A closed envelope with an unread dot. Checking flips the flap open in 3D, lets the letter rise out and clears the dot; unchecking tucks the letter back before the flap closes. Built from five spans.
Also known as: envelope icon animation css, read unread checkbox, open envelope css.
<label class="chk-mark-as-read-envelope">
<input type="checkbox">
<span class="chk-mark-as-read-envelope-env" aria-hidden="true">
<i class="chk-mark-as-read-envelope-back"></i>
<i class="chk-mark-as-read-envelope-paper"></i>
<i class="chk-mark-as-read-envelope-front"></i>
<i class="chk-mark-as-read-envelope-flap"></i>
<i class="chk-mark-as-read-envelope-dot"></i>
</span>
<span class="chk-mark-as-read-envelope-text">Mark as read</span>
</label>.chk-mark-as-read-envelope {
--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-mark-as-read-envelope input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
opacity: 0;
cursor: pointer;
z-index: 1;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope-env {
position: relative;
flex: none;
width: 1.8em;
height: 1.25em;
margin-top: 0.45em;
border-radius: 0.18em;
perspective: 5em;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope-back,
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope-front {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
border-radius: 0.18em;
transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope-back {
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 50%, #6b7280);
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope-front {
z-index: 3;
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 30%, #9ca3af);
clip-path: polygon(0 0, 50% 58%, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope-paper {
position: absolute;
z-index: 2;
left: 0.22em;
right: 0.22em;
top: 0.12em;
height: 1em;
border-radius: 0.08em;
background:
linear-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, transparent) 0 0) 0.18em 0.2em / 0.8em 0.08em no-repeat,
linear-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, transparent) 0 0) 0.18em 0.38em / 0.95em 0.08em no-repeat,
#fff;
transform: translateY(0);
transition: transform 0.25s ease-in;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope-flap {
position: absolute;
z-index: 4;
left: 0;
right: 0;
top: 0;
height: 62%;
border-radius: 0.18em 0.18em 0 0;
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 18%, #d1d5db);
clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 50% 100%);
transform-origin: top;
transform: rotateX(0deg);
transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.3, 1) 0.2s, z-index 0s linear 0.3s, background-color 0.3s ease;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope-dot {
position: absolute;
z-index: 5;
top: -0.2em;
right: -0.2em;
width: 0.42em;
height: 0.42em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--c);
transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1) 0.3s;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope-text {
transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope input:checked ~ .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-text {
opacity: 0.6;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope input:checked + .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-env .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-back {
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 60%, #000);
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope input:checked + .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-env .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-front {
background: var(--c);
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope input:checked + .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-env .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-flap {
z-index: 1;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 70%, #fff);
transform: rotateX(180deg);
transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.3, 1), z-index 0s linear 0.18s, background-color 0.3s ease;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope input:checked + .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-env .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-paper {
transform: translateY(-0.5em);
transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1) 0.22s;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope input:checked + .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-env .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-dot {
transform: scale(0);
transition: transform 0.2s ease-in;
}
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope input:focus-visible + .chk-mark-as-read-envelope-env {
outline: 0.12em solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.18em;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.chk-mark-as-read-envelope, .chk-mark-as-read-envelope *, .chk-mark-as-read-envelope::before, .chk-mark-as-read-envelope::after, .chk-mark-as-read-envelope *::before, .chk-mark-as-read-envelope *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}--chk-color on the element or a parent.
Currently previewing #3b82f6.--chk-size. Every other dimension is in
em, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing 24px.transition or animation
shorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm.