The buttons on the clothes of the Qing Dynasty are mostly small round buckles made of copper, the big ones are like hazelnuts, and the small ones are like beans. Buttons are often engraved or carved with various ornaments, such as dragon patterns, flying phoenix patterns and general patterns. The buttons are also nailed differently, with single, double, or triple rows.

After Qianlong, the production process of buttons is becoming more and more exquisite, and the buttons used for clothing are also becoming more and more exquisite, and all kinds of buttons made of various materials have been applied to the market, which are bizarre, fighting and winning, and there is everything. For example, there are gold-plated buckles, silver-plated buckles, threaded buckles, burnt blue buckles, material buckles and so on. In addition, there are white jade Buddha hand buckles, gold-filled pearl buckles, three-inlaid jade buckles, gold-inlaid agate buckles, coral buckles, beeswax buckles, amber buckles, etc., and even diamond buttons. The ornamentation of the buttons is also rich and varied, such as broken branch flowers, birds and animals, Fulu Jubilee, and even the 12 zodiac signs, etc., which can be said to be all-encompassing and varied.