Toggle Button In HTML CSS (Simple Example)

Want to create a custom toggle button without 3rd party frameworks and Javascript? Yes, it is possible with some clever CSS – Read on for the example!

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

EXAMPLE CODE DOWNLOAD

Click here to download | Example on CodePen

The example code is released under the MIT license, so feel free to build on top of it or use it in your own project.

 

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CUSTOM TOGGLE BUTTON DEMO

 

 

 

TUTORIAL VIDEO

 

THE HTML

toggle.html

Yep. That’s all we need, just a “regular” checkbox and label.

 

 

THE CSS

toggle.css

/* (A) HIDE CHECKBOX */
input.tog { display: none; }
 
/* (B) USE LABEL TO BUILD CUSTOM BUTTON */
label.tog {
  display: block;
  width: 50px; height: 30px; padding: 5px;
  background: #cacaca;
  cursor: pointer;
}
 
/* (C) USE BEFORE TO ADD "INNER SWITCH" */
label.tog::before {
  content: "";
  display: block; width: 50%; height: 100%;
  background: #fff;
}
 
/* (D) ON CHECKED */
label.tog, label.tog::before { transition: all 0.3s; }
input.tog:checked + label.tog { background: #2285f5; }
input.tog:checked + label.tog::before { transform: translateX(100%); }

1. Hide the checkbox. It will still work when we click on the label.
2. The idea is to use the label to build the toggle button instead. This section should be self-explanatory, we are just turning the label into an empty rectangle box.
3. Then, use the before pseudo-class of the label to add the “inner switch”.
4. When the checkbox is checked – Change the background color and move the “inner switch” to the right.

 

 

 

ON/OFF TEXT INDICATOR

Just make some minor changes to the CSS.

/* UNCHECKED - O */
label.tog::before {
  content: "O";
  text align: center;
}
 
/* CHECKED - I */
input.tog:checked + label.tog::before {
  content: "I";
}

 

 

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