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!

Download & Demo

HTML CSS Toggle Button

Extras

The End

DOWNLOAD & DEMO

Here is the download link to the example code, so you don’t have to copy-paste everything.

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

HTML CSS CUSTOM TOGGLE BUTTON

All right, let us now get into the details of how to create a custom toggle button using pure HTML and CSS only.

TUTORIAL VIDEO

THE HTML

toggle.html

<input class="tog" id="demo" type="checkbox">
<label class="tog" for="demo"></label>

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%); }

Hide the checkbox. It will still work when we click on the label.
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.
Then, use the before pseudo-class of the label to add the “inner switch”.
When the checkbox is checked – Change the background color and move the “inner switch” to the right.

EXTRAS

That’s all for the tutorial, and here is a small section on some extras and links that may be useful to you.

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";
}

LINKS & REFERENCES

Custom Checkbox & Radio Button – Code Boxx

INFOGRAPHIC CHEAT SHEET

HTML CSS Toggle Button (click to enlarge)

THE END

Thank you for reading, and we have come to the end of this guide. I hope that it has helped you with your project, and if you have anything to share with this guide, please feel free to comment below. Good luck and happy coding!