Big Radio Button with Border Fill
Large, easy to tap radios where the ring itself does the work: on check the border thickens inward with a spring until only a small hole is left. One input, no pseudo-elements.
Also known as: make radio button bigger css, radio button border css, tailwind radio button.
HTML
<div class="rad-big-radio-border-fill" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Visibility"> <label><input type="radio" name="rad-big-radio-border-fill" value="public" checked>Public</label> <label><input type="radio" name="rad-big-radio-border-fill" value="unlisted">Unlisted</label> <label><input type="radio" name="rad-big-radio-border-fill" value="private">Private</label> </div>
CSS
.rad-big-radio-border-fill {
--c: var(--rad-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--rad-size, 18px);
display: grid;
gap: 0.65em;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.rad-big-radio-border-fill label {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.65em;
font-size: 1.1em;
font-weight: 600;
cursor: pointer;
}
.rad-big-radio-border-fill input {
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 1.5em;
height: 1.5em;
margin: 0;
border: 0.13em solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 35%, transparent);
border-radius: 50%;
background: transparent;
color: inherit;
cursor: pointer;
transition: border-width 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1), border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.rad-big-radio-border-fill label:hover input:not(:checked) {
border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 60%, transparent);
}
.rad-big-radio-border-fill input:checked {
border-width: 0.45em;
border-color: var(--c);
}
.rad-big-radio-border-fill input:focus-visible {
outline: 0.1em solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.15em;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.rad-big-radio-border-fill, .rad-big-radio-border-fill *, .rad-big-radio-border-fill::before, .rad-big-radio-border-fill::after, .rad-big-radio-border-fill *::before, .rad-big-radio-border-fill *::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.
<div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Visibility" class="grid gap-2.5">
<label class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 text-lg font-semibold">
<input type="radio" name="visibility" value="public" checked class="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer appearance-none rounded-full border-2 border-gray-400 transition-all duration-300 ease-[cubic-bezier(.34,1.56,.64,1)] hover:border-blue-400 checked:border-[7px] checked:border-blue-500 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-500">
Public
</label>
<label class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 text-lg font-semibold">
<input type="radio" name="visibility" value="unlisted" class="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer appearance-none rounded-full border-2 border-gray-400 transition-all duration-300 ease-[cubic-bezier(.34,1.56,.64,1)] hover:border-blue-400 checked:border-[7px] checked:border-blue-500 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-500">
Unlisted
</label>
<label class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2.5 text-lg font-semibold">
<input type="radio" name="visibility" value="private" class="h-6 w-6 cursor-pointer appearance-none rounded-full border-2 border-gray-400 transition-all duration-300 ease-[cubic-bezier(.34,1.56,.64,1)] hover:border-blue-400 checked:border-[7px] checked:border-blue-500 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-500">
Private
</label>
</div>Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--rad-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Size: set
--rad-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing18px. - 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.