Image Radio Buttons
Picture tiles that replace the radio circle. Unpicked images wait in grayscale; the chosen one lifts into an accent ring, its image zooms and warms to full color and a check badge pops in.
Also known as: css radio button with image, replace radio button with image css, image picker radio.
HTML
<div class="rad-image-radio-buttons" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Destination">
<label>
<input type="radio" name="rad-image-radio-buttons" value="mountains" checked>
<span class="rad-image-radio-buttons-pic">
<svg class="rad-image-radio-buttons-scene" viewBox="0 0 60 40" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid slice" aria-hidden="true"><rect width="60" height="40" fill="#c7ddff"/><circle cx="45" cy="11" r="5" fill="#fde68a"/><path d="M-2 40L18 13l10 12 7-7 27 22z" fill="#7c8aa5"/><path d="M18 13l4.2 5.6-2.4-1-1.8 1.9-2-1.5-2.3 1.2z" fill="#fff"/><path d="M-2 40c10-8 18-10 28-6s18-6 36 0v6z" fill="#3f4b63"/></svg>
<svg class="rad-image-radio-buttons-check" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12.5l4.5 4.5L19 7.5"/></svg>
</span>
<span class="rad-image-radio-buttons-cap">Mountains</span>
</label>
<label>
<input type="radio" name="rad-image-radio-buttons" value="beach">
<span class="rad-image-radio-buttons-pic">
<svg class="rad-image-radio-buttons-scene" viewBox="0 0 60 40" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid slice" aria-hidden="true"><rect width="60" height="40" fill="#fed7aa"/><circle cx="30" cy="23" r="8" fill="#fb923c"/><rect y="24" width="60" height="9" fill="#38bdf8"/><path d="M0 26.5h60" stroke="#e0f2fe" stroke-width="1" stroke-dasharray="6 5"/><path d="M0 31c14-3 30-3 60 1v8H0z" fill="#fde68a"/></svg>
<svg class="rad-image-radio-buttons-check" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12.5l4.5 4.5L19 7.5"/></svg>
</span>
<span class="rad-image-radio-buttons-cap">Beach</span>
</label>
<label>
<input type="radio" name="rad-image-radio-buttons" value="city">
<span class="rad-image-radio-buttons-pic">
<svg class="rad-image-radio-buttons-scene" viewBox="0 0 60 40" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid slice" aria-hidden="true"><rect width="60" height="40" fill="#1e1b4b"/><circle cx="49" cy="9" r="4" fill="#f8fafc"/><path d="M4 18h9v22H4zM15 11h8v29h-8zM25 20h10v20H25zM37 14h8v26h-8zM47 22h10v18H47z" fill="#4338ca"/><path d="M7 22h2v2.5H7zM7 28h2v2.5H7zM18 15h2v2.5h-2zM18 21h2v2.5h-2zM28 24h2v2.5h-2zM40 18h2v2.5h-2zM40 26h2v2.5h-2zM50 26h2v2.5h-2z" fill="#fde68a"/></svg>
<svg class="rad-image-radio-buttons-check" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12.5l4.5 4.5L19 7.5"/></svg>
</span>
<span class="rad-image-radio-buttons-cap">City</span>
</label>
</div>CSS
.rad-image-radio-buttons {
--c: var(--rad-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--rad-size, 18px);
display: inline-flex;
gap: 0.75em;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons label {
position: relative;
display: grid;
justify-items: center;
gap: 0.5em;
cursor: pointer;
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
opacity: 0;
cursor: pointer;
z-index: 1;
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons-pic {
position: relative;
display: block;
width: 5.4em;
height: 3.8em;
overflow: hidden;
border-radius: 0.7em;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 12%, transparent);
transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease, transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons-scene {
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
filter: grayscale(0.9);
transition: filter 0.45s ease, transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons label:hover .rad-image-radio-buttons-scene {
filter: grayscale(0.3);
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons-check {
position: absolute;
top: 0.3em;
right: 0.3em;
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 1.15em;
height: 1.15em;
padding: 0.2em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--c);
fill: none;
stroke: #fff;
stroke-width: 3.2;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
transform: scale(0);
transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons-cap {
font-size: 0.8em;
font-weight: 600;
color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 60%, transparent);
transition: color 0.25s ease;
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons input:checked + .rad-image-radio-buttons-pic {
box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.15em var(--c);
transform: translateY(-0.15em);
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons input:checked + .rad-image-radio-buttons-pic .rad-image-radio-buttons-scene {
filter: none;
transform: scale(1.12);
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons input:checked + .rad-image-radio-buttons-pic .rad-image-radio-buttons-check {
transform: scale(1);
transition-delay: 0.1s;
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons input:checked ~ .rad-image-radio-buttons-cap {
color: var(--c);
}
.rad-image-radio-buttons input:focus-visible + .rad-image-radio-buttons-pic {
outline: 0.12em dashed var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.3em;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.rad-image-radio-buttons, .rad-image-radio-buttons *, .rad-image-radio-buttons::before, .rad-image-radio-buttons::after, .rad-image-radio-buttons *::before, .rad-image-radio-buttons *::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.