The video site subscribe pattern: a solid 'Subscribe' pill turns into a muted 'Subscribed' one while a bell swings in, rings with a decaying swing and pops a badge. A hidden checkbox holds the state.
Also known as: youtube subscribe button css, subscribe button animation, notification bell button.
<label class="btn-subscribe-bell">
<input class="btn-subscribe-bell-input" type="checkbox" aria-label="Subscribe">
<span class="btn-subscribe-bell-face" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="btn-subscribe-bell-bell">
<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M6 16.5V11a6 6 0 0 1 12 0v5.5l1.5 2H4.5z"/><path d="M10 21a2.2 2.2 0 0 0 4 0"/></svg>
<span class="btn-subscribe-bell-badge"></span>
</span>
<span class="btn-subscribe-bell-text"><span>Subscribe</span><span>Subscribed</span></span>
</span>
</label>.btn-subscribe-bell {
--c: var(--btn-color, #3b82f6);
position: relative;
display: inline-grid;
place-items: center;
font: 600 var(--btn-size, 18px)/1.1 system-ui, sans-serif;
cursor: pointer;
user-select: none;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 1;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
opacity: 0;
cursor: pointer;
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-face {
position: relative;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
width: 9.6em;
height: 2.8em;
border-radius: 1.4em;
background-color: var(--c);
color: #fff;
transition: background-color 0.35s ease, color 0.35s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-bell {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 1em;
width: 1.25em;
height: 1.25em;
margin-top: -0.625em;
opacity: 0;
transform: scale(0);
transform-origin: 50% 10%;
transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-bell svg {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2;
stroke-linejoin: round;
stroke-linecap: round;
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-badge {
position: absolute;
top: -0.1em;
right: -0.15em;
width: 0.5em;
height: 0.5em;
border: 0.1em solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 14%, #f4f5f7);
border-radius: 50%;
background: #ef4444;
transform: scale(0);
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-text {
display: grid;
transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.3, 0.7, 0.4, 1);
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-text span {
grid-area: 1 / 1;
text-align: center;
transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-text span:last-child { opacity: 0; }
.btn-subscribe-bell:active .btn-subscribe-bell-face { transform: scale(0.95); }
.btn-subscribe-bell-input:focus-visible ~ .btn-subscribe-bell-face {
outline: 2px solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.2em;
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-input:checked ~ .btn-subscribe-bell-face {
background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 14%, #f4f5f7);
color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #111827);
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-input:checked ~ .btn-subscribe-bell-face .btn-subscribe-bell-text { transform: translateX(0.8em); }
.btn-subscribe-bell-input:checked ~ .btn-subscribe-bell-face .btn-subscribe-bell-text span:first-child { opacity: 0; }
.btn-subscribe-bell-input:checked ~ .btn-subscribe-bell-face .btn-subscribe-bell-text span:last-child { opacity: 1; }
.btn-subscribe-bell-input:checked ~ .btn-subscribe-bell-face .btn-subscribe-bell-bell {
opacity: 1;
transform: scale(1);
animation: btn-subscribe-bell-ring 1s ease-in-out 0.25s;
}
.btn-subscribe-bell-input:checked ~ .btn-subscribe-bell-face .btn-subscribe-bell-badge {
animation: btn-subscribe-bell-pop 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.3, 0.7, 0.4, 1.6) 0.9s forwards;
}
@keyframes btn-subscribe-bell-ring {
0%, 100% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
10% { transform: rotate(24deg); }
25% { transform: rotate(-20deg); }
40% { transform: rotate(14deg); }
55% { transform: rotate(-9deg); }
70% { transform: rotate(5deg); }
85% { transform: rotate(-2deg); }
}
@keyframes btn-subscribe-bell-pop {
to { transform: scale(1); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.btn-subscribe-bell, .btn-subscribe-bell *, .btn-subscribe-bell::before, .btn-subscribe-bell::after, .btn-subscribe-bell *::before, .btn-subscribe-bell *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}--btn-color on the element or a parent.
Currently previewing #3b82f6.--btn-size. Every other dimension is in
em, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing 18px.transition or animation
shorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm.