Drag-Active Thumb
A copy-paste sliders & ranges component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Sliders & RangesHTMLJavaScriptCSSany framework
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HTML
<div class="nuda-actthumb">
<div class="nuda-actthumb__track">
<div class="nuda-actthumb__fill" style="width:45%"></div>
<div class="nuda-actthumb__thumb" style="left:45%">
<span class="nuda-actthumb__halo"></span>
</div>
</div>
</div>JavaScript
const slider = document.querySelector('.nuda-actthumb');
const thumb = slider.querySelector('.nuda-actthumb__thumb');
thumb.addEventListener('pointerdown', () => slider.classList.add('is-dragging'));
window.addEventListener('pointerup', () => slider.classList.remove('is-dragging'));CSS
.nuda-actthumb {
width: 100%;
max-width: 220px;
padding: 14px 12px;
}
.nuda-actthumb__track {
position: relative;
height: 4px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
border-radius: 99px;
}
.nuda-actthumb__fill {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
height: 100%;
background: #e4ff54;
border-radius: 99px;
}
.nuda-actthumb__thumb {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #e4ff54;
transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
cursor: grab;
transition: transform .25s;
}
.nuda-actthumb__halo {
position: absolute;
inset: -12px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: rgba(228,255,84,.18);
opacity: 0;
transform: scale(.6);
transition: opacity .25s,transform .35s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
}
.nuda-actthumb.is-dragging .nuda-actthumb__thumb {
transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1.25);
cursor: grabbing;
}
.nuda-actthumb.is-dragging .nuda-actthumb__halo {
opacity: 1;
transform: scale(1);
animation: _haloPulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes _haloPulse {
0%,100% {
transform: scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}
50% {
transform: scale(1.15);
opacity: .6;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-actthumb.is-dragging .nuda-actthumb__halo {
animation: none;
}
}
How to use Drag-Active Thumb
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.