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All 18 in 18 CSS Forms
- 01Contact Form with Character Counter
- 02Registration Form with Password Strength
- 03Checkout Payment Form with Order Summary
- 04Shipping Address Form with Autocomplete
- 05Newsletter Signup Form, Inline to Stacked
- 06Support Ticket Form with File Attachments
- 07NPS Survey Form with Follow-Up Question
- 08Job Application Form with Resume Upload
- 09Profile Settings Form with Avatar Upload
- 10Restaurant Table Reservation Form
- 11Donation Form with Preset Amounts
- 12Insurance Quote Request Form
- 13Event RSVP Form with Guest Count
- 14Product Return and Refund Request Form
- 15Patient Intake Form with Consent Checkbox
- 16Mortgage Pre-Qualification Form
- 17Law Firm Consultation Request Form
- 18SaaS Demo Request Form
Newsletter Signup Form, Inline to Stacked
The newsletter form that adapts to whatever slot you drop it into — a hero, a sidebar, a footer column — using container queries instead of viewport media queries. It morphs through three layouts: a single pill (input and button fused), a split row, and a full-width stack. Drag the handle on the frame to watch it reflow live, with a width readout showing which layout is active.
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The code
<div class="frm-05">
<button type="button" class="frm-05__theme" data-theme-toggle aria-label="Dark mode" aria-pressed="false" title="Switch to dark mode"><svg class="frm-05__moon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M20 14.5A8 8 0 1 1 9.5 4a6.5 6.5 0 0 0 10.5 10.5Z"/></svg><svg class="frm-05__sun" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/><path d="M12 2v2M12 20v2M4.9 4.9l1.4 1.4M17.7 17.7l1.4 1.4M2 12h2M20 12h2M4.9 19.1l1.4-1.4M17.7 6.3l1.4-1.4"/></svg></button>
<div class="frm-05__stage">
<div class="frm-05__demo">
<p class="frm-05__tip" aria-hidden="true"><span class="frm-05__w">—</span> · <span class="frm-05__mode">layout</span> · drag the corner ↘</p>
<div class="frm-05__frame">
<div class="frm-05__card" role="form" aria-labelledby="frm-05-title">
<div class="frm-05__issue" aria-hidden="true"><span>No. 142</span><span>Every Friday</span></div>
<h2 id="frm-05-title" class="frm-05__title">The Friday <em>Fold.</em></h2>
<p class="frm-05__lede">One email a week on front-end craft — new CSS, honest benchmarks, and one thing worth stealing. Read by 48,000 developers.</p>
<div class="frm-05__row">
<label for="frm-05-email" class="frm-05__sr">Email address</label>
<input id="frm-05-email" type="email" autocomplete="email" required placeholder="you@domain.com" aria-describedby="frm-05-note">
<button class="frm-05__btn" type="button"><span>Subscribe</span><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6"/></svg></button>
</div>
<fieldset class="frm-05__topics">
<legend class="frm-05__sr">Topics you're interested in</legend>
<label><input type="checkbox" checked><span>CSS</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Accessibility</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Performance</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Design systems</span></label>
</fieldset>
<p class="frm-05__note" id="frm-05-note">No spam. Unsubscribe in one click.</p>
<p class="frm-05__status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div><div class="frm-05">
<button type="button" class="frm-05__theme" data-theme-toggle aria-label="Dark mode" aria-pressed="false" title="Switch to dark mode"><svg class="frm-05__moon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M20 14.5A8 8 0 1 1 9.5 4a6.5 6.5 0 0 0 10.5 10.5Z"/></svg><svg class="frm-05__sun" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/><path d="M12 2v2M12 20v2M4.9 4.9l1.4 1.4M17.7 17.7l1.4 1.4M2 12h2M20 12h2M4.9 19.1l1.4-1.4M17.7 6.3l1.4-1.4"/></svg></button>
<div class="frm-05__stage">
<div class="frm-05__demo">
<p class="frm-05__tip" aria-hidden="true"><span class="frm-05__w">—</span> · <span class="frm-05__mode">layout</span> · drag the corner ↘</p>
<div class="frm-05__frame">
<div class="frm-05__card" role="form" aria-labelledby="frm-05-title">
<div class="frm-05__issue" aria-hidden="true"><span>No. 142</span><span>Every Friday</span></div>
<h2 id="frm-05-title" class="frm-05__title">The Friday <em>Fold.</em></h2>
<p class="frm-05__lede">One email a week on front-end craft — new CSS, honest benchmarks, and one thing worth stealing. Read by 48,000 developers.</p>
<div class="frm-05__row">
<label for="frm-05-email" class="frm-05__sr">Email address</label>
<input id="frm-05-email" type="email" autocomplete="email" required placeholder="you@domain.com" aria-describedby="frm-05-note">
<button class="frm-05__btn" type="button"><span>Subscribe</span><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6"/></svg></button>
</div>
<fieldset class="frm-05__topics">
<legend class="frm-05__sr">Topics you're interested in</legend>
<label><input type="checkbox" checked><span>CSS</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Accessibility</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Performance</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Design systems</span></label>
</fieldset>
<p class="frm-05__note" id="frm-05-note">No spam. Unsubscribe in one click.</p>
<p class="frm-05__status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,400;12..96,600;12..96,800&display=swap');
.frm-05 {
--bg: #ecebe4;
--paper: #fbfaf5;
--ink: #0d0d0b;
--muted: #56554e;
--field: #ffffff;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #d4380d;
--sans: "Bricolage Grotesque",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
--ease: cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
width: 100%;
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: block;
background: radial-gradient(circle at 1px 1px, color-mix(in oklab,var(--ink) 14%,transparent) 1px, transparent 0) 0 0 / 22px 22px, var(--bg);
color: var(--ink);
font-family: var(--sans);
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.frm-05:not([data-theme="light"]) {
--bg: #0f0f0d;
--paper: #181815;
--ink: #f4f3ea;
--muted: #a8a698;
--field: #22221e;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #ff7a45;
}
}
.frm-05[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg: #0f0f0d;
--paper: #181815;
--ink: #f4f3ea;
--muted: #a8a698;
--field: #22221e;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #ff7a45;
}
.frm-05,
.frm-05 *,
.frm-05 *::before,
.frm-05 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.frm-05__stage {
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
padding: clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem);
}
.frm-05__demo {
width: 100%;
max-width: 64rem;
display: grid;
gap: .75rem;
}
.frm-05__tip {
margin: 0;
font-size: .8rem;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: .04em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--muted);
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.frm-05__mode {
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--on-accent);
padding: .1rem .45rem;
border-radius: .3rem;
}
.frm-05__frame {
container: frm-05 / inline-size;
resize: horizontal;
overflow: hidden;
width: 100%;
min-width: 17rem;
max-width: 100%;
border-radius: 1.75rem;
background: var(--paper);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 10px 10px 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__card {
display: grid;
gap: 1.1rem;
padding: clamp(1.25rem,6cqi,3.5rem);
}
.frm-05__issue {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: .75rem;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: .12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--muted);
padding-bottom: .9rem;
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__title {
margin: 0;
font-size: clamp(2rem,10cqi,5.5rem);
font-weight: 800;
line-height: .92;
letter-spacing: -.045em;
font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 96;
text-wrap: balance;
}
.frm-05__title em {
font-style: normal;
background: linear-gradient(transparent 58%, var(--accent) 58% 92%, transparent 92%);
padding: 0 .05em;
}
.frm-05__lede {
margin: 0;
max-width: 38rem;
font-size: clamp(1rem,2.4cqi,1.2rem);
line-height: 1.5;
color: var(--muted);
text-wrap: pretty;
}
.frm-05__row {
display: grid;
gap: .6rem;
margin-top: .4rem;
}
.frm-05__row input {
width: 100%;
min-height: 3.4rem;
padding: 0 1.2rem;
border: 0;
border-radius: 1rem;
background: var(--field);
color: var(--ink);
font: inherit;
font-size: 1.05rem;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
transition: box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__row input::placeholder {
color: color-mix(in oklab,var(--muted) 80%,transparent);
}
.frm-05__row input:focus-visible {
outline: none;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px var(--accent);
}
.frm-05__row input:user-invalid {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--bad);
}
.frm-05__btn {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: .55rem;
min-height: 3.4rem;
padding: 0 1.6rem;
border: 0;
border-radius: 1rem;
cursor: pointer;
font: inherit;
font-size: 1.05rem;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: -.01em;
color: var(--on-accent);
background: var(--accent);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 4px 4px 0 var(--ink);
transition: translate .15s var(--ease), box-shadow .15s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__btn svg {
width: 1.2rem;
height: 1.2rem;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2.4;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
transition: translate .3s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover {
translate: -2px -2px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 6px 6px 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover svg {
translate: 3px 0;
}
.frm-05__btn:active {
translate: 3px 3px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 0 0 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:focus-visible {
outline: 3px solid var(--ink);
outline-offset: 3px;
}
@container frm-05 (min-width: 30rem) {
.frm-05__row {
grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) auto;
}
}
@container frm-05 (min-width: 44rem) {
.frm-05__row {
gap: 0;
padding: .4rem;
border-radius: 999px;
background: var(--field);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
transition: box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__row:focus-within {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px var(--accent);
}
.frm-05__row input {
box-shadow: none !important;
background: transparent;
border-radius: 999px;
}
.frm-05__row input:focus-visible {
box-shadow: none;
}
.frm-05__btn {
border-radius: 999px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover {
translate: 0;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
filter: brightness(1.05);
}
.frm-05__btn:active {
translate: 0;
scale: .97;
}
}
@container frm-05 (max-width: 29.99rem) {
.frm-05__btn {
width: 100%;
}
.frm-05__issue span:last-child {
display: none;
}
}
.frm-05__topics {
border: 0;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: .45rem;
}
.frm-05__topics label {
position: relative;
cursor: pointer;
}
.frm-05__topics input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
opacity: 0;
margin: 0;
cursor: pointer;
}
.frm-05__topics span {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .4rem;
min-height: 2.4rem;
padding: 0 .9rem;
border-radius: 999px;
font-size: .88rem;
font-weight: 600;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px color-mix(in oklab,var(--ink) 40%,transparent);
transition: background .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__topics span::before {
content: '+';
font-weight: 800;
transition: rotate .3s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span {
background: var(--ink);
color: var(--paper);
box-shadow: none;
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span::before {
content: '✓';
}
.frm-05__topics input:focus-visible + span {
outline: 2px solid var(--ink);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.frm-05__note {
margin: 0;
font-size: .85rem;
color: var(--muted);
}
.frm-05__status {
margin: 0;
font-weight: 600;
}
.frm-05__status:empty {
display: none;
}
.frm-05__status[data-ok="true"] {
padding: .9rem 1.1rem;
border-radius: 1rem;
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--on-accent);
animation: frm-05-pop .5s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__status[data-ok="false"] {
color: var(--bad);
}
@keyframes frm-05-pop {
from {
scale: .95;
opacity: 0;
}
}
.frm-05__sr {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip-path: inset(50%);
white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (hover: none) {
.frm-05__frame {
resize: none;
}
.frm-05__tip {
display: none;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.frm-05 * {
transition: none !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.frm-05__frame {
border: 2px solid CanvasText;
}
.frm-05__btn {
border: 2px solid ButtonText;
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span {
background: Highlight;
color: HighlightText;
}
}
/* Theme toggle — top-right of the demo. Ink-relative colours, so it suits light and dark. */
.frm-05 {
position: relative;
padding-top: 72px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.frm-05__theme {
position: absolute;
top: 16px;
right: 16px;
z-index: 20;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 44px;
height: 44px;
padding: 0;
border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 22%, transparent);
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 8%, transparent);
color: inherit;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
transition: background-color .2s, transform .2s;
}
.frm-05__theme:hover {
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 14%, transparent);
}
.frm-05__theme:active {
transform: scale(.94);
}
.frm-05__theme:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid currentColor;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.frm-05__theme svg {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.frm-05__theme .frm-05__sun,
.frm-05__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .frm-05__moon {
display: none;
}
.frm-05__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .frm-05__sun {
display: block;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.frm-05__theme {
transition: none;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.frm-05__theme {
border-color: ButtonText;
background: ButtonFace;
color: ButtonText;
}
}@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,400;12..96,600;12..96,800&display=swap');
.frm-05 {
--bg: #ecebe4;
--paper: #fbfaf5;
--ink: #0d0d0b;
--muted: #56554e;
--field: #ffffff;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #d4380d;
--sans: "Bricolage Grotesque",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
--ease: cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
width: 100%;
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: block;
background: radial-gradient(circle at 1px 1px, color-mix(in oklab,var(--ink) 14%,transparent) 1px, transparent 0) 0 0 / 22px 22px, var(--bg);
color: var(--ink);
font-family: var(--sans);
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.frm-05:not([data-theme="light"]) {
--bg: #0f0f0d;
--paper: #181815;
--ink: #f4f3ea;
--muted: #a8a698;
--field: #22221e;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #ff7a45;
}
}
.frm-05[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg: #0f0f0d;
--paper: #181815;
--ink: #f4f3ea;
--muted: #a8a698;
--field: #22221e;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #ff7a45;
}
.frm-05,
.frm-05 *,
.frm-05 *::before,
.frm-05 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.frm-05__stage {
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
padding: clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem);
}
.frm-05__demo {
width: 100%;
max-width: 64rem;
display: grid;
gap: .75rem;
}
.frm-05__tip {
margin: 0;
font-size: .8rem;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: .04em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--muted);
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.frm-05__mode {
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--on-accent);
padding: .1rem .45rem;
border-radius: .3rem;
}
.frm-05__frame {
container: frm-05 / inline-size;
resize: horizontal;
overflow: hidden;
width: 100%;
min-width: 17rem;
max-width: 100%;
border-radius: 1.75rem;
background: var(--paper);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 10px 10px 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__card {
display: grid;
gap: 1.1rem;
padding: clamp(1.25rem,6cqi,3.5rem);
}
.frm-05__issue {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: .75rem;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: .12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--muted);
padding-bottom: .9rem;
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__title {
margin: 0;
font-size: clamp(2rem,10cqi,5.5rem);
font-weight: 800;
line-height: .92;
letter-spacing: -.045em;
font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 96;
text-wrap: balance;
}
.frm-05__title em {
font-style: normal;
background: linear-gradient(transparent 58%, var(--accent) 58% 92%, transparent 92%);
padding: 0 .05em;
}
.frm-05__lede {
margin: 0;
max-width: 38rem;
font-size: clamp(1rem,2.4cqi,1.2rem);
line-height: 1.5;
color: var(--muted);
text-wrap: pretty;
}
.frm-05__row {
display: grid;
gap: .6rem;
margin-top: .4rem;
}
.frm-05__row input {
width: 100%;
min-height: 3.4rem;
padding: 0 1.2rem;
border: 0;
border-radius: 1rem;
background: var(--field);
color: var(--ink);
font: inherit;
font-size: 1.05rem;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
transition: box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__row input::placeholder {
color: color-mix(in oklab,var(--muted) 80%,transparent);
}
.frm-05__row input:focus-visible {
outline: none;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px var(--accent);
}
.frm-05__row input:user-invalid {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--bad);
}
.frm-05__btn {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: .55rem;
min-height: 3.4rem;
padding: 0 1.6rem;
border: 0;
border-radius: 1rem;
cursor: pointer;
font: inherit;
font-size: 1.05rem;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: -.01em;
color: var(--on-accent);
background: var(--accent);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 4px 4px 0 var(--ink);
transition: translate .15s var(--ease), box-shadow .15s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__btn svg {
width: 1.2rem;
height: 1.2rem;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2.4;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
transition: translate .3s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover {
translate: -2px -2px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 6px 6px 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover svg {
translate: 3px 0;
}
.frm-05__btn:active {
translate: 3px 3px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 0 0 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:focus-visible {
outline: 3px solid var(--ink);
outline-offset: 3px;
}
@container frm-05 (min-width: 30rem) {
.frm-05__row {
grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) auto;
}
}
@container frm-05 (min-width: 44rem) {
.frm-05__row {
gap: 0;
padding: .4rem;
border-radius: 999px;
background: var(--field);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
transition: box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__row:focus-within {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px var(--accent);
}
.frm-05__row input {
box-shadow: none !important;
background: transparent;
border-radius: 999px;
}
.frm-05__row input:focus-visible {
box-shadow: none;
}
.frm-05__btn {
border-radius: 999px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover {
translate: 0;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
filter: brightness(1.05);
}
.frm-05__btn:active {
translate: 0;
scale: .97;
}
}
@container frm-05 (max-width: 29.99rem) {
.frm-05__btn {
width: 100%;
}
.frm-05__issue span:last-child {
display: none;
}
}
.frm-05__topics {
border: 0;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: .45rem;
}
.frm-05__topics label {
position: relative;
cursor: pointer;
}
.frm-05__topics input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
opacity: 0;
margin: 0;
cursor: pointer;
}
.frm-05__topics span {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .4rem;
min-height: 2.4rem;
padding: 0 .9rem;
border-radius: 999px;
font-size: .88rem;
font-weight: 600;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px color-mix(in oklab,var(--ink) 40%,transparent);
transition: background .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__topics span::before {
content: '+';
font-weight: 800;
transition: rotate .3s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span {
background: var(--ink);
color: var(--paper);
box-shadow: none;
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span::before {
content: '✓';
}
.frm-05__topics input:focus-visible + span {
outline: 2px solid var(--ink);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.frm-05__note {
margin: 0;
font-size: .85rem;
color: var(--muted);
}
.frm-05__status {
margin: 0;
font-weight: 600;
}
.frm-05__status:empty {
display: none;
}
.frm-05__status[data-ok="true"] {
padding: .9rem 1.1rem;
border-radius: 1rem;
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--on-accent);
animation: frm-05-pop .5s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__status[data-ok="false"] {
color: var(--bad);
}
@keyframes frm-05-pop {
from {
scale: .95;
opacity: 0;
}
}
.frm-05__sr {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip-path: inset(50%);
white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (hover: none) {
.frm-05__frame {
resize: none;
}
.frm-05__tip {
display: none;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.frm-05 * {
transition: none !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.frm-05__frame {
border: 2px solid CanvasText;
}
.frm-05__btn {
border: 2px solid ButtonText;
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span {
background: Highlight;
color: HighlightText;
}
}
/* Theme toggle — top-right of the demo. Ink-relative colours, so it suits light and dark. */
.frm-05 {
position: relative;
padding-top: 72px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.frm-05__theme {
position: absolute;
top: 16px;
right: 16px;
z-index: 20;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 44px;
height: 44px;
padding: 0;
border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 22%, transparent);
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 8%, transparent);
color: inherit;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
transition: background-color .2s, transform .2s;
}
.frm-05__theme:hover {
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 14%, transparent);
}
.frm-05__theme:active {
transform: scale(.94);
}
.frm-05__theme:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid currentColor;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.frm-05__theme svg {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.frm-05__theme .frm-05__sun,
.frm-05__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .frm-05__moon {
display: none;
}
.frm-05__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .frm-05__sun {
display: block;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.frm-05__theme {
transition: none;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.frm-05__theme {
border-color: ButtonText;
background: ButtonFace;
color: ButtonText;
}
}// Theme toggle (top-right): flips data-theme on the root and mirrors outside changes.
(() => {
document.querySelectorAll('.frm-05').forEach((root) => {
const btn = root.querySelector(':scope > [data-theme-toggle]');
if (!btn || btn.dataset.wired) return;
btn.dataset.wired = '1';
const mq = matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
const isDark = () => (root.dataset.theme ? root.dataset.theme === 'dark' : mq.matches);
const sync = () => {
const dark = isDark();
btn.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(dark));
btn.title = dark ? 'Switch to light mode' : 'Switch to dark mode';
};
btn.addEventListener('click', () => { root.dataset.theme = isDark() ? 'light' : 'dark'; sync(); });
mq.addEventListener('change', sync);
new MutationObserver(sync).observe(root, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['data-theme'] });
sync();
});
})();
(() => {
const root = document.querySelector('.frm-05');
if (!root) return;
const frame = root.querySelector('.frm-05__frame'), w = root.querySelector('.frm-05__w'), mode = root.querySelector('.frm-05__mode');
const rem = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).fontSize) || 16;
new ResizeObserver(([e]) => {
const px = Math.round(e.contentBoxSize ? e.contentBoxSize[0].inlineSize : e.contentRect.width);
w.textContent = px + 'px';
mode.textContent = px >= 44 * rem ? 'fused pill' : px >= 30 * rem ? 'split row' : 'stacked';
}).observe(frame);
const email = root.querySelector('#frm-05-email'), status = root.querySelector('.frm-05__status');
const go = () => {
if (!email.checkValidity() || !email.value) { status.dataset.ok = 'false'; status.textContent = 'Please enter a valid email address.'; email.focus(); return; }
status.dataset.ok = 'true';
status.textContent = 'Almost there — check ' + email.value + ' and confirm your subscription.';
};
root.querySelector('.frm-05__btn').addEventListener('click', go);
email.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') go(); });
})();// Theme toggle (top-right): flips data-theme on the root and mirrors outside changes.
(() => {
document.querySelectorAll('.frm-05').forEach((root) => {
const btn = root.querySelector(':scope > [data-theme-toggle]');
if (!btn || btn.dataset.wired) return;
btn.dataset.wired = '1';
const mq = matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
const isDark = () => (root.dataset.theme ? root.dataset.theme === 'dark' : mq.matches);
const sync = () => {
const dark = isDark();
btn.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(dark));
btn.title = dark ? 'Switch to light mode' : 'Switch to dark mode';
};
btn.addEventListener('click', () => { root.dataset.theme = isDark() ? 'light' : 'dark'; sync(); });
mq.addEventListener('change', sync);
new MutationObserver(sync).observe(root, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['data-theme'] });
sync();
});
})();
(() => {
const root = document.querySelector('.frm-05');
if (!root) return;
const frame = root.querySelector('.frm-05__frame'), w = root.querySelector('.frm-05__w'), mode = root.querySelector('.frm-05__mode');
const rem = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).fontSize) || 16;
new ResizeObserver(([e]) => {
const px = Math.round(e.contentBoxSize ? e.contentBoxSize[0].inlineSize : e.contentRect.width);
w.textContent = px + 'px';
mode.textContent = px >= 44 * rem ? 'fused pill' : px >= 30 * rem ? 'split row' : 'stacked';
}).observe(frame);
const email = root.querySelector('#frm-05-email'), status = root.querySelector('.frm-05__status');
const go = () => {
if (!email.checkValidity() || !email.value) { status.dataset.ok = 'false'; status.textContent = 'Please enter a valid email address.'; email.focus(); return; }
status.dataset.ok = 'true';
status.textContent = 'Almost there — check ' + email.value + ' and confirm your subscription.';
};
root.querySelector('.frm-05__btn').addEventListener('click', go);
email.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') go(); });
})();Here's a working CSS Form from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Newsletter Signup Form, Inline to Stacked
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/css-forms/newsletter-signup-form-inline-to-stacked/
The newsletter form that adapts to whatever slot you drop it into — a hero, a sidebar, a footer column — using container queries instead of viewport media queries. It morphs through three layouts: a single pill (input and button fused), a split row, and a full-width stack. Drag the handle on the frame to watch it reflow live, with a width readout showing which layout is active.
## HTML
```html
<div class="frm-05">
<button type="button" class="frm-05__theme" data-theme-toggle aria-label="Dark mode" aria-pressed="false" title="Switch to dark mode"><svg class="frm-05__moon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M20 14.5A8 8 0 1 1 9.5 4a6.5 6.5 0 0 0 10.5 10.5Z"/></svg><svg class="frm-05__sun" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/><path d="M12 2v2M12 20v2M4.9 4.9l1.4 1.4M17.7 17.7l1.4 1.4M2 12h2M20 12h2M4.9 19.1l1.4-1.4M17.7 6.3l1.4-1.4"/></svg></button>
<div class="frm-05__stage">
<div class="frm-05__demo">
<p class="frm-05__tip" aria-hidden="true"><span class="frm-05__w">—</span> · <span class="frm-05__mode">layout</span> · drag the corner ↘</p>
<div class="frm-05__frame">
<div class="frm-05__card" role="form" aria-labelledby="frm-05-title">
<div class="frm-05__issue" aria-hidden="true"><span>No. 142</span><span>Every Friday</span></div>
<h2 id="frm-05-title" class="frm-05__title">The Friday <em>Fold.</em></h2>
<p class="frm-05__lede">One email a week on front-end craft — new CSS, honest benchmarks, and one thing worth stealing. Read by 48,000 developers.</p>
<div class="frm-05__row">
<label for="frm-05-email" class="frm-05__sr">Email address</label>
<input id="frm-05-email" type="email" autocomplete="email" required placeholder="you@domain.com" aria-describedby="frm-05-note">
<button class="frm-05__btn" type="button"><span>Subscribe</span><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6"/></svg></button>
</div>
<fieldset class="frm-05__topics">
<legend class="frm-05__sr">Topics you're interested in</legend>
<label><input type="checkbox" checked><span>CSS</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Accessibility</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Performance</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Design systems</span></label>
</fieldset>
<p class="frm-05__note" id="frm-05-note">No spam. Unsubscribe in one click.</p>
<p class="frm-05__status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,400;12..96,600;12..96,800&display=swap');
.frm-05 {
--bg: #ecebe4;
--paper: #fbfaf5;
--ink: #0d0d0b;
--muted: #56554e;
--field: #ffffff;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #d4380d;
--sans: "Bricolage Grotesque",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
--ease: cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
width: 100%;
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: block;
background: radial-gradient(circle at 1px 1px, color-mix(in oklab,var(--ink) 14%,transparent) 1px, transparent 0) 0 0 / 22px 22px, var(--bg);
color: var(--ink);
font-family: var(--sans);
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.frm-05:not([data-theme="light"]) {
--bg: #0f0f0d;
--paper: #181815;
--ink: #f4f3ea;
--muted: #a8a698;
--field: #22221e;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #ff7a45;
}
}
.frm-05[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg: #0f0f0d;
--paper: #181815;
--ink: #f4f3ea;
--muted: #a8a698;
--field: #22221e;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #ff7a45;
}
.frm-05,
.frm-05 *,
.frm-05 *::before,
.frm-05 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.frm-05__stage {
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
padding: clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem);
}
.frm-05__demo {
width: 100%;
max-width: 64rem;
display: grid;
gap: .75rem;
}
.frm-05__tip {
margin: 0;
font-size: .8rem;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: .04em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--muted);
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.frm-05__mode {
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--on-accent);
padding: .1rem .45rem;
border-radius: .3rem;
}
.frm-05__frame {
container: frm-05 / inline-size;
resize: horizontal;
overflow: hidden;
width: 100%;
min-width: 17rem;
max-width: 100%;
border-radius: 1.75rem;
background: var(--paper);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 10px 10px 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__card {
display: grid;
gap: 1.1rem;
padding: clamp(1.25rem,6cqi,3.5rem);
}
.frm-05__issue {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: .75rem;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: .12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--muted);
padding-bottom: .9rem;
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__title {
margin: 0;
font-size: clamp(2rem,10cqi,5.5rem);
font-weight: 800;
line-height: .92;
letter-spacing: -.045em;
font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 96;
text-wrap: balance;
}
.frm-05__title em {
font-style: normal;
background: linear-gradient(transparent 58%, var(--accent) 58% 92%, transparent 92%);
padding: 0 .05em;
}
.frm-05__lede {
margin: 0;
max-width: 38rem;
font-size: clamp(1rem,2.4cqi,1.2rem);
line-height: 1.5;
color: var(--muted);
text-wrap: pretty;
}
.frm-05__row {
display: grid;
gap: .6rem;
margin-top: .4rem;
}
.frm-05__row input {
width: 100%;
min-height: 3.4rem;
padding: 0 1.2rem;
border: 0;
border-radius: 1rem;
background: var(--field);
color: var(--ink);
font: inherit;
font-size: 1.05rem;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
transition: box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__row input::placeholder {
color: color-mix(in oklab,var(--muted) 80%,transparent);
}
.frm-05__row input:focus-visible {
outline: none;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px var(--accent);
}
.frm-05__row input:user-invalid {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--bad);
}
.frm-05__btn {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: .55rem;
min-height: 3.4rem;
padding: 0 1.6rem;
border: 0;
border-radius: 1rem;
cursor: pointer;
font: inherit;
font-size: 1.05rem;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: -.01em;
color: var(--on-accent);
background: var(--accent);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 4px 4px 0 var(--ink);
transition: translate .15s var(--ease), box-shadow .15s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__btn svg {
width: 1.2rem;
height: 1.2rem;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2.4;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
transition: translate .3s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover {
translate: -2px -2px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 6px 6px 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover svg {
translate: 3px 0;
}
.frm-05__btn:active {
translate: 3px 3px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 0 0 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:focus-visible {
outline: 3px solid var(--ink);
outline-offset: 3px;
}
@container frm-05 (min-width: 30rem) {
.frm-05__row {
grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) auto;
}
}
@container frm-05 (min-width: 44rem) {
.frm-05__row {
gap: 0;
padding: .4rem;
border-radius: 999px;
background: var(--field);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
transition: box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__row:focus-within {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px var(--accent);
}
.frm-05__row input {
box-shadow: none !important;
background: transparent;
border-radius: 999px;
}
.frm-05__row input:focus-visible {
box-shadow: none;
}
.frm-05__btn {
border-radius: 999px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover {
translate: 0;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
filter: brightness(1.05);
}
.frm-05__btn:active {
translate: 0;
scale: .97;
}
}
@container frm-05 (max-width: 29.99rem) {
.frm-05__btn {
width: 100%;
}
.frm-05__issue span:last-child {
display: none;
}
}
.frm-05__topics {
border: 0;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: .45rem;
}
.frm-05__topics label {
position: relative;
cursor: pointer;
}
.frm-05__topics input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
opacity: 0;
margin: 0;
cursor: pointer;
}
.frm-05__topics span {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .4rem;
min-height: 2.4rem;
padding: 0 .9rem;
border-radius: 999px;
font-size: .88rem;
font-weight: 600;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px color-mix(in oklab,var(--ink) 40%,transparent);
transition: background .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__topics span::before {
content: '+';
font-weight: 800;
transition: rotate .3s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span {
background: var(--ink);
color: var(--paper);
box-shadow: none;
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span::before {
content: '✓';
}
.frm-05__topics input:focus-visible + span {
outline: 2px solid var(--ink);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.frm-05__note {
margin: 0;
font-size: .85rem;
color: var(--muted);
}
.frm-05__status {
margin: 0;
font-weight: 600;
}
.frm-05__status:empty {
display: none;
}
.frm-05__status[data-ok="true"] {
padding: .9rem 1.1rem;
border-radius: 1rem;
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--on-accent);
animation: frm-05-pop .5s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__status[data-ok="false"] {
color: var(--bad);
}
@keyframes frm-05-pop {
from {
scale: .95;
opacity: 0;
}
}
.frm-05__sr {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip-path: inset(50%);
white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (hover: none) {
.frm-05__frame {
resize: none;
}
.frm-05__tip {
display: none;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.frm-05 * {
transition: none !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.frm-05__frame {
border: 2px solid CanvasText;
}
.frm-05__btn {
border: 2px solid ButtonText;
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span {
background: Highlight;
color: HighlightText;
}
}
/* Theme toggle — top-right of the demo. Ink-relative colours, so it suits light and dark. */
.frm-05 {
position: relative;
padding-top: 72px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.frm-05__theme {
position: absolute;
top: 16px;
right: 16px;
z-index: 20;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 44px;
height: 44px;
padding: 0;
border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 22%, transparent);
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 8%, transparent);
color: inherit;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
transition: background-color .2s, transform .2s;
}
.frm-05__theme:hover {
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 14%, transparent);
}
.frm-05__theme:active {
transform: scale(.94);
}
.frm-05__theme:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid currentColor;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.frm-05__theme svg {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.frm-05__theme .frm-05__sun,
.frm-05__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .frm-05__moon {
display: none;
}
.frm-05__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .frm-05__sun {
display: block;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.frm-05__theme {
transition: none;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.frm-05__theme {
border-color: ButtonText;
background: ButtonFace;
color: ButtonText;
}
}
```
## JavaScript
```js
// Theme toggle (top-right): flips data-theme on the root and mirrors outside changes.
(() => {
document.querySelectorAll('.frm-05').forEach((root) => {
const btn = root.querySelector(':scope > [data-theme-toggle]');
if (!btn || btn.dataset.wired) return;
btn.dataset.wired = '1';
const mq = matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
const isDark = () => (root.dataset.theme ? root.dataset.theme === 'dark' : mq.matches);
const sync = () => {
const dark = isDark();
btn.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(dark));
btn.title = dark ? 'Switch to light mode' : 'Switch to dark mode';
};
btn.addEventListener('click', () => { root.dataset.theme = isDark() ? 'light' : 'dark'; sync(); });
mq.addEventListener('change', sync);
new MutationObserver(sync).observe(root, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['data-theme'] });
sync();
});
})();
(() => {
const root = document.querySelector('.frm-05');
if (!root) return;
const frame = root.querySelector('.frm-05__frame'), w = root.querySelector('.frm-05__w'), mode = root.querySelector('.frm-05__mode');
const rem = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).fontSize) || 16;
new ResizeObserver(([e]) => {
const px = Math.round(e.contentBoxSize ? e.contentBoxSize[0].inlineSize : e.contentRect.width);
w.textContent = px + 'px';
mode.textContent = px >= 44 * rem ? 'fused pill' : px >= 30 * rem ? 'split row' : 'stacked';
}).observe(frame);
const email = root.querySelector('#frm-05-email'), status = root.querySelector('.frm-05__status');
const go = () => {
if (!email.checkValidity() || !email.value) { status.dataset.ok = 'false'; status.textContent = 'Please enter a valid email address.'; email.focus(); return; }
status.dataset.ok = 'true';
status.textContent = 'Almost there — check ' + email.value + ' and confirm your subscription.';
};
root.querySelector('.frm-05__btn').addEventListener('click', go);
email.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') go(); });
})();
```Here's a working CSS Form from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Newsletter Signup Form, Inline to Stacked
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/css-forms/newsletter-signup-form-inline-to-stacked/
The newsletter form that adapts to whatever slot you drop it into — a hero, a sidebar, a footer column — using container queries instead of viewport media queries. It morphs through three layouts: a single pill (input and button fused), a split row, and a full-width stack. Drag the handle on the frame to watch it reflow live, with a width readout showing which layout is active.
## HTML
```html
<div class="frm-05">
<button type="button" class="frm-05__theme" data-theme-toggle aria-label="Dark mode" aria-pressed="false" title="Switch to dark mode"><svg class="frm-05__moon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M20 14.5A8 8 0 1 1 9.5 4a6.5 6.5 0 0 0 10.5 10.5Z"/></svg><svg class="frm-05__sun" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="4"/><path d="M12 2v2M12 20v2M4.9 4.9l1.4 1.4M17.7 17.7l1.4 1.4M2 12h2M20 12h2M4.9 19.1l1.4-1.4M17.7 6.3l1.4-1.4"/></svg></button>
<div class="frm-05__stage">
<div class="frm-05__demo">
<p class="frm-05__tip" aria-hidden="true"><span class="frm-05__w">—</span> · <span class="frm-05__mode">layout</span> · drag the corner ↘</p>
<div class="frm-05__frame">
<div class="frm-05__card" role="form" aria-labelledby="frm-05-title">
<div class="frm-05__issue" aria-hidden="true"><span>No. 142</span><span>Every Friday</span></div>
<h2 id="frm-05-title" class="frm-05__title">The Friday <em>Fold.</em></h2>
<p class="frm-05__lede">One email a week on front-end craft — new CSS, honest benchmarks, and one thing worth stealing. Read by 48,000 developers.</p>
<div class="frm-05__row">
<label for="frm-05-email" class="frm-05__sr">Email address</label>
<input id="frm-05-email" type="email" autocomplete="email" required placeholder="you@domain.com" aria-describedby="frm-05-note">
<button class="frm-05__btn" type="button"><span>Subscribe</span><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6"/></svg></button>
</div>
<fieldset class="frm-05__topics">
<legend class="frm-05__sr">Topics you're interested in</legend>
<label><input type="checkbox" checked><span>CSS</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Accessibility</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Performance</span></label>
<label><input type="checkbox"><span>Design systems</span></label>
</fieldset>
<p class="frm-05__note" id="frm-05-note">No spam. Unsubscribe in one click.</p>
<p class="frm-05__status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bricolage+Grotesque:opsz,wght@12..96,400;12..96,600;12..96,800&display=swap');
.frm-05 {
--bg: #ecebe4;
--paper: #fbfaf5;
--ink: #0d0d0b;
--muted: #56554e;
--field: #ffffff;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #d4380d;
--sans: "Bricolage Grotesque",ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
--ease: cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1);
width: 100%;
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: block;
background: radial-gradient(circle at 1px 1px, color-mix(in oklab,var(--ink) 14%,transparent) 1px, transparent 0) 0 0 / 22px 22px, var(--bg);
color: var(--ink);
font-family: var(--sans);
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.frm-05:not([data-theme="light"]) {
--bg: #0f0f0d;
--paper: #181815;
--ink: #f4f3ea;
--muted: #a8a698;
--field: #22221e;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #ff7a45;
}
}
.frm-05[data-theme="dark"] {
--bg: #0f0f0d;
--paper: #181815;
--ink: #f4f3ea;
--muted: #a8a698;
--field: #22221e;
--accent: #c6f432;
--on-accent: #0d0d0b;
--bad: #ff7a45;
}
.frm-05,
.frm-05 *,
.frm-05 *::before,
.frm-05 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.frm-05__stage {
min-height: 100vh;
min-height: 100svh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
padding: clamp(1rem,4vw,3rem);
}
.frm-05__demo {
width: 100%;
max-width: 64rem;
display: grid;
gap: .75rem;
}
.frm-05__tip {
margin: 0;
font-size: .8rem;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: .04em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--muted);
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.frm-05__mode {
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--on-accent);
padding: .1rem .45rem;
border-radius: .3rem;
}
.frm-05__frame {
container: frm-05 / inline-size;
resize: horizontal;
overflow: hidden;
width: 100%;
min-width: 17rem;
max-width: 100%;
border-radius: 1.75rem;
background: var(--paper);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 10px 10px 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__card {
display: grid;
gap: 1.1rem;
padding: clamp(1.25rem,6cqi,3.5rem);
}
.frm-05__issue {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: .75rem;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: .12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--muted);
padding-bottom: .9rem;
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__title {
margin: 0;
font-size: clamp(2rem,10cqi,5.5rem);
font-weight: 800;
line-height: .92;
letter-spacing: -.045em;
font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 96;
text-wrap: balance;
}
.frm-05__title em {
font-style: normal;
background: linear-gradient(transparent 58%, var(--accent) 58% 92%, transparent 92%);
padding: 0 .05em;
}
.frm-05__lede {
margin: 0;
max-width: 38rem;
font-size: clamp(1rem,2.4cqi,1.2rem);
line-height: 1.5;
color: var(--muted);
text-wrap: pretty;
}
.frm-05__row {
display: grid;
gap: .6rem;
margin-top: .4rem;
}
.frm-05__row input {
width: 100%;
min-height: 3.4rem;
padding: 0 1.2rem;
border: 0;
border-radius: 1rem;
background: var(--field);
color: var(--ink);
font: inherit;
font-size: 1.05rem;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
transition: box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__row input::placeholder {
color: color-mix(in oklab,var(--muted) 80%,transparent);
}
.frm-05__row input:focus-visible {
outline: none;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px var(--accent);
}
.frm-05__row input:user-invalid {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--bad);
}
.frm-05__btn {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: .55rem;
min-height: 3.4rem;
padding: 0 1.6rem;
border: 0;
border-radius: 1rem;
cursor: pointer;
font: inherit;
font-size: 1.05rem;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: -.01em;
color: var(--on-accent);
background: var(--accent);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 4px 4px 0 var(--ink);
transition: translate .15s var(--ease), box-shadow .15s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__btn svg {
width: 1.2rem;
height: 1.2rem;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2.4;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
transition: translate .3s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover {
translate: -2px -2px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 6px 6px 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover svg {
translate: 3px 0;
}
.frm-05__btn:active {
translate: 3px 3px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 0 0 0 var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:focus-visible {
outline: 3px solid var(--ink);
outline-offset: 3px;
}
@container frm-05 (min-width: 30rem) {
.frm-05__row {
grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) auto;
}
}
@container frm-05 (min-width: 44rem) {
.frm-05__row {
gap: 0;
padding: .4rem;
border-radius: 999px;
background: var(--field);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
transition: box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__row:focus-within {
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--ink), 0 0 0 5px var(--accent);
}
.frm-05__row input {
box-shadow: none !important;
background: transparent;
border-radius: 999px;
}
.frm-05__row input:focus-visible {
box-shadow: none;
}
.frm-05__btn {
border-radius: 999px;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
}
.frm-05__btn:hover {
translate: 0;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
filter: brightness(1.05);
}
.frm-05__btn:active {
translate: 0;
scale: .97;
}
}
@container frm-05 (max-width: 29.99rem) {
.frm-05__btn {
width: 100%;
}
.frm-05__issue span:last-child {
display: none;
}
}
.frm-05__topics {
border: 0;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: .45rem;
}
.frm-05__topics label {
position: relative;
cursor: pointer;
}
.frm-05__topics input {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
opacity: 0;
margin: 0;
cursor: pointer;
}
.frm-05__topics span {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: .4rem;
min-height: 2.4rem;
padding: 0 .9rem;
border-radius: 999px;
font-size: .88rem;
font-weight: 600;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px color-mix(in oklab,var(--ink) 40%,transparent);
transition: background .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}
.frm-05__topics span::before {
content: '+';
font-weight: 800;
transition: rotate .3s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span {
background: var(--ink);
color: var(--paper);
box-shadow: none;
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span::before {
content: '✓';
}
.frm-05__topics input:focus-visible + span {
outline: 2px solid var(--ink);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.frm-05__note {
margin: 0;
font-size: .85rem;
color: var(--muted);
}
.frm-05__status {
margin: 0;
font-weight: 600;
}
.frm-05__status:empty {
display: none;
}
.frm-05__status[data-ok="true"] {
padding: .9rem 1.1rem;
border-radius: 1rem;
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--on-accent);
animation: frm-05-pop .5s var(--ease);
}
.frm-05__status[data-ok="false"] {
color: var(--bad);
}
@keyframes frm-05-pop {
from {
scale: .95;
opacity: 0;
}
}
.frm-05__sr {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
overflow: hidden;
clip-path: inset(50%);
white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (hover: none) {
.frm-05__frame {
resize: none;
}
.frm-05__tip {
display: none;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.frm-05 * {
transition: none !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.frm-05__frame {
border: 2px solid CanvasText;
}
.frm-05__btn {
border: 2px solid ButtonText;
}
.frm-05__topics input:checked + span {
background: Highlight;
color: HighlightText;
}
}
/* Theme toggle — top-right of the demo. Ink-relative colours, so it suits light and dark. */
.frm-05 {
position: relative;
padding-top: 72px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.frm-05__theme {
position: absolute;
top: 16px;
right: 16px;
z-index: 20;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 44px;
height: 44px;
padding: 0;
border-radius: 999px;
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 22%, transparent);
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 8%, transparent);
color: inherit;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
transition: background-color .2s, transform .2s;
}
.frm-05__theme:hover {
background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 14%, transparent);
}
.frm-05__theme:active {
transform: scale(.94);
}
.frm-05__theme:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid currentColor;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.frm-05__theme svg {
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.frm-05__theme .frm-05__sun,
.frm-05__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .frm-05__moon {
display: none;
}
.frm-05__theme[aria-pressed="true"] .frm-05__sun {
display: block;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.frm-05__theme {
transition: none;
}
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
.frm-05__theme {
border-color: ButtonText;
background: ButtonFace;
color: ButtonText;
}
}
```
## JavaScript
```js
// Theme toggle (top-right): flips data-theme on the root and mirrors outside changes.
(() => {
document.querySelectorAll('.frm-05').forEach((root) => {
const btn = root.querySelector(':scope > [data-theme-toggle]');
if (!btn || btn.dataset.wired) return;
btn.dataset.wired = '1';
const mq = matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
const isDark = () => (root.dataset.theme ? root.dataset.theme === 'dark' : mq.matches);
const sync = () => {
const dark = isDark();
btn.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(dark));
btn.title = dark ? 'Switch to light mode' : 'Switch to dark mode';
};
btn.addEventListener('click', () => { root.dataset.theme = isDark() ? 'light' : 'dark'; sync(); });
mq.addEventListener('change', sync);
new MutationObserver(sync).observe(root, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['data-theme'] });
sync();
});
})();
(() => {
const root = document.querySelector('.frm-05');
if (!root) return;
const frame = root.querySelector('.frm-05__frame'), w = root.querySelector('.frm-05__w'), mode = root.querySelector('.frm-05__mode');
const rem = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).fontSize) || 16;
new ResizeObserver(([e]) => {
const px = Math.round(e.contentBoxSize ? e.contentBoxSize[0].inlineSize : e.contentRect.width);
w.textContent = px + 'px';
mode.textContent = px >= 44 * rem ? 'fused pill' : px >= 30 * rem ? 'split row' : 'stacked';
}).observe(frame);
const email = root.querySelector('#frm-05-email'), status = root.querySelector('.frm-05__status');
const go = () => {
if (!email.checkValidity() || !email.value) { status.dataset.ok = 'false'; status.textContent = 'Please enter a valid email address.'; email.focus(); return; }
status.dataset.ok = 'true';
status.textContent = 'Almost there — check ' + email.value + ' and confirm your subscription.';
};
root.querySelector('.frm-05__btn').addEventListener('click', go);
email.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') go(); });
})();
```How this works
The form measures its own box, not the window. That is what makes the same component work in a 1200px hero and a 280px sidebar on the same page:
.frm-05__frame{ container:frm-05 / inline-size; }
/* default: stacked */
.frm-05__row{ display:grid; gap:.6rem; }
@container frm-05 (min-width: 30rem){
.frm-05__row{ grid-template-columns:1fr auto; }
}
@container frm-05 (min-width: 44rem){
.frm-05__row{ /* fused pill */
gap:0; padding:.35rem; border-radius:999px;
background:var(--field); box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
}
}Typography scales with container query units, so the headline is sized relative to the component, not the viewport:
.frm-05__title{ font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 7cqi, 4rem); }The demo frame uses the native CSS resize:horizontal property for its drag handle — no JavaScript. A tiny ResizeObserver only prints the current width so you can see the breakpoints happen.
Make it yours
- Change the breakpoints (30rem, 44rem) to match where your button label stops fitting — measure with the width readout.
- Remove
.frm-05__frame'sresizeproperty in production; it exists only to demonstrate the behaviour. - Topic chips are optional — delete the fieldset and the layout tightens automatically.
- Recolour the fused pill via
--accent(button) and--ink(outline). - Name your container (
container:frm-05 / inline-size) so nested containers in your layout can't hijack the query.
Gotchas — read before shipping
container-type:inline-sizeapplies size containment on the inline axis: the frame can no longer size itself from its children's width. Give itwidth:100%or a flex/grid track.- An element can't query itself — the container must be an ancestor of the rules you change.
- Always pair a visible label with the email field, even if visually hidden. Placeholder text is not a label and disappears on input.
- Double opt-in is legally required or strongly advised in the UK, EU, Canada (CASL) and Australia (Spam Act) — say so in the confirmation copy.
- Use
type="email"withautocomplete="email"andinputmodeis unnecessary — the type already brings up the @ keyboard on mobile.
Browser support
| Chrome | Safari | Firefox | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114+ | 17.5+ | 121+ | 114+ |
Floor set by color-mix(), backdrop-filter, @container, text-wrap as this demo is written. The core technique itself goes back further — Chrome 105+.
Container queries and cqi units are Baseline 2023. CSS resize works in all desktop browsers; on touch devices the frame is simply full-width. ResizeObserver is universal.