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Citation Chip

A copy-paste ai / chat ui component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

AI / Chat UIHTMLCSSany framework

Memoization can reduce re-renders1in expensive trees2.

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HTML
<!-- Citation Chip — inline source links, e.g. AI answers -->
<p class="nuda-cite">
  Memoization can reduce re-renders<a class="nuda-cite__chip" href="#" aria-label="Source 1">1</a>
  in expensive trees<a class="nuda-cite__chip" href="#" aria-label="Source 2">2</a>.
</p>
CSS
/* Citation Chip
   Inline numeric source links with hover lift + glow.
   Customize: --cite-accent, --cite-bg */

.nuda-cite {
  --cite-accent: #e4ff54;
  --cite-bg: rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.12);
  font: 500 0.875rem ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: #fafafa;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0;
}

.nuda-cite__chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  padding: 0 5px;
  margin: 0 2px;
  background: var(--cite-bg);
  color: var(--cite-accent);
  font: 700 0.625rem ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  border-radius: 4px;
  text-decoration: none;
  vertical-align: 1px;
  transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}

.nuda-cite__chip:hover {
  background: var(--cite-accent);
  color: #09090b;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.4);
}

How to use Citation Chip

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.

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