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Let’s walk through how to create custom radio buttons with <em>pure CSS</em>, while still preserving performance and accessibility.</p> +<h2 id="the-final-product">The Final Product</h2> +<p>This is what we will be designing:</p> +<p><img src="/public/images/custom-radio-inputs.png" alt="Custom radio inputs" /></p> +<p><a href="https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/oNjwMyX">Live CodePen Example</a></p> +<hr/> +<h2 id="the-bones-of-our-radio-inputs-html">The bones of our radio inputs (HTML)</h2> +<pre><code><input class="radio-btn" name="radio-collection" id="radio-1" type="radio"> +<label class="radio-label" for="radio-1"><span>I am very satisfied</span></label> + +<input class="radio-btn" name="radio-collection" id="radio-2" type="radio"> +<label class="radio-label" for="radio-2"><span>I am satisfied</span></label> + +<input class="radio-btn" name="radio-collection" id="radio-3" type="radio"> +<label class="radio-label" for="radio-3"><span>I am indifferent</span></label> + +<input class="radio-btn" name="radio-collection" id="radio-4" type="radio"> +<label class="radio-label" for="radio-4"><span>I am unsatisfied</span></label> + +<input class="radio-btn" name="radio-collection" id="radio-5" type="radio"> +<label class="radio-label" for="radio-5"><span>I am very unsatisfied</span></label> +</code></pre> +<p>I know it looks like a lot is going on here, but it’s pretty straightforward so let’s unpackage line by line:</p> +<h3 id="radio-inputs">Radio inputs</h3> +<pre><code><input class="radio-btn" name="radio-collection" id="radio-1" type="radio"> +</code></pre> +<p>This is the default <code>radio</code> input. We give it:</p> +<ul> +<li>a <code>name</code> (inputs with a shared <code>name</code> are grouped together)</li> +<li>an <code>id</code> (so our label can target this input)</li> +<li>a <code>class</code> (so we can style it later)</li> +</ul> +<p><strong>Important</strong>: be sure to have a unique <code>id</code> for each input so your labels don’t end up connected to multiple radios. In this demo we are simply incrementing them by one.</p> +<h3 id="labels">Labels</h3> +<p>Adding the labels is fairly straightforward, we just include the corresponding input’s <code>id</code> in the label’s <code>for</code> attribute. The label content is wrapped in a <code>span</code> - which I will explain the reasoning for later.</p> +<p>For styling purposes we also add the <code>radio-label</code> class.</p> +<pre><code><label class="radio-label" for="radio-1"><span>I am very satisfied</span></label> +</code></pre> +<p>This is looking pretty terrible - but that’s nothing some good ol’ CSS can’t fix!</p> +<h2 id="the-flesh-of-our-radio-inputs-css">The flesh of our radio inputs (CSS)</h2> +<p>First we give some basic styling to our <code>label</code> and <code>input</code> classes (along with hover states). The <code>radio</code> element is actually hidden from view, but by using the <code>visibility</code> attribute we still keep it accessible for screen-readers.</p> +<pre><code>.radio-label { + background: white; + border: 1px solid #eee; + border-radius: 5px; + box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); + cursor: pointer; + display: inline-block; + font-weight: 600; + margin: 0 auto 10px; + /* This 65px padding makes room for the custom input */ + padding: 20px 20px 20px 65px; + position: relative; + transition: .3s ease all; + width: 100%; +} +.radio-label:hover { + box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); +} +.radio-btn { + position: absolute; + visibility: hidden; +} +</code></pre> +<p>Remember that <code>span</code> element inside the label? We set it’s <code>user-select</code> property to <code>none</code> so we avoid any possible issue with the user selecting the text on-click:</p> +<pre><code>.radio-label span { + -webkit-user-select: none; + -moz-user-select: none; + user-select: none; +} +</code></pre> +<p>Next we include the default empty selection element (to mimic the original radio input) via a pseudo element:</p> +<pre><code>.radio-label:before { + background: #eee; + border-radius: 50%; + content:''; + height: 30px; + left: 20px; + position: absolute; + /* Half the height of it's parent minus half of it's own height */ + top: calc(50% - 15px); + transition: .3s ease background-color; + width: 30px; +} +</code></pre> +<h2 id="a-few-final-steps">A Few Final Steps</h2> +<p>The final step is adding the custom styling for when an <code>input</code> item is selected (<code>:checked</code>).</p> +<p>You will notice the use of a <code>base64</code> element for the custom checkmark - feel free to subsitute this for an actual image or none at all (this is just my personal design preference).</p> +<pre><code>.radio-btn:checked + .radio-label { + background: #ECF5FF; + border-color: #4A90E2; +} +.radio-btn:checked + .radio-label:before { + background-color: #4A90E2; + background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'); + background-repeat: no-repeat; + background-position: center; + background-size: 15px; +} +</code></pre> +<p><strong>And that’s it.</strong></p> +<p>For easier reference the entire CSS file can be found below:</p> +<pre><code>.radio-label { + background: white; + border: 1px solid #eee; + border-radius: 5px; + box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); + cursor: pointer; + display: inline-block; + font-weight: 600; + margin: 0 auto 10px; + padding: 20px 20px 20px 65px; + position: relative; + transition: .3s ease all; + width: 100%; +} +.radio-label:hover { + box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); +} +.radio-label:before { + background: #eee; + border-radius: 50%; + content:''; + height: 30px; + left: 20px; + position: absolute; + top: calc(50% - 15px); + transition: .3s ease background-color; + width: 30px; +} +.radio-label span { + -webkit-user-select: none; + -moz-user-select: none; + user-select: none; +} +.radio-btn { + position: absolute; + visibility: hidden; +} +.radio-btn:checked + .radio-label { + background: #ECF5FF; + border-color: #4A90E2; +} +.radio-btn:checked + .radio-label:before { + background-color: #4A90E2; + background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'); + background-repeat: no-repeat; + background-position: center; + background-size: 15px; +} +</code></pre> +<hr/> +<h2 id="but-wait---we-can-get-even-fancier">But wait - we can get even fancier!</h2> +<p>Since this demo is based off a survey-type questionaire, wouldn’t it be interesting to give the different selectable options their own styling based on their context? Take a look at the further customized version below:</p> +<p>We can do so by adding <code>positive</code>, <code>neutral</code> and <code>negative</code> class names to the radio inputs with their own respective properties:</p> +<pre><code>.radio-btn.positive:checked + .radio-label { + background: #EAFFF6; + border-color: #32B67A; +} +.radio-btn.positive:checked + .radio-label:before { + background-color: #32B67A; +} +.radio-btn.neutral:checked + .radio-label:before { + background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'); +} +.radio-btn.negative:checked + .radio-label { + background: #FFF2F2; + border-color: #E75153; +} +.radio-btn.negative:checked + .radio-label:before { + background-color: #E75153; + background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'); +} +</code></pre> +<p>I hope this shows new designers that simple custom radio inputs aren’t so hard to implement after-all and can actually be pretty fun to design.</p> +<footer role="contentinfo"> + <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> + <ul id="menu"> + <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> + <li><a href="/projects">Projects</a></li> + <li><a href="/uses">Uses</a></li> + <li><a href="/wiki">Wiki</a></li> + <li><a href="/resume">Resume</a></li> + <li><a href="/colophon">Colophon</a></li> + <li><a href="/now">Now</a></li> + <li><a href="/donate">Donate</a></li> + <li><a href="/atom.xml">RSS</a></li> + <li><a href="#top">↑ Top of the page</a></li> + </ul> + <small> + Built with <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/barf">barf</a>. <br> + Maintained with ♥ for the web. <br> + Proud supporter of <a href="https://usefathom.com/ref/DKHJVX">Fathom</a> & <a href="https://nextdns.io/?from=74d3p3h8">NextDNS</a>. <br> + The content for this site is <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.<br> The <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht">code for this site</a> is <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht/tree/master/item/LICENSE">MIT</a>. + </small> +</footer>
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