Shared Element
A copy-paste view transitions component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
View TransitionsHTMLCSSJavaScriptany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<div class="nuda-vt-shared">
<div class="nuda-vt-shared__track" data-pos="left">
<span class="nuda-vt-shared__dot"></span>
</div>
<button type="button" class="nuda-vt-shared__btn">Move element</button>
</div>CSS
/* Shared Element
The dot has a stable view-transition-name, so the API morphs it from its old
position/size to the new one — even across DOM changes.
Customize: --vt-accent, the easing on the group */
.nuda-vt-shared__track {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
width: 220px;
height: 64px;
padding: 0 10px;
border-radius: 12px;
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
background: #18181b;
}
.nuda-vt-shared__track[data-pos="left"] { justify-content: flex-start; }
.nuda-vt-shared__track[data-pos="right"] { justify-content: flex-end; }
.nuda-vt-shared__dot {
--vt-accent: #e4ff54;
width: 36px;
height: 36px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--vt-accent);
/* Stable name => the group animates position + size between snapshots. */
view-transition-name: vt-shared-dot;
}
.nuda-vt-shared__btn {
background: #e4ff54;
color: #09090b;
border: none;
border-radius: 8px;
padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
font-weight: 700;
cursor: pointer;
}
.nuda-vt-shared__btn:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #e4ff54;
outline-offset: 2px;
}
/* The group pseudo controls the morph (transform/size interpolation). */
::view-transition-group(vt-shared-dot) {
animation-duration: 0.5s;
animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
::view-transition-group(vt-shared-dot) { animation: none; }
}JavaScript
/* Shared Element — vanilla JS
Toggles the dot's container alignment inside a view transition. */
(function () {
document.querySelectorAll(".nuda-vt-shared").forEach(function (root) {
var track = root.querySelector(".nuda-vt-shared__track");
var btn = root.querySelector(".nuda-vt-shared__btn");
function doSwap() {
track.dataset.pos = track.dataset.pos === "left" ? "right" : "left";
}
btn.addEventListener("click", function () {
if (!document.startViewTransition) { doSwap(); return; }
document.startViewTransition(doSwap);
});
});
})();How to use Shared Element
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.