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Pure CSS Star Rating

A copy-paste css-only interactions component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

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HTML
<!-- Pure CSS Star Rating — radios, reverse order, zero JS.
     row-reverse lets ~ fill all stars before the hovered one. -->
<div class="nuda-css-rating" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Rating">
  <input class="nuda-css-rating__input" type="radio" name="nuda-css-rating" id="nuda-css-rt-5" />
  <label class="nuda-css-rating__star" for="nuda-css-rt-5" aria-label="5 stars">&#9733;</label>
  <input class="nuda-css-rating__input" type="radio" name="nuda-css-rating" id="nuda-css-rt-4" checked />
  <label class="nuda-css-rating__star" for="nuda-css-rt-4" aria-label="4 stars">&#9733;</label>
  <input class="nuda-css-rating__input" type="radio" name="nuda-css-rating" id="nuda-css-rt-3" />
  <label class="nuda-css-rating__star" for="nuda-css-rt-3" aria-label="3 stars">&#9733;</label>
  <input class="nuda-css-rating__input" type="radio" name="nuda-css-rating" id="nuda-css-rt-2" />
  <label class="nuda-css-rating__star" for="nuda-css-rt-2" aria-label="2 stars">&#9733;</label>
  <input class="nuda-css-rating__input" type="radio" name="nuda-css-rating" id="nuda-css-rt-1" />
  <label class="nuda-css-rating__star" for="nuda-css-rt-1" aria-label="1 star">&#9733;</label>
</div>
CSS
/* Pure CSS Star Rating
   Stars are laid out in reverse with flex-direction:row-reverse,
   so the general-sibling (~) selector can fill every star up to
   the hovered/checked one. No JS.
   Customize: --nuda-css-rt-accent */

.nuda-css-rating {
  --nuda-css-rt-accent: #e4ff54;
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.nuda-css-rating__input {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  margin: -1px; overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0;
}

.nuda-css-rating__star {
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0 2px;
  transition: color 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}

/* Hover: fill the hovered star and every one after it */
.nuda-css-rating__star:hover,
.nuda-css-rating__star:hover ~ .nuda-css-rating__star {
  color: var(--nuda-css-rt-accent);
  transform: scale(1.12);
}

/* Selected: fill the checked star and the ones after it */
.nuda-css-rating__input:checked ~ .nuda-css-rating__star {
  color: var(--nuda-css-rt-accent);
}

.nuda-css-rating__input:focus-visible + .nuda-css-rating__star {
  outline: 2px solid var(--nuda-css-rt-accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .nuda-css-rating__star { transition: none; }
  .nuda-css-rating__star:hover,
  .nuda-css-rating__star:hover ~ .nuda-css-rating__star { transform: none; }
}

How to use Pure CSS Star Rating

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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