10 +2945,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: 6.* || 8.* || >= 10.*}
     dev: true
 
-  /get-func-name/2.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha1-6td0q+5y4gQJQzoGY2YCPdaIekE=}
-    dev: true
-
   /get-intrinsic/1.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-kWZrnVM42QCiEA2Ig1bG8zjoIMOgxWwYCEeNdwY6Tv/cOSeGpcoX4pXHfKUxNKVoArnrEr2e9srnAxxGIraS9Q==}
     dependencies:
@@ -4430,13 +4358,6 @@ packages:
       p-locate: 4.1.0
     dev: true
 
-  /locate-path/6.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-iPZK6eYjbxRu3uB4/WZ3EsEIMJFMqAoopl3R+zuq0UjcAm/MO6KCweDgPfP3elTztoKP3KtnVHxTn2NHBSDVUw==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10'}
-    dependencies:
-      p-locate: 5.0.0
-    dev: true
-
   /lodash-es/4.17.21:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-mKnC+QJ9pWVzv+C4/U3rRsHapFfHvQFoFB92e52xeyGMcX6/OlIl78je1u8vePzYZSkkogMPJ2yjxxsb89cxyw==}
     dev: true
@@ -4617,7 +4538,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zJpuPDwOv8D2zq2WRoMe1HsfZthVewpel9CAvTfc/2mBD1uUT/agc5f7GHGWXlYkFvi1mVxe4IjvP2HNrop7nQ==}
     engines: {node: ^10 || ^12 || ^13.7 || ^14 || >=15.0.1}
     hasBin: true
-    dev: true
 
   /nanomatch/1.2.13:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fpoe2T0RbHwBTBUOftAfBPaDEi06ufaUai0mE6Yn1kacc3SnTErfb/h+X94VXzI64rKFHYImXSvdwGGCmwOqCA==}
@@ -4918,13 +4838,6 @@ packages:
       p-try: 2.2.0
     dev: true
 
-  /p-limit/3.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-TYOanM3wGwNGsZN2cVTYPArw454xnXj5qmWF1bEoAc4+cU/ol7GVh7odevjp1FNHduHc3KZMcFduxU5Xc6uJRQ==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10'}
-    dependencies:
-      yocto-queue: 0.1.0
-    dev: true
-
   /p-locate/2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-IKAQOyIqcMj9OcwuWAaA893l7EM=}
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
@@ -4939,13 +4852,6 @@ packages:
       p-limit: 2.3.0
     dev: true
 
-  /p-locate/5.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-LaNjtRWUBY++zB5nE/NwcaoMylSPk+S+ZHNB1TzdbMJMny6dynpAGt7X/tl/QYq3TIeE6nxHppbo2LGymrG5Pw==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10'}
-    dependencies:
-      p-limit: 3.1.0
-    dev: true
-
   /p-map/2.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-y3b8Kpd8OAN444hxfBbFfj1FY/RjtTd8tzYwhUqNYXx0fXx2iX4maP4Qr6qhIKbQXI02wTLAda4fYUbDagTUFw==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
@@ -5051,10 +4957,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
     dev: true
 
-  /pathval/1.1.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Dp6zGqpTdETdR63lehJYPeIOqpiNBNtc7BpWSLrOje7UaIsE5aY92r/AunQA7rsXvet3lrJ3JnZX29UPTKXyKQ==}
-    dev: true
-
   /picocolors/1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1fygroTLlHu66zi26VoTDv8yRgm0Fccecssto+MhsZ0D/DGW2sm8E8AjW7NU5VVTRt5GxbeZ5qBuJr+HyLYkjQ==}
     dev: true
@@ -5520,44 +5422,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
     dev: true
 
-  /should-equal/2.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZP36TMrK9euEuWQYBig9W55WPC7uo37qzAEmbjHz4gfyuXrEUgF8cUvQVO+w+d3OMfPvSRQJ22lSm8MQJ43LTA==}
-    dependencies:
-      should-type: 1.4.0
-    dev: true
-
-  /should-format/3.0.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha1-m/yPdPo5IFxT04w01xcwPidxJPE=}
-    dependencies:
-      should-type: 1.4.0
-      should-type-adaptors: 1.1.0
-    dev: true
-
-  /should-type-adaptors/1.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-JA4hdoLnN+kebEp2Vs8eBe9g7uy0zbRo+RMcU0EsNy+R+k049Ki+N5tT5Jagst2g7EAja+euFuoXFCa8vIklfA==}
-    dependencies:
-      should-type: 1.4.0
-      should-util: 1.0.1
-    dev: true
-
-  /should-type/1.4.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha1-B1bYzoRt/QmEOmlHcZ36DUz/XPM=}
-    dev: true
-
-  /should-util/1.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-oXF8tfxx5cDk8r2kYqlkUJzZpDBqVY/II2WhvU0n9Y3XYvAYRmeaf1PvvIvTgPnv4KJ+ES5M0PyDq5Jp+Ygy2g==}
-    dev: true
-
-  /should/13.2.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ggLesLtu2xp+ZxI+ysJTmNjh2U0TsC+rQ/pfED9bUZZ4DKefP27D+7YJVVTvKsmjLpIi9jAa7itwDGkDDmt1GQ==}
-    dependencies:
-      should-equal: 2.0.0
-      should-format: 3.0.3
-      should-type: 1.4.0
-      should-type-adaptors: 1.1.0
-      should-util: 1.0.1
-    dev: true
-
   /side-channel/1.0.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-q5XPytqFEIKHkGdiMIrY10mvLRvnQh42/+GoBlFW3b2LXLE2xxJpZFdm94we0BaoV3RwJyGqg5wS7epxTv0Zvw==}
     dependencies:
@@ -6340,8 +6204,3 @@ packages:
       y18n: 5.0.8
       yargs-parser: 20.2.9
     dev: true
-
-  /yocto-queue/0.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rVksvsnNCdJ/ohGc6xgPwyN8eheCxsiLM8mxuE/t/mOVqJewPuO1miLpTHQiRgTKCLexL4MeAFVagts7HmNZ2Q==}
-    engines: {node: '>=10'}
-    dev: true
diff --git a/src/button.tsx b/src/button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e942e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import type {
+  BaseMessageComponentOptions,
+  EmojiResolvable,
+  MessageActionRowOptions,
+  MessageButtonStyle,
+  MessageOptions,
+} from "discord.js"
+import { nanoid } from "nanoid"
+import React from "react"
+import { ContainerInstance } from "./container-instance.js"
+import { last } from "./helpers/last.js"
+import { pick } from "./helpers/pick.js"
+import { toUpper } from "./helpers/to-upper.js"
+
+export type ButtonStyle = Exclude<Lowercase<MessageButtonStyle>, "link">
+
+export type ButtonProps = {
+  style?: ButtonStyle
+  emoji?: EmojiResolvable
+  disabled?: boolean
+  children?: React.ReactNode
+}
+
+export function Button(props: ButtonProps) {
+  return (
+    <reacord-element createInstance={() => new ButtonInstance(props)}>
+      {props.children}
+    </reacord-element>
+  )
+}
+
+class ButtonInstance extends ContainerInstance {
+  readonly name = "Button"
+
+  constructor(private readonly props: ButtonProps) {
+    super({ warnOnNonTextChildren: true })
+  }
+
+  override renderToMessage(options: MessageOptions) {
+    options.components ??= []
+
+    // i hate this
+    let actionRow:
+      | (Required<BaseMessageComponentOptions> & MessageActionRowOptions)
+      | undefined = last(options.components)
+
+    if (
+      !actionRow ||
+      actionRow.components[0]?.type === "SELECT_MENU" ||
+      actionRow.components.length >= 5
+    ) {
+      actionRow = {
+        type: "ACTION_ROW",
+        components: [],
+      }
+      options.components.push(actionRow)
+    }
+
+    actionRow.components.push({
+      ...pick(this.props, "emoji", "disabled"),
+      type: "BUTTON",
+      style: this.props.style ? toUpper(this.props.style) : "SECONDARY",
+      label: this.getChildrenText(),
+      customId: nanoid(),
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/last.ts b/src/helpers/last.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d58fb25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/last.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function last<T>(array: T[]): T | undefined {
+  return array[array.length - 1]
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/to-upper.ts b/src/helpers/to-upper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36195cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/to-upper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/** A typesafe version of toUpperCase */
+export function toUpper<S extends string>(string: S) {
+  return string.toUpperCase() as Uppercase<S>
+}
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 548dbf1..7d56fd2 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from "./button"
 export * from "./embed"
 export * from "./embed-field"
 export * from "./root"