diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WhatsAppButton.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WhatsAppButton.tsx
index d07082b..db7304b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WhatsAppButton.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WhatsAppButton.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 export default function WhatsAppButton() {
   const { t } = useLanguage();
-  const [whatsappLink, setWhatsappLink] = useState('https://wa.me/5513998030036');
+  const [whatsappLink, setWhatsappLink] = useState('https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=5513998030036&text&type=phone_number&app_absent=0');
   const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function WhatsAppButton() {
       .then(data => {
         if (data.whatsapp) {
           const cleanNumber = data.whatsapp.replace(/\D/g, '');
-          setWhatsappLink(`https://wa.me/${cleanNumber}`);
+          setWhatsappLink(`https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=${cleanNumber}&text&type=phone_number&app_absent=0`);
         }
       })
       .catch(console.error);
@@ -33,13 +33,21 @@ export default function WhatsAppButton() {
       href={whatsappLink}
       target="_blank"
       rel="noopener noreferrer"
-      className="fixed bottom-6 right-6 z-40 flex flex-row-reverse items-center justify-center bg-[#25D366] text-white w-14 h-14 rounded-full shadow-lg hover:bg-[#20bd5a] transition-all duration-300 group"
+      className="fixed bottom-6 right-6 z-40 bg-[#25D366] text-white w-14 h-14 rounded-full shadow-lg hover:shadow-xl transition-shadow duration-200 flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0"
       aria-label={t('whatsapp.label')}
+      style={{
+        transition: 'all 0.2s ease-in-out',
+      }}
+      onMouseEnter={(e) => {
+        e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = '#20bd5a';
+        e.currentTarget.style.transform = 'scale(1.1)';
+      }}
+      onMouseLeave={(e) => {
+        e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = '#25D366';
+        e.currentTarget.style.transform = 'scale(1)';
+      }}
     >
-      <i className="ri-whatsapp-line text-3xl leading-none group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-300"></i>
-      <span className="font-bold text-sm ml-0 group-hover:ml-2 max-w-0 overflow-hidden group-hover:max-w-xs transition-all duration-300 whitespace-nowrap">
-        {t('whatsapp.label')}
-      </span>
+      <i className="ri-whatsapp-line text-3xl leading-none"></i>
     </Link>
   );
 }