Error Squiggle
A copy-paste code & terminal component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Code & TerminalHTMLCSSany framework
const x = undefnedCopy into your project
HTML
<!-- Error Squiggle — IDE-style red wavy underline + tooltip on hover -->
<pre class="nuda-sq">
<code>const x = <span class="nuda-sq__err" data-msg="unknown identifier">undefned</span></code>
</pre>CSS
/* Error Squiggle
Wavy underline (CSS text-decoration:wavy) on a token + hover tooltip.
Customize: --sq-danger, the tooltip text via the ::after content. */
.nuda-sq {
--sq-danger: #ff6363;
margin: 0;
padding: 12px 14px;
background: #0a0a0a;
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
border-radius: 8px;
font: 500 0.95rem ui-monospace, monospace;
color: #fafafa;
}
.nuda-sq__err {
position: relative;
color: #fafafa;
text-decoration: underline wavy var(--sq-danger);
text-decoration-skip-ink: none;
text-underline-offset: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
animation: nuda-sq-pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.nuda-sq__err::after {
content: attr(data-msg);
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: -28px;
padding: 4px 8px;
background: var(--sq-danger);
color: #fafafa;
font: 600 0.7rem ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
border-radius: 4px;
white-space: nowrap;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(2px);
transition: opacity 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
pointer-events: none;
}
.nuda-sq__err:hover::after {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0);
}
@keyframes nuda-sq-pulse {
0%, 100% { text-decoration-color: var(--sq-danger); }
50% { text-decoration-color: rgba(255, 99, 99, 0.5); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-sq__err { animation: none; }
}How to use Error Squiggle
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.