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Sliding Tab Indicator CSS

Navigate between sections with style. A background pill slides smoothly to the active tab using pure CSS and radio buttons, which gives your interface a native application feel without JavaScript.

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#css

#tabs

#slider

#toggle

#radio

#animation

#ui

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.slide-tabs {
  font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
  background-color: #f3f4f6;
  box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(24, 94, 224, 0.15), 0 6px 12px 0 rgba(24, 94, 224, 0.15);
  padding: 5px;
  border-radius: 99px;
  max-width: 400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
input[type="radio"] {
  display: none;
}
.tab {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 40px;
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  border-radius: 99px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 0.15s ease-in;
  z-index: 2;
  color: #4b5563;
}
.glider {
  position: absolute;
  display: flex;
  height: 40px;
  width: 32%; /* Approx 1/3 minus padding */
  background-color: #fff;
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: 99px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  transition: transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}
input[id="radio-1"]:checked ~ .glider {
  transform: translateX(0%);
}
input[id="radio-2"]:checked ~ .glider {
  transform: translateX(100%);
}
input[id="radio-3"]:checked ~ .glider {
  transform: translateX(200%);
}
input:checked + label {
  color: #1f2937;
  font-weight: 600;
}

Sliding Tab Indicator CSS

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