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Sliding Pill with Label

A track containing both labels (ON / OFF) with a thumb that slides over the active one. Common SaaS-dashboard pattern — the label IS the indicator.

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The code

<label class="tgl-41">
  <input class="tgl-41__input" type="checkbox" checked>
  <span class="tgl-41__track" aria-hidden="true">
    <span class="tgl-41__text tgl-41__on">ON</span>
    <span class="tgl-41__text tgl-41__off">OFF</span>
    <span class="tgl-41__thumb"></span>
  </span>
  <span class="tgl-41__label">Public profile</span>
</label>
.tgl-41 {
  font-family: "Inter", "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #f0eeff;
  min-height: 100vh;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 48px 20px;
  background: #14141e;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.tgl-41__input {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.tgl-41__track {
  position: relative;
  width: 76px;
  height: 28px;
  background: #2a2a30;
  border-radius: 999px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  transition: background 0.25s ease;
}

.tgl-41__text {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  text-align: center;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.tgl-41__on {
  color: #7c6cff;
}

.tgl-41__off {
  color: #6a6a7a;
}

.tgl-41__thumb {
  position: absolute;
  top: 2px;
  left: 2px;
  width: calc(50% - 2px);
  height: calc(100% - 4px);
  background: #f0eeff;
  border-radius: 999px;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: left 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}

.tgl-41__input:checked ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__on {
  color: #1a1a1a;
}

.tgl-41__input:checked ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__off {
  color: #6a6a7a;
}

.tgl-41__input:not(:checked) ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__on {
  color: #6a6a7a;
}

.tgl-41__input:not(:checked) ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__off {
  color: #1a1a1a;
}

.tgl-41__input:not(:checked) ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__thumb {
  left: 50%;
}

.tgl-41__input:focus-visible ~ .tgl-41__track {
  outline: 2px solid #7c6cff;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tgl-41__thumb,
    .tgl-41__text,
    .tgl-41__track {
    transition: none;
  }
}
/* No JavaScript — a half-width pill thumb slides between grid-centered ON/OFF words, recoloring whichever it covers. */
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Demo: Sliding Pill with Label
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A track containing both labels (ON / OFF) with a thumb that slides over the active one. Common SaaS-dashboard pattern — the label IS the indicator.
## HTML
```html
<label class="tgl-41">
  <input class="tgl-41__input" type="checkbox" checked>
  <span class="tgl-41__track" aria-hidden="true">
    <span class="tgl-41__text tgl-41__on">ON</span>
    <span class="tgl-41__text tgl-41__off">OFF</span>
    <span class="tgl-41__thumb"></span>
  </span>
  <span class="tgl-41__label">Public profile</span>
</label>
```
## CSS
```css
.tgl-41 {
  font-family: "Inter", "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #f0eeff;
  min-height: 100vh;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 48px 20px;
  background: #14141e;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.tgl-41__input {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.tgl-41__track {
  position: relative;
  width: 76px;
  height: 28px;
  background: #2a2a30;
  border-radius: 999px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  transition: background 0.25s ease;
}

.tgl-41__text {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  text-align: center;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.tgl-41__on {
  color: #7c6cff;
}

.tgl-41__off {
  color: #6a6a7a;
}

.tgl-41__thumb {
  position: absolute;
  top: 2px;
  left: 2px;
  width: calc(50% - 2px);
  height: calc(100% - 4px);
  background: #f0eeff;
  border-radius: 999px;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: left 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}

.tgl-41__input:checked ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__on {
  color: #1a1a1a;
}

.tgl-41__input:checked ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__off {
  color: #6a6a7a;
}

.tgl-41__input:not(:checked) ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__on {
  color: #6a6a7a;
}

.tgl-41__input:not(:checked) ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__off {
  color: #1a1a1a;
}

.tgl-41__input:not(:checked) ~ .tgl-41__track .tgl-41__thumb {
  left: 50%;
}

.tgl-41__input:focus-visible ~ .tgl-41__track {
  outline: 2px solid #7c6cff;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tgl-41__thumb,
    .tgl-41__text,
    .tgl-41__track {
    transition: none;
  }
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
/* No JavaScript — a half-width pill thumb slides between grid-centered ON/OFF words, recoloring whichever it covers. */
```

How this works

The 76×28 track is a 2-column grid holding both state words; the thumb is a light pill sized calc(50% - 2px) that slides between halves via left. Whichever word the thumb covers flips to dark ink for contrast; the exposed word dims to gray — four compact :checked/:not(:checked) rules handle the matrix.

Words sit at z-index:2 with pointer-events:none above the thumb, so the text is never clipped by the slide and clicks always reach the label. Grid centering means localized words self-align without magic numbers.

Make it yours

  • Swap ON/OFF for YES/NO or any short pair — the grid recenters automatically.
  • Widen the track for longer words; the calc() thumb keeps fitting.
  • Tint the on-state thumb with your brand color instead of neutral light.
  • Promote to radios for 3+ segments (see demo 07).

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Keep both words rendered at all times — hiding the inactive word turns a segmented affordance back into a mystery switch.
  • The word-over-thumb layering needs pointer-events:none on the text or it steals label clicks.
  • Thumb slides via left; transform is the INP-strict alternative.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
57+10.1+52+57+

CSS grid + sibling :checked; universal in modern browsers.

Techniques used in this demo

grid-templateMDN ↗

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