How to make HTML button look pressed in using css?

As an alternative to buttons, there is also a possibility to simply use checkbox with the pseudo-class :checked to toggle between states.

label.label-checkbox {
  cursor: pointer;
}


label.label-checkbox input {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}

label.label-checkbox span {
  padding: 11px 21px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  display: inline-block;
  color: #202020;
  border-radius: 6px;
  margin: 7px;
  background: #f5f5f5;
  user-select: none;
}

label.label-checkbox input:checked + span {
  box-shadow: inset 1px 2px 5px #777;
  transform: translateY(1px);
  background: #e5e5e5;
}
<h1>Pressed buttons with Checkbox</h1>

<label class="label-checkbox">
  <input type="checkbox">
  <span>Checkbox</span>
</label>
<label class="label-checkbox">
  <input type="checkbox" checked>
  <span>Styled</span>
</label>
<label class="label-checkbox">
  <input type="checkbox">
  <span>As</span>
</label>
<label class="label-checkbox">
  <input type="checkbox" checked>
  <span>Pressed</span>
</label>
<label class="label-checkbox">
  <input type="checkbox">
  <span>Buttons</span>
</label>

By creatively styling the :active or :focus pseudo classes using a box-shadow: inset ...;

Using the :active pseudo class:

button {
  background: #ededed;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  padding: 10px 30px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

button:active {
  background: #e5e5e5;
  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 5px #c1c1c1;
     -moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 5px #c1c1c1;
          box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 5px #c1c1c1;
   outline: none;
}
<button>
  Click me
</button>

Using the :focus pseudo class:

button {
  background: #ededed;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  padding: 10px 30px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

button:focus {
  background: #e5e5e5;
  outline: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 5px #c1c1c1;
     -moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 5px #c1c1c1;
          box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 5px #c1c1c1;
}
<button>
  Click me
</button>

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