Skeuomorphic Toggle Switch
The glossy iOS 6 switch: ON, a domed knob and OFF sit on one strip that slides behind a recessed window. Inset shadow, gradients and embossed text, all in CSS with one transform.
Also known as: ios 6 toggle switch, retro ios switch css, sliding on off switch.
HTML
<label class="tgl-skeuomorphic">
<input type="checkbox" role="switch" aria-label="Sync">
<span class="tgl-skeuomorphic-track" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="tgl-skeuomorphic-strip">
<span class="tgl-skeuomorphic-on">ON</span>
<span class="tgl-skeuomorphic-off">OFF</span>
<span class="tgl-skeuomorphic-knob"></span>
</span>
</span>
</label>CSS
.tgl-skeuomorphic {
--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: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
}
.tgl-skeuomorphic input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
opacity: 0;
cursor: pointer;
z-index: 1;
}
/* the window: 4.8em wide, the knob is 1.8em, so the strip travels 3em */
.tgl-skeuomorphic-track {
position: relative;
isolation: isolate;
display: block;
width: 4.8em;
height: 1.8em;
border-radius: 0.9em;
overflow: hidden;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgb(255 255 255 / 0.5);
}
.tgl-skeuomorphic-track::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
inset: 0;
border-radius: inherit;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.3), inset 0 0.12em 0.25em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35);
pointer-events: none;
}
.tgl-skeuomorphic-strip {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 3.9em 3.9em;
height: 100%;
transform: translateX(-3em);
transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}
.tgl-skeuomorphic-on,
.tgl-skeuomorphic-off {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
font-size: 0.8em;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.tgl-skeuomorphic-on {
padding-right: 1.125em;
background: linear-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 70%, #000), var(--c) 55%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 80%, #fff));
color: #fff;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35);
}
.tgl-skeuomorphic-off {
padding-left: 1.125em;
background: linear-gradient(#d4d4d4, #f2f2f2 55%, #fff);
color: #858585;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff;
}
.tgl-skeuomorphic-knob {
position: absolute;
z-index: 2;
top: 0;
left: 3em;
width: 1.8em;
height: 1.8em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: linear-gradient(#cacaca, #fbfbfb);
box-shadow:
inset 0 1px 0 #fff,
0 0 0 1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.28),
0 0.06em 0.2em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35);
}
.tgl-skeuomorphic input:checked + .tgl-skeuomorphic-track .tgl-skeuomorphic-strip { transform: none; }
.tgl-skeuomorphic input:focus-visible + .tgl-skeuomorphic-track {
outline: 2px solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.tgl-skeuomorphic, .tgl-skeuomorphic *, .tgl-skeuomorphic::before, .tgl-skeuomorphic::after, .tgl-skeuomorphic *::before, .tgl-skeuomorphic *::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.