Cat Paw Checkbox
A ginger paw reaches down from above, presses the box flat and pulls back, leaving a paw print where the checkmark would be. The arm slides inside a clipped window, so it never covers your layout.
Also known as: cute checkbox css, paw print checkbox, cat checkbox animation.
HTML
<label class="chk-cat-paw">
<input type="checkbox">
<span class="chk-cat-paw-slot">
<span class="chk-cat-paw-box"><svg class="chk-cat-paw-print" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><ellipse cx="12" cy="15.8" rx="4.6" ry="3.7"/><circle cx="6.4" cy="10.4" r="1.9"/><circle cx="9.9" cy="7" r="1.9"/><circle cx="14.1" cy="7" r="1.9"/><circle cx="17.6" cy="10.4" r="1.9"/></svg></span>
<span class="chk-cat-paw-reach" aria-hidden="true"><span class="chk-cat-paw-arm"><i></i><i></i><i></i><b></b></span></span>
</span>
<span class="chk-cat-paw-text">Feed the cat</span>
</label>CSS
.chk-cat-paw {
--c: var(--chk-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--chk-size, 24px);
position: relative;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.6em;
line-height: 1.3;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-user-select: none;
user-select: none;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
gap: 0.7em;}
.chk-cat-paw input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
opacity: 0;
cursor: pointer;
z-index: 1;
}
.chk-cat-paw-slot {
position: relative;
flex: none;
width: 1.35em;
height: 1.35em;
}
.chk-cat-paw-box {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
border: 0.12em solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 38%, transparent);
border-radius: 0.35em;
transform-origin: 50% 100%;
transition: background-color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.chk-cat-paw-print {
width: 0.95em;
height: 0.95em;
fill: #fff;
transform: scale(0);
transition: transform 0.15s ease-in;
}
.chk-cat-paw-reach {
position: absolute;
left: 50%;
bottom: 40%;
width: 1.3em;
height: 2.6em;
margin-left: -0.65em;
overflow: hidden;
pointer-events: none;
}
.chk-cat-paw-arm {
position: absolute;
left: 0.15em;
right: 0.15em;
bottom: 0;
height: 2.4em;
border-radius: 0.5em;
background:
repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0 0.32em, rgb(146 64 14 / 0.25) 0.32em 0.44em) 0 0 / 100% 55% no-repeat,
#f4a259;
transform: translateY(-110%);
}
.chk-cat-paw-arm i,
.chk-cat-paw-arm b {
position: absolute;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #f9a8d4;
}
.chk-cat-paw-arm i {
bottom: 0.5em;
width: 0.2em;
height: 0.24em;
}
.chk-cat-paw-arm i:nth-child(1) {
left: 0.12em;
}
.chk-cat-paw-arm i:nth-child(2) {
left: 0.4em;
bottom: 0.6em;
}
.chk-cat-paw-arm i:nth-child(3) {
left: 0.68em;
}
.chk-cat-paw-arm b {
left: 50%;
bottom: 0.12em;
width: 0.5em;
height: 0.36em;
margin-left: -0.25em;
}
.chk-cat-paw-text {
transition: color 0.25s ease 0.4s;
}
.chk-cat-paw input:checked ~ .chk-cat-paw-text {
color: var(--c);
}
.chk-cat-paw:hover .chk-cat-paw-box {
border-color: var(--c);
}
.chk-cat-paw input:checked + .chk-cat-paw-slot .chk-cat-paw-box {
background: var(--c);
border-color: var(--c);
transition-delay: 0.36s;
animation: chk-cat-paw-squash 1s ease-out;
}
.chk-cat-paw input:checked + .chk-cat-paw-slot .chk-cat-paw-print {
transform: scale(1);
transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1) 0.55s;
}
.chk-cat-paw input:checked + .chk-cat-paw-slot .chk-cat-paw-arm {
animation: chk-cat-paw-press 1s cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.3, 1);
}
.chk-cat-paw input:focus-visible + .chk-cat-paw-slot .chk-cat-paw-box {
outline: 0.12em solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.18em;
}
@keyframes chk-cat-paw-press {
0% { transform: translateY(-110%) scaleY(1); }
32% { transform: translateY(0) scaleY(1); }
42% { transform: translateY(0.08em) scaleY(0.94); }
62% { transform: translateY(0) scaleY(1); }
100% { transform: translateY(-110%) scaleY(1); }
}
@keyframes chk-cat-paw-squash {
0%, 32% { transform: scale(1); }
42% { transform: scale(1.08, 0.8); }
58% { transform: scale(0.97, 1.04); }
72%, 100% { transform: scale(1); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.chk-cat-paw, .chk-cat-paw *, .chk-cat-paw::before, .chk-cat-paw::after, .chk-cat-paw *::before, .chk-cat-paw *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--chk-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Size: set
--chk-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing24px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.