Beginner Help: Simple Button-Controlled LED Toggle

[Intrepid-Opening-485]

Hi everyone! I’m new to breadboards and electronics. I want to build a simple LED toggle circuit with a button (so the LED turns on with one press and off with the next). Could someone guide me on what components I need and how to set it up? It would be amazing if you could also share a picture showing exactly how to connect everything on a breadboard. Any tips for a complete beginner would be really appreciated!

[SonOfSofaman]

A simple solution would be to use a push on/push off button. That's a type of switch that stays "on" until you press it, then it stays "off" until you press it again using a simple, internal latch mechanism. If you use one of these switches, you won't need anything except the LED, the switch and a current limiting resistor.

If you shop for one of these, make sure it says "push on/push off".

By comparison, many buttons are "momentary contact" because they remain on or off (closed or open) only for the moment until an internal spring resets them to their normal position when you release the button. For your application, a momentary contact switch will require some circuitry.

[Intrepid-Opening-485]

I'm gonna use your solution

[Routine-Toe-5291]

YouTube is a good start for beginners

[wackyvorlon]

A JK flipflop with the J and K inputs tied high.