The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of switches, and particularly relates to a button switch. The button switch comprises a base, an upper cover plate and a lower cover plate are arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the base respectively, a circuit board is arranged in the base, input wiring terminals and output insertion pieces are connected to the circuit board, a switch assembly for controlling the communication of the input wiring terminals and the output insertion pieces is arranged between the input wiring terminals and the output insertion pieces The button switch is stable in use process, stable in contact, long in service life, not prone to damage and convenient to maintain, and can be widely applied to various handheld electric tools.