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diff --git a/build/posts/tabbed-content/index.html b/build/posts/tabbed-content/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d519fe8 --- /dev/null +++ b/build/posts/tabbed-content/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,228 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="en"> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light"> + <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> + <title>Tabbed Content Without JavaScript</title> + <link href="/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <link href="/rss.xml" type="application/rss+xml" rel="alternate" title="RSS feed for blog posts" /> +<style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1.33;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}blockquote{background:rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-left:4px solid;padding-left:5px;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{border:1px solid;overflow:auto;padding:5px;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}.footnotes{font-size:90%;}</style> +</head> + +<nav> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> +</nav> + +<main> +<h1 id="tabbed-content-without-javascript">Tabbed Content Without JavaScript</h1> +<p>2019-01-28</p> +<p>Creating tabs is a fairly trivial and common practice in web design, but many times it requires JavaScript to properly implement. Fortunately it <em>is</em> possible to create tabbed content with only using CSS.</p> +<p><img src="/public/images/tabbed-content.png" alt="Tabbed elements with only CSS" /></p> +<p><a href="https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/abjmayw">Live CodePen Example</a></p> +<hr/> +<h2 id="the-html">The HTML</h2> +<p>The skeleton for this component is fairly basic - we just need the following structure:</p> +<ol> +<li><p>Parent element for each tab item</p></li> +<li><p>Default radio input</p></li> +<li><p>Label linked to corresponding input</p></li> +<li><p>Inner content associated with each tab item</p></li> +</ol> +<p>Full HTML for reference:</p> +<pre><code><div class="tabs"> + + <div class="tab-item"> + <input class="tab-input" type="radio" name="tabs" id="tab-1"> + <label class="tab-label" for="tab-1">Tab 1</label> + <div class="tab-content">Content goes here</div> + </div> + + <div class="tab-item"> + <input class="tab-input" type="radio" name="tabs" id="tab-2"> + <label class="tab-label" for="tab-2">Tab 2</label> + <div class="tab-content">Content goes here</div> + </div> + + <div class="tab-item"> + <input class="tab-input" type="radio" name="tabs" id="tab-3"> + <label class="tab-label" for="tab-3">Tab 3</label> + <div class="tab-content">Content goes here</div> + </div> + +</div> +</code></pre> +<h2 id="the-css">The CSS</h2> +<p>First, we need to set each <code>input</code>, <code>label</code> and inner content into their own parent containers:</p> +<pre><code>/* Main parent that holds all contents */ +.tabs { + height: 100%; + min-height: 250px; + position: relative; +} + +/* Each tab items (includes heading & content) */ +.tab-item { + display: inline; +} +</code></pre> +<p>Next, we will hide the default <code>radio</code> input and design our labels to resemble a basic web tab element. The <code>z-index</code> property on the label is important for how we will be stacking our content on the z-axis (labels above inner content for example).</p> +<pre><code>/* Hide the default radio inputs */ +.tab-input { + position: absolute; + visibility: hidden; +} + +/* The main tab headings */ +.tab-label { + background: white; + box-shadow: inset 0 -4px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.02); + color: lightgrey; + cursor: pointer; + display: inline-block; + font-weight: 600; + margin: 0 5px 0 0; + padding: 10px 20px; + position: relative; + text-align: center; + z-index: 0; +} +</code></pre> +<p>The main inner content of each tab needs to have an <code>absolute</code> position set as it’s default, since the one currently selected will switch to <code>relative</code> on mobile (more on that in a moment):</p> +<pre><code>/* The inner tab content */ +.tab-content { + background: white; + bottom: 0; + box-shadow: 0 6px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.02); + left: 0; + overflow: scroll; + padding: 20px; + position: absolute; + right: 0; + top: 50px; + z-index: 0; +} +</code></pre> +<p>The final step is just telling the browser to style both the <code>label</code> and inner content of the currently selected radio <code>input</code>:</p> +<pre><code>/* Style the currently selected tab label */ +.tab-input:checked + .tab-label { + border: 1px solid #eee; + border-bottom: 0; + box-shadow: 0 -6px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.02); + color: #268bd2; + z-index: 2; +} + +/* Show the currently selected tab content */ +.tab-input:checked ~ .tab-content { + border: 1px solid #eee; + z-index: 1; +} +</code></pre> +<p>It’s as simple as that! For reference, here is the entire CSS file for easier access:</p> +<pre><code>/* Main parent that holds all contents */ +.tabs { + height: 100%; + min-height: 250px; + position: relative; +} + +/* Each tab items (includes heading & content) */ +.tab-item { + display: inline; +} + +/* Hide the default radio inputs */ +.tab-input { + position: absolute; + visibility: hidden; +} + +/* The main tab headings */ +.tab-label { + background: white; + box-shadow: inset 0 -4px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.02); + color: lightgrey; + cursor: pointer; + display: inline-block; + font-weight: 600; + margin: 0 5px 0 0; + padding: 10px 20px; + position: relative; + text-align: center; + z-index: 0; +} + +/* The inner tab content */ +.tab-content { + background: white; + bottom: 0; + box-shadow: 0 6px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.02); + left: 0; + overflow: scroll; + padding: 20px; + position: absolute; + right: 0; + top: 50px; + z-index: 0; +} + +/* Style the currently selected tab label */ +.tab-input:checked + .tab-label { + border: 1px solid #eee; + border-bottom: 0; + box-shadow: 0 -6px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.02); + color: #268bd2; + z-index: 2; +} + +/* Show the currently selected tab content */ +.tab-input:checked ~ .tab-content { + border: 1px solid #eee; + z-index: 1; +} +</code></pre> +<h2 id="dont-forget-about-mobile">Don’t forget about mobile</h2> +<p>With only a few extra lines of CSS we can ensure that our custom tabs will stack on top of each other and look solid on mobile devices:</p> +<pre><code>@media(max-width:38em) { + .tab-label { + display: block; + width: 100%; + } + .tab-content { + display: none; + } + .tab-input:checked ~ .tab-content { + bottom: auto; + display: block; + position: relative; + top: auto; + } +} +</code></pre> +<h2 id="one-minor-caveat">One minor caveat</h2> +<p>Even though I’m a pretty big fan of implementing tabs this way, there is a small drawback:</p> +<p>The <code>height</code> of the inner content doesn’t grow dynamically since it defaults as <code>absolute</code>, so a <code>min-height</code> or <code>height</code> value is required on the parent element. 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