Retro Slide Switch
A hardware slide switch on a cream panel, like the back of an old radio: a ridged nub snaps along a dark slot under printed OFF and ON marks, and a small lamp beside ON glows your accent.
Also known as: hardware slide switch css, vintage toggle switch, skeuomorphic slide switch.
HTML
<label class="tgl-retro-slide">
<input type="checkbox" role="switch" aria-label="Power">
<span class="tgl-retro-slide-panel" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="tgl-retro-slide-legend"><span>OFF</span><span>ON</span></span>
<span class="tgl-retro-slide-slot"><span class="tgl-retro-slide-nub"></span></span>
</span>
</label>CSS
.tgl-retro-slide {
--c: var(--tgl-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--tgl-size, 24px);
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
}
.tgl-retro-slide input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
opacity: 0;
cursor: pointer;
z-index: 1;
}
.tgl-retro-slide-panel {
display: grid;
gap: 0.4em;
padding: 0.6em 0.8em 0.8em;
border-radius: 0.45em;
background: linear-gradient(#f1ebdc, #e0d7c2);
box-shadow:
inset 0 1px 0 rgb(255 255 255 / 0.7),
inset 0 0 0 1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.08),
0 0.15em 0.4em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.25);
}
.tgl-retro-slide-legend {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: 0.55em;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
color: #6b6252;
}
.tgl-retro-slide-legend span:last-child {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.5em;
}
.tgl-retro-slide-legend span:last-child::before {
content: "";
width: 0.8em;
height: 0.8em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #a39a88;
box-shadow: inset 0 0.1em 0.15em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35);
transition: background-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}
.tgl-retro-slide-slot {
position: relative;
display: block;
width: 4.4em;
height: 1.5em;
border-radius: 0.3em;
background: #26231f;
box-shadow: inset 0 0.12em 0.25em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.6), 0 1px 0 rgb(255 255 255 / 0.6);
}
.tgl-retro-slide-nub {
position: absolute;
top: 0.15em;
left: 0.15em;
width: 2em;
height: 1.2em;
border-radius: 0.2em;
background:
repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(0 0 0 / 0.2) 0 0.08em, transparent 0.08em 0.22em) center / 1.1em 0.75em no-repeat,
linear-gradient(#f6f3ec, #c8c0b0);
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #fff, 0 0.1em 0.15em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.5);
transition: transform 0.18s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.2, 1.25);
}
.tgl-retro-slide input:checked + .tgl-retro-slide-panel .tgl-retro-slide-nub { transform: translateX(2.1em); }
.tgl-retro-slide input:checked + .tgl-retro-slide-panel .tgl-retro-slide-legend span:last-child::before {
background: var(--c);
box-shadow: 0 0 0.3em var(--c), 0 0 0.8em var(--c);
}
.tgl-retro-slide input:focus-visible + .tgl-retro-slide-panel {
outline: 2px solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.tgl-retro-slide, .tgl-retro-slide *, .tgl-retro-slide::before, .tgl-retro-slide::after, .tgl-retro-slide *::before, .tgl-retro-slide *::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.