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Inner Text ON / OFF Switch

The space-saving form control PMs ask for: a wider track carries 'ON' and 'OFF' nested inside it, and the sliding thumb covers the inactive word while the active one fades in — state is spelled out, never inferred from color alone.

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<section class="tgl-06" aria-label="Text labeled ON OFF switch">
  <div class="tgl-06__row">
    <span class="tgl-06__lbl" id="tgl-06-l">Maintenance mode</span>
    <input type="checkbox" id="tgl-06-sw" class="tgl-06__sw" role="switch" aria-labelledby="tgl-06-l">
    <label class="tgl-06__track" for="tgl-06-sw" aria-hidden="true">
      <span class="tgl-06__on">ON</span>
      <span class="tgl-06__off">OFF</span>
      <span class="tgl-06__thumb"></span>
    </label>
  </div>
  <p class="tgl-06__cap">State in words, not just color</p>
</section>
.tgl-06,
.tgl-06 *,
.tgl-06 *::before,
.tgl-06 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.tgl-06 {
  --on: oklch(0.68 0.16 150);
  --off: #7c8494;
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 60px 20px;
  background: #f4f5f8;
}

.tgl-06__row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 20px 26px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px -18px rgba(30,40,70,.4);
}

.tgl-06__lbl {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #2b3140;
}

.tgl-06__sw {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.tgl-06__track {
  position: relative;
  flex: none;
  width: 92px;
  height: 38px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: var(--off);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color .35s;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  color: #fff;
}

.tgl-06__sw:checked ~ .tgl-06__track {
  background: var(--on);
}

.tgl-06__on,
.tgl-06__off {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  transition: opacity .3s,transform .3s;
}

.tgl-06__on {
  left: 14px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-6px);
}

.tgl-06__off {
  right: 12px;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}

.tgl-06__sw:checked ~ .tgl-06__track .tgl-06__on {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}

.tgl-06__sw:checked ~ .tgl-06__track .tgl-06__off {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(6px);
}

.tgl-06__thumb {
  position: absolute;
  top: 4px;
  left: 4px;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(20,30,60,.35);
  transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.25,.9,.3,1.1);
}

.tgl-06__sw:checked ~ .tgl-06__track .tgl-06__thumb {
  transform: translateX(54px);
}

.tgl-06__sw:focus-visible ~ .tgl-06__track {
  outline: 3px solid oklch(0.6 0.17 250);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.tgl-06__cap {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #a3a9b7;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tgl-06__track,
    .tgl-06__thumb,
    .tgl-06__on,
    .tgl-06__off {
    transition: none;
  }
}
/* No JavaScript — an sr-only checkbox drives a labeled track; the thumb slides on transform while ON/OFF crossfade with opacity so the covered word slips out of view. */
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Demo: Inner Text ON / OFF Switch
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/css-toggles-switches/inner-text-on-off-switch/

The space-saving form control PMs ask for: a wider track carries 'ON' and 'OFF' nested inside it, and the sliding thumb covers the inactive word while the active one fades in — state is spelled out, never inferred from color alone.
## HTML
```html
<section class="tgl-06" aria-label="Text labeled ON OFF switch">
  <div class="tgl-06__row">
    <span class="tgl-06__lbl" id="tgl-06-l">Maintenance mode</span>
    <input type="checkbox" id="tgl-06-sw" class="tgl-06__sw" role="switch" aria-labelledby="tgl-06-l">
    <label class="tgl-06__track" for="tgl-06-sw" aria-hidden="true">
      <span class="tgl-06__on">ON</span>
      <span class="tgl-06__off">OFF</span>
      <span class="tgl-06__thumb"></span>
    </label>
  </div>
  <p class="tgl-06__cap">State in words, not just color</p>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
.tgl-06,
.tgl-06 *,
.tgl-06 *::before,
.tgl-06 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.tgl-06 {
  --on: oklch(0.68 0.16 150);
  --off: #7c8494;
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 60px 20px;
  background: #f4f5f8;
}

.tgl-06__row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 20px 26px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px -18px rgba(30,40,70,.4);
}

.tgl-06__lbl {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #2b3140;
}

.tgl-06__sw {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.tgl-06__track {
  position: relative;
  flex: none;
  width: 92px;
  height: 38px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: var(--off);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color .35s;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  color: #fff;
}

.tgl-06__sw:checked ~ .tgl-06__track {
  background: var(--on);
}

.tgl-06__on,
.tgl-06__off {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  transition: opacity .3s,transform .3s;
}

.tgl-06__on {
  left: 14px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-6px);
}

.tgl-06__off {
  right: 12px;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}

.tgl-06__sw:checked ~ .tgl-06__track .tgl-06__on {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}

.tgl-06__sw:checked ~ .tgl-06__track .tgl-06__off {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(6px);
}

.tgl-06__thumb {
  position: absolute;
  top: 4px;
  left: 4px;
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(20,30,60,.35);
  transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.25,.9,.3,1.1);
}

.tgl-06__sw:checked ~ .tgl-06__track .tgl-06__thumb {
  transform: translateX(54px);
}

.tgl-06__sw:focus-visible ~ .tgl-06__track {
  outline: 3px solid oklch(0.6 0.17 250);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.tgl-06__cap {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #a3a9b7;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tgl-06__track,
    .tgl-06__thumb,
    .tgl-06__on,
    .tgl-06__off {
    transition: none;
  }
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
/* No JavaScript — an sr-only checkbox drives a labeled track; the thumb slides on transform while ON/OFF crossfade with opacity so the covered word slips out of view. */
```

How this works

The visible switch is a <label> bound to an sr-only-but-focusable checkbox, so clicking anywhere on the track toggles it and the focus ring can be drawn on the visible control via input:focus-visible + label.

Inside the label, two spans hold the words, absolutely positioned at each end of the 92px track; the thumb is a third span. :checked slides the thumb with transform and crossfades the words with opacity + a slight translateX drift, so the covered word appears to slide out from under the thumb. Alignment is flexbox-centered, so it never drifts at other font sizes.

Make it yours

  • Localize freely: YES/NO, I/O, LIVE/OFF — resize the track width if words get longer.
  • Give each state its own track color (amber off / green on) for faster scanning.
  • Drop the text drift (keep opacity only) for a calmer read.
  • Bold the active word only, to reinforce state for color-blind users.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Hide the input with the sr-only clip pattern, never display:none, or keyboard users lose the control.
  • The words are presentational duplicates of state — keep the real accessible name on the label text, and the words aria-hidden.
  • Size the track to the longest word plus thumb travel; truncated state words are worse than no words.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+15.4+113+111+

Floor set by oklch() as this demo is written. The core technique itself goes back further — Chrome 49+.

Sibling :checked styling + transforms; works in every modern browser.

Techniques used in this demo

role="" (ARIA)MDN ↗oklch()MDN ↗

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