Car Toggle Switch
A little car on a road: switch it on and it pulls away, pitching back as it accelerates and dipping as it brakes, then cruises with spinning wheels, a scrolling lane line and its headlight on.
Also known as: driving car toggle css, car switch animation, road toggle switch.
HTML
<label class="tgl-car-toggle">
<input type="checkbox" role="switch" aria-label="Drive">
<span class="tgl-car-toggle-track" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="tgl-car-toggle-lane"></span>
<span class="tgl-car-toggle-car">
<span class="tgl-car-toggle-beam"></span>
<svg viewBox="0 0 28 16">
<path class="tgl-car-toggle-body" d="M1.5 11V8.6c0-.9.6-1.7 1.5-1.9L7 6l3-3.4c.5-.6 1.3-1 2.1-1h5.6c.8 0 1.6.4 2.1 1L22.5 6l2.8.7c.9.2 1.5 1 1.5 1.9V11c0 .6-.4 1-1 1H2.5c-.6 0-1-.4-1-1z"/>
<path class="tgl-car-toggle-glass" d="M10.8 3.2 8.6 5.9h5V3h-2.1c-.3 0-.6.1-.7.2zM14.8 3v2.9h5.3l-2.2-2.6c-.2-.2-.5-.3-.8-.3z"/>
</svg>
<span class="tgl-car-toggle-wheel"></span>
<span class="tgl-car-toggle-wheel"></span>
</span>
</span>
</label>CSS
.tgl-car-toggle {
--c: var(--tgl-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--tgl-size, 24px);
position: relative;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}
.tgl-car-toggle input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
opacity: 0;
cursor: pointer;
z-index: 1;
}
.tgl-car-toggle-track {
position: relative;
display: block;
width: 6.4em;
height: 2.6em;
border-radius: 1.3em;
overflow: hidden;
isolation: isolate;
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 12%, transparent);
transition: background-color 0.4s ease;
}
/* the road */
.tgl-car-toggle-track::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
height: 0.72em;
background: #374151;
}
.tgl-car-toggle-lane {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: -1em;
top: 2.22em;
height: 0.09em;
background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, #fde047 0 0.5em, transparent 0 1em);
}
.tgl-car-toggle-car {
position: absolute;
left: 0.35em;
bottom: 0.45em;
width: 2.7em;
height: 1.55em;
transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.55, 0, 0.3, 1);
}
.tgl-car-toggle-car svg {
position: relative;
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
overflow: visible;
transform-origin: 50% 100%;
}
.tgl-car-toggle-body { fill: var(--c); }
.tgl-car-toggle-glass { fill: rgba(224, 242, 254, 0.9); }
.tgl-car-toggle-wheel {
position: absolute;
bottom: 0.14em;
left: 0.473em;
width: 0.5em;
height: 0.5em;
border-radius: 50%;
background:
radial-gradient(circle, #d1d5db 0 0.07em, transparent 0.08em),
repeating-conic-gradient(#4b5563 0 45deg, #111827 0 90deg);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.05em #111827;
transform: rotate(-540deg);
transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.55, 0, 0.3, 1);
}
.tgl-car-toggle-wheel + .tgl-car-toggle-wheel { left: 1.775em; }
.tgl-car-toggle-beam {
position: absolute;
left: 2.55em;
top: 0.55em;
width: 1.4em;
height: 0.8em;
clip-path: polygon(0 35%, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 65%);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(253, 224, 71, 0.75), rgba(253, 224, 71, 0));
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.tgl-car-toggle input:checked + .tgl-car-toggle-track { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 22%, transparent); }
.tgl-car-toggle input:checked + .tgl-car-toggle-track .tgl-car-toggle-car { transform: translateX(3em); }
.tgl-car-toggle input:checked + .tgl-car-toggle-track .tgl-car-toggle-car svg {
animation:
tgl-car-toggle-pitch 0.9s ease-in-out,
tgl-car-toggle-bob 0.3s ease-in-out 0.9s infinite alternate;
}
.tgl-car-toggle input:checked + .tgl-car-toggle-track .tgl-car-toggle-wheel {
transform: rotate(0deg);
animation: tgl-car-toggle-spin 0.35s linear 0.9s infinite;
}
.tgl-car-toggle input:checked + .tgl-car-toggle-track .tgl-car-toggle-lane {
animation: tgl-car-toggle-road 0.45s linear 0.6s infinite;
}
.tgl-car-toggle input:checked + .tgl-car-toggle-track .tgl-car-toggle-beam {
opacity: 1;
transition-delay: 0.3s;
}
@keyframes tgl-car-toggle-pitch {
0%, 100% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
25% { transform: rotate(-4deg); }
65% { transform: rotate(-1deg); }
82% { transform: rotate(3deg); }
}
@keyframes tgl-car-toggle-bob {
from { transform: translateY(0); }
to { transform: translateY(-0.04em); }
}
@keyframes tgl-car-toggle-spin {
from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}
@keyframes tgl-car-toggle-road {
from { transform: translateX(0); }
to { transform: translateX(-1em); }
}
.tgl-car-toggle input:focus-visible + .tgl-car-toggle-track {
outline: 2px solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 0.2em;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.tgl-car-toggle, .tgl-car-toggle *, .tgl-car-toggle::before, .tgl-car-toggle::after, .tgl-car-toggle *::before, .tgl-car-toggle *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--tgl-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Size: set
--tgl-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.