Vertical Tabs
A copy-paste accordions & tabs component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Accordions & TabsHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<div class="nuda-accx-vtabs">
<div class="nuda-accx-vtabs__sidebar" role="tablist" aria-orientation="vertical">
<button class="nuda-accx-vtabs__tab nuda-accx-vtabs__tab--active" role="tab" aria-selected="true">
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__icon">▶</span>
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__tlabel">General</span>
</button>
<button class="nuda-accx-vtabs__tab" role="tab" aria-selected="false">
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__icon">■</span>
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__tlabel">Security</span>
</button>
<button class="nuda-accx-vtabs__tab" role="tab" aria-selected="false">
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__icon">◆</span>
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__tlabel">Advanced</span>
</button>
</div>
<div class="nuda-accx-vtabs__content" role="tabpanel">
<p class="nuda-accx-vtabs__ctitle">General Settings</p>
<div class="nuda-accx-vtabs__row">
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__key">Theme</span>
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__val">Dark</span>
</div>
<div class="nuda-accx-vtabs__row">
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__key">Language</span>
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__val">English</span>
</div>
<div class="nuda-accx-vtabs__row">
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__key">Region</span>
<span class="nuda-accx-vtabs__val">US</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>CSS
.nuda-accx-vtabs {
display: flex;
gap: 0;
width: 100%;
background: #141414;
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
border-radius: 12px;
overflow: hidden;
min-height: 120px;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__sidebar {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 1px;
padding: .35rem;
background: #111;
border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);
min-width: 72px;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__tab {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
gap: .2rem;
background: none;
border: none;
border-radius: 8px;
padding: .4rem .3rem;
cursor: pointer;
color: #555;
transition: background .15s,color .15s;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__tab--active {
background: rgba(228,255,84,.12);
color: #e4ff54;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__icon {
font-size: .55rem;
line-height: 1;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__tlabel {
font-size: .52rem;
font-weight: 600;
color: inherit;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__content {
flex: 1;
padding: .6rem .65rem;
animation: _nuda-accxvtabs-fade .2s ease-out;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__ctitle {
color: #fafafa;
font-size: .65rem;
font-weight: 700;
margin: 0 0 .45rem;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__row {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
padding: .2rem 0;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.04);
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__row:last-child {
border-bottom: none;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__key {
color: #666;
font-size: .58rem;
}
.nuda-accx-vtabs__val {
color: #cfcfcf;
font-size: .58rem;
font-weight: 600;
}
@keyframes _nuda-accxvtabs-fade {
from {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateX(4px);
}
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateX(0);
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-accx-vtabs__content {
animation: none;
}
}
How to use Vertical Tabs
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.