Mode-Prefix Palette
A copy-paste command palette component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
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HTML
<!-- Mode-Prefix Palette — > command, @ mention, # tag, / filter -->
<div class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix" role="dialog" aria-label="Command palette">
<div class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__modes" role="tablist" aria-label="Search mode">
<button class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode--active" type="button" role="tab" aria-selected="true">> cmd</button>
<button class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode" type="button" role="tab" aria-selected="false">@ mention</button>
<button class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode" type="button" role="tab" aria-selected="false"># tag</button>
<button class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode" type="button" role="tab" aria-selected="false">/ filter</button>
<span class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__indicator" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</div>
<div class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__input">
<span class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__prefix" aria-hidden="true">></span>
<input class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__query" value="deploy to prod" aria-label="Command input" />
<span class="nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__caret" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</div>
</div>JavaScript
/* Mode-Prefix Palette — slide the indicator under the clicked mode tab. */
(function () {
var tabs = document.querySelectorAll('.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode');
var indicator = document.querySelector('.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__indicator');
if (!tabs.length || !indicator) return;
var baseWidth = indicator.getBoundingClientRect().width || 40;
tabs.forEach(function (tab) {
tab.addEventListener('click', function () {
tabs.forEach(function (t) {
t.classList.remove('nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode--active');
t.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'false');
});
tab.classList.add('nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode--active');
tab.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
var ratio = tab.offsetWidth / baseWidth;
indicator.style.transform =
'translateX(' + (tab.offsetLeft - tabs[0].offsetLeft) + 'px) scaleX(' + ratio + ')';
});
});
})();CSS
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix {
width: 300px;
background: #161616;
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);
border-radius: 10px;
overflow: hidden;
animation: nuda-cp2-mode-prefix-in .3s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);
box-shadow: 0 16px 40px -8px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__modes {
position: relative;
display: flex;
gap: 2px;
padding: 6px 8px 0;
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode {
appearance: none;
background: none;
border: none;
padding: 6px 8px 10px;
font: 600 11px ui-sans-serif,system-ui;
color: #777;
cursor: pointer;
transition: color .2s;
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode:hover {
color: #cfcfcf;
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode--active {
color: #e4ff54;
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__mode:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #e4ff54;
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__indicator {
position: absolute;
left: 8px;
bottom: 0;
width: 40px;
height: 2px;
background: #e4ff54;
border-radius: 2px;
transform-origin: left;
transform: translateX(0) scaleX(1);
animation: nuda-cp2-mode-prefix-glow 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__input {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 6px;
padding: 10px 12px;
border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
margin-top: 6px;
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__prefix {
font: 700 13px ui-monospace,monospace;
color: #e4ff54;
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__query {
flex: 1;
font: 500 12px ui-sans-serif,system-ui;
color: #fafafa;
}
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__caret {
display: inline-block;
width: 1.5px;
height: 13px;
background: #e4ff54;
animation: nuda-cp2-mode-prefix-caret 1s steps(2) infinite;
}
@keyframes nuda-cp2-mode-prefix-in {
from {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(-8px) scale(.96);
}
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}
}
@keyframes nuda-cp2-mode-prefix-glow {
0%,100% {
box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(228,255,84,0);
}
50% {
box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(228,255,84,.7);
}
}
@keyframes nuda-cp2-mode-prefix-caret {
50% {
opacity: 0;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix,.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__indicator,.nuda-cp2-mode-prefix__caret {
animation: none !important;
}
}
How to use Mode-Prefix Palette
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.