Empty Box
A copy-paste empty states component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
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HTML
<!-- Empty Box -->
<div class="nuda-empty-box" role="status" aria-label="No data found">
<div class="nuda-empty-box__scene">
<span class="nuda-empty-box__dust nuda-empty-box__dust--a"></span>
<span class="nuda-empty-box__dust nuda-empty-box__dust--b"></span>
<span class="nuda-empty-box__dust nuda-empty-box__dust--c"></span>
<svg class="nuda-empty-box__svg" viewBox="0 0 64 56"
fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
<path class="nuda-empty-box__lid" d="M8 18 L32 6 L56 18 L32 28 Z" />
<path d="M8 18 L8 44 L32 54 L56 44 L56 18" />
<path d="M32 28 L32 54" opacity="0.5" />
</svg>
</div>
<p class="nuda-empty-box__text">No data found</p>
</div>CSS
/* Empty Box
Open cardboard box with floating dust particles.
Customize: --empty-box-color, --empty-box-text, --empty-box-size */
.nuda-empty-box {
--empty-box-color: #e4ff54;
--empty-box-text: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
--empty-box-size: 80px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
padding: 12px;
color: var(--empty-box-color);
}
.nuda-empty-box__scene {
position: relative;
width: var(--empty-box-size);
height: calc(var(--empty-box-size) * 0.9);
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
animation: nuda-empty-box-bob 3.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.nuda-empty-box__svg {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
color: currentColor;
filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.15));
}
.nuda-empty-box__lid {
transform-origin: 32px 18px;
animation: nuda-empty-box-lid 3.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.nuda-empty-box__dust {
position: absolute;
width: 3px;
height: 3px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: currentColor;
opacity: 0;
box-shadow: 0 0 6px currentColor;
}
.nuda-empty-box__dust--a { left: 30%; top: 36%; animation: nuda-empty-box-dust 2.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.nuda-empty-box__dust--b { left: 50%; top: 42%; animation: nuda-empty-box-dust 2.6s ease-in-out 0.6s infinite; }
.nuda-empty-box__dust--c { left: 62%; top: 36%; animation: nuda-empty-box-dust 2.6s ease-in-out 1.2s infinite; }
.nuda-empty-box__text {
font: 500 12px ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
color: var(--empty-box-text);
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
margin: 0;
}
@keyframes nuda-empty-box-bob {
0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
50% { transform: translateY(-3px); }
}
@keyframes nuda-empty-box-lid {
0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0) rotate(0deg); }
50% { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-4deg); }
}
@keyframes nuda-empty-box-dust {
0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px) scale(0.4); }
40% { opacity: 1; }
100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-18px) scale(1); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-empty-box__scene,
.nuda-empty-box__lid,
.nuda-empty-box__dust {
animation: none;
}
}How to use Empty Box
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.