Pure CSS Tabs
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 Tabs — radio-driven, zero JS -->
<div class="nuda-css-tabs">
<input class="nuda-css-tabs__radio" type="radio" name="nuda-css-tabs" id="nuda-css-tab-r1" checked />
<input class="nuda-css-tabs__radio" type="radio" name="nuda-css-tabs" id="nuda-css-tab-r2" />
<div class="nuda-css-tabs__bar">
<label class="nuda-css-tabs__tab" for="nuda-css-tab-r1">Overview</label>
<label class="nuda-css-tabs__tab" for="nuda-css-tab-r2">Details</label>
</div>
<div class="nuda-css-tabs__panel nuda-css-tabs__panel--1">Overview panel content.</div>
<div class="nuda-css-tabs__panel nuda-css-tabs__panel--2">Details panel content.</div>
</div>CSS
/* Pure CSS Tabs
Hidden radios + sibling selectors switch panels. No JS.
Customize: --nuda-css-tab-accent */
.nuda-css-tabs {
--nuda-css-tab-accent: #e4ff54;
max-width: 480px;
}
.nuda-css-tabs__bar {
display: flex;
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
border-radius: 10px;
padding: 4px;
gap: 2px;
}
/* Visually-hidden native radios (still focusable) */
.nuda-css-tabs__radio {
position: absolute;
width: 1px; height: 1px;
margin: -1px; overflow: hidden;
clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0;
}
.nuda-css-tabs__tab {
flex: 1;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
min-height: 44px;
text-align: center;
font-size: 0.9rem;
color: #888;
border-radius: 8px;
cursor: pointer;
transition: color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
.nuda-css-tabs__tab:hover { color: #ccc; }
.nuda-css-tabs__panel {
display: none;
margin-top: 0.5rem;
padding: 1rem;
font-size: 0.85rem;
color: #bbb;
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
border-radius: 10px;
animation: nuda-css-tab-fade 0.3s ease-out;
}
/* Keyboard focus ring on the visible label */
.nuda-css-tabs__radio:focus-visible + .nuda-css-tabs__bar label {
outline: 2px solid var(--nuda-css-tab-accent);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
/* Active tab + matching panel */
#nuda-css-tab-r1:checked ~ .nuda-css-tabs__bar label[for="nuda-css-tab-r1"],
#nuda-css-tab-r2:checked ~ .nuda-css-tabs__bar label[for="nuda-css-tab-r2"] {
background: var(--nuda-css-tab-accent);
color: #09090b;
font-weight: 700;
}
#nuda-css-tab-r1:checked ~ .nuda-css-tabs__panel--1,
#nuda-css-tab-r2:checked ~ .nuda-css-tabs__panel--2 {
display: block;
}
@keyframes nuda-css-tab-fade {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-css-tabs__panel { animation: none; }
}How to use Pure CSS Tabs
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.