Tailwind CSS Checkbox
The Tailwind pattern: an appearance-none input as the box and an SVG sibling that rises and fades in with peer-checked. The CSS tab is the same checkbox written out, a hairline border and all.
Also known as: tailwind checkbox, tailwind peer-checked checkbox, tailwind custom checkbox.
HTML
<label class="chk-tailwind-checkbox">
<span class="chk-tailwind-checkbox-box">
<input type="checkbox">
<svg viewBox="0 0 20 20" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 10.5l3.2 3.2L15 6.5"/></svg>
</span>
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</label>CSS
.chk-tailwind-checkbox {
--c: var(--chk-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--chk-size, 24px);
position: relative;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.6em;
font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
line-height: 1.3;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
gap: 0.625em;}
.chk-tailwind-checkbox-box {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
flex: none;
}
.chk-tailwind-checkbox input {
appearance: none;
-webkit-appearance: none;
box-sizing: border-box;
grid-area: 1 / 1;
width: 1.25em;
height: 1.25em;
margin: 0;
font: inherit;
background: transparent;
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 35%, transparent);
border-radius: 0.25em;
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 10%, transparent);
cursor: pointer;
transition: background-color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.chk-tailwind-checkbox:hover input {
border-color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 60%, transparent);
}
.chk-tailwind-checkbox input:checked {
background: var(--c);
border-color: var(--c);
}
.chk-tailwind-checkbox:hover input:checked {
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 85%, #000);
}
.chk-tailwind-checkbox svg {
display: block;
fill: none;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
grid-area: 1 / 1;
width: 0.875em;
height: 0.875em;
stroke: #fff;
stroke-width: 2.4;
pointer-events: none;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(0.125em) scale(0.75);
transition: opacity 0.2s ease-out, transform 0.2s ease-out;
}
.chk-tailwind-checkbox input:checked + svg {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
}
.chk-tailwind-checkbox input:focus-visible {
outline: 0.125em solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.18em;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.chk-tailwind-checkbox, .chk-tailwind-checkbox *, .chk-tailwind-checkbox::before, .chk-tailwind-checkbox::after, .chk-tailwind-checkbox *::before, .chk-tailwind-checkbox *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Tailwind CSS version
The same effect using Tailwind utility classes. No custom CSS or config needed.
<label class="group inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5">
<span class="relative grid place-items-center">
<input type="checkbox" class="peer h-5 w-5 cursor-pointer appearance-none rounded border border-gray-300 shadow-sm transition-colors duration-200 checked:border-blue-600 checked:bg-blue-600 group-hover:border-gray-400 checked:group-hover:bg-blue-700 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-600">
<svg viewBox="0 0 20 20" aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute h-3.5 w-3.5 translate-y-0.5 scale-75 fill-none stroke-white stroke-[2.4] opacity-0 transition duration-200 ease-out [stroke-linecap:round] [stroke-linejoin:round] peer-checked:translate-y-0 peer-checked:scale-100 peer-checked:opacity-100"><path d="M5 10.5l3.2 3.2L15 6.5"/></svg>
</span>
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</label>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.