Read More Clamp Toggle
A copy-paste css-only interactions component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
CSS-Only InteractionsHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Read More Clamp Toggle — checkbox + :has() flips -webkit-line-clamp, zero JS -->
<div class="nuda-co2-clamp-toggle">
<input class="nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__input" type="checkbox" id="co2-clamp-1" />
<p class="nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__text">
NudaUI ships copy-paste CSS components with zero runtime dependencies. Every interaction in this
category — accordions, tabs, dropdowns, this very clamp — runs on native selectors alone, so the
snippet you copy is the entire implementation, nothing hides behind a bundle.
</p>
<label class="nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__toggle" for="co2-clamp-1">
<span class="nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__txt-more">Read more</span>
<span class="nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__txt-less">Read less</span>
</label>
</div>CSS
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle {
--nuda-co2-ct-accent: #e4ff54;
width: 100%;
max-width: 300px;
font-family: inherit;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__input {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
margin: -1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
border: 0;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__text {
position: relative;
margin: 0 0 .4rem;
font-size: .76rem;
line-height: 1.55;
color: #bbb;
display: -webkit-box;
-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-webkit-line-clamp: 3;
line-clamp: 3;
overflow: hidden;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__text::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
height: 1.6em;
background: linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(9,9,11,0),#09090b);
opacity: 1;
transition: opacity .25s ease;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__toggle {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
min-height: 44px;
padding: .4rem .1rem;
font-size: .72rem;
font-weight: 700;
color: var(--nuda-co2-ct-accent);
cursor: pointer;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__toggle:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__toggle .nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__txt-less {
display: none;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__input:focus-visible~.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__toggle {
outline: 2px solid var(--nuda-co2-ct-accent);
outline-offset: 2px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle:has(.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__input:checked) .nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__text {
-webkit-line-clamp: unset;
line-clamp: unset;
overflow: visible;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle:has(.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__input:checked) .nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__text::after {
opacity: 0;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle:has(.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__input:checked) .nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__txt-more {
display: none;
}
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle:has(.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__input:checked) .nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__txt-less {
display: inline;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-co2-clamp-toggle__text::after {
transition: none;
}
}
How to use Read More Clamp Toggle
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.