Pure CSS Accordion
A copy-paste css-only interactions component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
CSS-Only InteractionsHTMLCSSany framework
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HTML
<!-- Pure CSS Accordion — native <details>, zero JS -->
<div class="nuda-css-accordion">
<details class="nuda-css-accordion__item" open>
<summary class="nuda-css-accordion__header">
<span>What is NudaUI?</span>
<span class="nuda-css-accordion__icon">+</span>
</summary>
<div class="nuda-css-accordion__body">A library of copy-paste CSS components.</div>
</details>
<details class="nuda-css-accordion__item">
<summary class="nuda-css-accordion__header">
<span>Does it need JavaScript?</span>
<span class="nuda-css-accordion__icon">+</span>
</summary>
<div class="nuda-css-accordion__body">No — this accordion is pure CSS.</div>
</details>
</div>CSS
/* Pure CSS Accordion
Native <details>/<summary>. No JS.
Customize: --nuda-css-acc-accent */
.nuda-css-accordion {
--nuda-css-acc-accent: #e4ff54;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 6px;
max-width: 480px;
color: #fff;
}
.nuda-css-accordion__item {
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
border-radius: 10px;
overflow: hidden;
}
.nuda-css-accordion__item[open] {
border-color: rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.2);
}
.nuda-css-accordion__header {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
gap: 8px;
min-height: 44px;
padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
font-size: 0.95rem;
font-weight: 600;
color: #ccc;
cursor: pointer;
list-style: none;
transition: color 0.2s;
}
.nuda-css-accordion__header::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.nuda-css-accordion__header:hover { color: #fff; }
.nuda-css-accordion__header:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--nuda-css-acc-accent);
outline-offset: -2px;
}
.nuda-css-accordion__icon {
display: inline-block;
font-size: 1.1rem;
color: #666;
transition: transform 0.3s ease, color 0.2s;
}
.nuda-css-accordion__item[open] .nuda-css-accordion__icon {
color: var(--nuda-css-acc-accent);
transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.nuda-css-accordion__body {
padding: 0 1rem 0.9rem;
font-size: 0.85rem;
color: #999;
animation: nuda-css-acc-open 0.3s ease-out;
}
@keyframes nuda-css-acc-open {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-6px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-css-accordion__body { animation: none; }
.nuda-css-accordion__icon { transition: none; }
}How to use Pure CSS Accordion
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.