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Trace Stepper

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

Steppers & WizardsHTMLCSSany framework
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Copy into your project

HTML
<div class="nuda-step-trace">
  <svg viewBox="0 0 240 16" preserveAspectRatio="none" aria-hidden="true">
    <line x1="0" y1="8" x2="240" y2="8"
          stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.06)" stroke-width="2" />
    <line class="nuda-step-trace__draw" x1="0" y1="8" x2="240" y2="8"
          stroke="#e4ff54" stroke-width="2" />
  </svg>
  <div class="nuda-step-trace__nodes">
    <span class="is-done"></span>
    <span class="is-done"></span>
    <span class="is-active"></span>
    <span></span>
  </div>
  <div class="nuda-step-trace__labels">
    <span>Plan</span><span>Build</span><span>Test</span><span>Ship</span>
  </div>
</div>
CSS
.nuda-step-trace {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 280px;
  padding: 12px 0;
}

.nuda-step-trace svg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 18px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 8px;
}

.nuda-step-trace__draw {
  stroke-dasharray: 240;
  stroke-dashoffset: 120;
  animation: _traceDraw 2s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1) forwards;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px #e4ff54);
}

.nuda-step-trace__nodes {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr);
  justify-items: center;
  align-items: center;
  height: 16px;
  z-index: 1;
}

.nuda-step-trace__nodes span {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  border: 2px solid #0c0c10;
  transition: background .35s,box-shadow .35s,transform .25s;
}

.nuda-step-trace__nodes span.is-done {
  background: #e4ff54;
}

.nuda-step-trace__nodes span.is-active {
  background: #e4ff54;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(228,255,84,.25);
  transform: scale(1.2);
  animation: _tracePing 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.nuda-step-trace__labels {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr);
  justify-items: center;
  color: #a0a0a8;
  font-size: 10px;
  margin-top: 6px;
}

@keyframes _traceDraw {
  to {
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  }
}

@keyframes _tracePing {
  0%,100% {
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(228,255,84,.25);
  }
  50% {
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(228,255,84,0);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
  .nuda-step-trace__draw {
    animation: none;
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  }
  .nuda-step-trace__nodes span.is-active {
    animation: none;
  }
}

How to use Trace Stepper

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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