Language Picker
A copy-paste settings & preferences component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Settings & PreferencesHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<div class="nuda-lang">
<button type="button" class="nuda-lang__trigger" aria-expanded="true">
<span class="nuda-lang__flag" aria-hidden="true">🇺🇸</span>
<span class="nuda-lang__name">English (US)</span>
<svg class="nuda-lang__caret" viewBox="0 0 12 12" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="m3 4.5 3 3 3-3" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" />
</svg>
</button>
<ul class="nuda-lang__menu" role="listbox">
<li class="nuda-lang__opt nuda-lang__opt--active" role="option" aria-selected="true">
<span class="nuda-lang__flag" aria-hidden="true">🇺🇸</span>
<span>English (US)</span>
<svg viewBox="0 0 12 12" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="m3 6.5 2 2 4-5" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" />
</svg>
</li>
<li class="nuda-lang__opt" role="option">
<span class="nuda-lang__flag" aria-hidden="true">🇪🇸</span><span>Español</span>
</li>
<li class="nuda-lang__opt" role="option">
<span class="nuda-lang__flag" aria-hidden="true">🇫🇷</span><span>Français</span>
</li>
<li class="nuda-lang__opt" role="option">
<span class="nuda-lang__flag" aria-hidden="true">🇯🇵</span><span>日本語</span>
</li>
</ul>
</div>CSS
/* Language Picker
Dropdown listing languages with flag + name + active check.
Customize: --accent, --menu-bg */
.nuda-lang {
--accent: #e4ff54;
--menu-bg: #111114;
position: relative;
width: 100%;
max-width: 280px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 0.5rem;
}
.nuda-lang__trigger {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.625rem;
width: 100%;
padding: 0.625rem 0.875rem;
background: #0c0c10;
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
border-radius: 10px;
color: #fafafa;
font-size: 0.875rem;
font-family: inherit;
cursor: pointer;
transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.nuda-lang__trigger:hover {
border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
}
.nuda-lang__trigger:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.nuda-lang__flag {
font-size: 1.1rem;
line-height: 1;
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.nuda-lang__name {
flex: 1;
text-align: left;
}
.nuda-lang__caret {
width: 12px;
height: 12px;
color: #a0a0a8;
}
.nuda-lang__menu {
margin: 0;
padding: 0.375rem;
list-style: none;
background: var(--menu-bg);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
border-radius: 10px;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 1px;
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}
.nuda-lang__opt {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.625rem;
padding: 0.5rem 0.625rem;
border-radius: 7px;
color: #a0a0a8;
font-size: 0.8125rem;
cursor: pointer;
transition: background 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}
.nuda-lang__opt:hover {
background: #0c0c10;
color: #fafafa;
}
.nuda-lang__opt span:not(.nuda-lang__flag) {
flex: 1;
}
.nuda-lang__opt svg {
width: 12px;
height: 12px;
color: var(--accent);
}
.nuda-lang__opt--active {
background: #0c0c10;
color: #fafafa;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-lang__trigger,
.nuda-lang__opt {
transition: none;
}
}How to use Language Picker
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.