Radio Group with Descriptions
A settings radio group in a real fieldset and legend, each option with a title and a muted description. The picked row tints, and its dot springs in and sends out one soft halo ripple.
Also known as: css radio group, radio group with description, radio button with helper text, fieldset radio group css.
HTML
<fieldset class="rad-described-radio-group"> <legend>Email notifications</legend> <label><input type="radio" name="rad-described-radio-group" value="all"><span class="rad-described-radio-group-text"><span class="rad-described-radio-group-title">Everything</span><span class="rad-described-radio-group-desc">Comments, mentions and deploys</span></span></label> <label><input type="radio" name="rad-described-radio-group" value="mentions" checked><span class="rad-described-radio-group-text"><span class="rad-described-radio-group-title">Mentions only</span><span class="rad-described-radio-group-desc">Only when someone tags you by name</span></span></label> <label><input type="radio" name="rad-described-radio-group" value="none"><span class="rad-described-radio-group-text"><span class="rad-described-radio-group-title">Nothing</span><span class="rad-described-radio-group-desc">Keep alerts in the app, skip the inbox</span></span></label> </fieldset>
CSS
.rad-described-radio-group {
--c: var(--rad-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--rad-size, 18px);
display: grid;
gap: 0;
min-width: 0;
width: 17em;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.rad-described-radio-group legend {
padding: 0 0 0.3em 0.6em;
font-size: 0.75em;
font-weight: 650;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 50%, transparent);
}
.rad-described-radio-group label {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
align-items: start;
gap: 0.7em;
padding: 0.3em 0.6em;
border-radius: 0.6em;
cursor: pointer;
transition: background-color 0.25s ease;
}
.rad-described-radio-group label:hover {
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 5%, transparent);
}
.rad-described-radio-group label:has(:checked) {
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 9%, transparent);
}
.rad-described-radio-group input {
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
display: grid;
place-content: center;
width: 1.1em;
height: 1.1em;
margin: 0.05em 0 0;
border: 0.1em solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 32%, transparent);
border-radius: 50%;
background: transparent;
color: inherit;
font: inherit;
cursor: pointer;
transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}
.rad-described-radio-group input::before {
content: "";
width: 0.52em;
height: 0.52em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--c);
transform: scale(0);
transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}
.rad-described-radio-group input:checked {
border-color: var(--c);
animation: rad-described-radio-group-halo 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}
.rad-described-radio-group input:checked::before {
transform: scale(1);
}
.rad-described-radio-group input:active {
transform: scale(0.86);
}
.rad-described-radio-group input:focus-visible {
outline: 0.12em solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.18em;
}
.rad-described-radio-group-text {
display: grid;
gap: 0.1em;
}
.rad-described-radio-group-title {
font-size: 0.92em;
font-weight: 600;
}
.rad-described-radio-group-desc {
font-size: 0.76em;
color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 55%, transparent);
}
@keyframes rad-described-radio-group-halo {
from { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, transparent); }
to { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.55em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 0%, transparent); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.rad-described-radio-group *,
.rad-described-radio-group *::before,
.rad-described-radio-group *::after {
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.rad-described-radio-group, .rad-described-radio-group *, .rad-described-radio-group::before, .rad-described-radio-group::after, .rad-described-radio-group *::before, .rad-described-radio-group *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}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.