Tab Morph
A copy-paste view transitions component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
View TransitionsHTMLCSSJavaScriptany framework
Content One
Copy into your project
HTML
<div class="nuda-vt-tab">
<div class="nuda-vt-tab__bar" role="tablist" aria-label="Sections">
<button type="button" role="tab" class="nuda-vt-tab__tab" aria-selected="true">One</button>
<button type="button" role="tab" class="nuda-vt-tab__tab" aria-selected="false">Two</button>
</div>
<div class="nuda-vt-tab__panel" role="tabpanel">Content One</div>
</div>CSS
/* Tab Morph
The active-tab pill carries a shared view-transition-name so it slides between
tabs; the panel content cross-fades. Both are driven by one transition.
Customize: --vt-accent, animation-duration */
.nuda-vt-tab__bar {
display: flex;
gap: 4px;
background: #18181b;
border-radius: 10px;
padding: 4px;
}
.nuda-vt-tab__tab {
--vt-accent: #e4ff54;
position: relative;
background: none;
border: none;
border-radius: 7px;
padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
font-weight: 700;
color: #888;
cursor: pointer;
}
.nuda-vt-tab__tab[aria-selected="true"] { color: #09090b; }
/* Only the selected pill exists at a time, so its name moves between tabs. */
.nuda-vt-tab__tab[aria-selected="true"]::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: var(--vt-accent);
border-radius: 7px;
z-index: -1;
view-transition-name: vt-tab-indicator;
}
.nuda-vt-tab__tab:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #e4ff54;
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.nuda-vt-tab__panel {
margin-top: 0.6rem;
font-weight: 700;
color: #e4ff54;
view-transition-name: vt-tab-panel;
}
::view-transition-group(vt-tab-indicator) {
animation-duration: 0.35s;
animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}
::view-transition-old(vt-tab-panel),
::view-transition-new(vt-tab-panel) { animation-duration: 0.3s; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
::view-transition-group(vt-tab-indicator),
::view-transition-old(vt-tab-panel),
::view-transition-new(vt-tab-panel) { animation: none; }
}JavaScript
/* Tab Morph — vanilla JS
Switches the active tab + panel inside a view transition. */
(function () {
document.querySelectorAll(".nuda-vt-tab").forEach(function (root) {
var tabs = root.querySelectorAll(".nuda-vt-tab__tab");
var panel = root.querySelector(".nuda-vt-tab__panel");
tabs.forEach(function (tab) {
tab.addEventListener("click", function () {
var label = tab.textContent;
function doSwap() {
tabs.forEach(function (t) {
t.setAttribute("aria-selected", String(t === tab));
});
panel.textContent = "Content " + label;
}
if (!document.startViewTransition) { doSwap(); return; }
document.startViewTransition(doSwap);
});
});
});
})();How to use Tab Morph
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.