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Pill Tab Bar

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

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HTML
<div class="nuda-navx-pill-bar" role="tablist" aria-label="Page sections">
  <button class="nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab--active" role="tab" aria-selected="true">
    <span class="nuda-navx-pill-bar__dot"></span>
    Explore
  </button>
  <button class="nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab" role="tab" aria-selected="false">Trending</button>
  <button class="nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab" role="tab" aria-selected="false">Saved</button>
  <button class="nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab" role="tab" aria-selected="false">Profile</button>
</div>
CSS
.nuda-navx-pill-bar {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 4px;
  background: #1a1a1a;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 5px;
  animation: _nuda-navxpillbar-in .35s ease-out;
}

.nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: #777;
  font-size: .8rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  padding: .45rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 10px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color .2s,background .2s;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab:hover {
  color: #cfcfcf;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.05);
}

.nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab--active {
  background: #e4ff54;
  color: #0a0a0a;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab--active:hover {
  background: #d8f240;
  color: #0a0a0a;
}

.nuda-navx-pill-bar__dot {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #0a0a0a;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

@keyframes _nuda-navxpillbar-in {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(6px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  .nuda-navx-pill-bar {
    animation: none;
  }
  .nuda-navx-pill-bar__tab {
    transition: none;
  }
}

How to use Pill Tab Bar

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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