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  1. 01Tailwind Modal Close Button (Top-Right Corner X)
  2. 02Accessible Tailwind Close Button with Focus Ring (WCAG)
  3. 03iOS-Style Tailwind Tab Close Button
  4. 04Tailwind Floating Chat Widget Close Button
  5. 05Tailwind Cookie Consent Banner Dismiss Button
  6. 06Tailwind Mobile Ad Banner Close Button (48px Tap Target)
  7. 07Neumorphic Tailwind Close Button (Soft UI)
  8. 08Tailwind Hamburger to X Menu Button Animation
  9. 09Tailwind Video Player Overlay Close Button
  10. 10Tailwind Drawer Close Button with Native Dialog
  11. 11Origami Fold Tailwind Close Button
  12. 12Lock Tumbler Tailwind Close Button (@property)
  13. 13Rotate on Hover Tailwind Close Button
  14. 14Magnetic Cursor Tailwind Close Button
  15. 15Liquid Goo Tailwind Close Button (SVG Filter)
  16. 16Glitch Effect Tailwind Close Button
  17. 17Trash Compactor Tailwind Close Button
  18. 18Material Ripple Tailwind Close Button
  19. 19Particle Burst Tailwind Close Button
  20. 20Spring Snap Tailwind Close Button
  21. 21Neon Glow Tailwind Close Button
  22. 22Corner Ribbon Tailwind Close Button
  23. 233D Fold Away Tailwind Close Button
  24. 24Hold to Confirm Tailwind Close Button
  25. 25Tailwind Toast Notification Dismiss Button
  26. 26Tailwind Lightbox Image Close Button
  27. 27Brutalist Tailwind Close Button
  28. 28Galaxy Vortex Tailwind Close Button
Pure TailwindMIT licensed

Glitch Effect Tailwind Close Button

RGB-split glitch on a cyber-terminal button: the × is painted from two gradient bars stored in one arbitrary custom property, and two tinted ghost copies — cyan and magenta via before:text-* and currentColor — jitter on desynced steps() tracks while clip-path: inset() tears them into scanlines. Keyframes live in @theme; the rest is markup.

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<section class="tcb-16 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-tcb16-bg bg-[radial-gradient(100%_110%_at_50%_0%,var(--color-tcb16-glow),transparent_60%)] px-6 py-12 font-tcb16-mono" aria-label="Glitch close button demo">
  <div class="grid w-full justify-items-center gap-7">
    <button type="button" aria-label="Close" class="group isolate grid size-18 cursor-pointer place-items-center rounded-xl border border-tcb16-c1/35 bg-tcb16-btn shadow-[0_0_0_1px_rgb(0_0_0/0.6),0_18px_40px_-20px_rgb(0_0_0/0.9)] transition-colors duration-200 hover:border-tcb16-c1 focus-visible:border-tcb16-c1 focus-visible:outline-[2.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-3 focus-visible:outline-tcb16-c1 active:scale-93 motion-reduce:transition-none">
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="relative size-6.5 bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) text-white [--tcb16-bars:linear-gradient(45deg,transparent_calc(50%_-_1.25px),currentColor_calc(50%_-_1.25px)_calc(50%_+_1.25px),transparent_calc(50%_+_1.25px)),linear-gradient(-45deg,transparent_calc(50%_-_1.25px),currentColor_calc(50%_-_1.25px)_calc(50%_+_1.25px),transparent_calc(50%_+_1.25px))] before:absolute before:inset-0 before:bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) before:text-tcb16-c1 before:opacity-0 before:mix-blend-screen after:absolute after:inset-0 after:bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) after:text-tcb16-c2 after:opacity-0 after:mix-blend-screen group-hover:before:animate-tcb16-g1 group-hover:before:opacity-100 group-hover:after:animate-tcb16-g2 group-hover:after:opacity-100 group-focus-visible:before:animate-tcb16-g1 group-focus-visible:before:opacity-100 group-focus-visible:after:animate-tcb16-g2 group-focus-visible:after:opacity-100 motion-reduce:before:hidden motion-reduce:after:hidden"></span>
    </button>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-md border border-tcb16-c1/25 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-tcb16-mut">bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) · before:mix-blend-screen · steps(2,jump-none)</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tcb16-bg: #0b0a14;
  --color-tcb16-bg: oklch(0.13 0.015 280);
  --color-tcb16-glow: #1c1a2ee6;
  --color-tcb16-glow: oklch(0.22 0.03 280 / 0.9);
  --color-tcb16-btn: #13121e;
  --color-tcb16-btn: oklch(0.17 0.02 280);
  --color-tcb16-c1: #3de6f2;
  --color-tcb16-c1: oklch(0.85 0.15 195);
  --color-tcb16-c2: #f0369b;
  --color-tcb16-c2: oklch(0.65 0.26 345);
  --color-tcb16-mut: #9cc9cf;
  --color-tcb16-mut: oklch(0.8 0.05 200);
  --font-tcb16-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --animate-tcb16-g1: tcb16-g1 0.32s steps(2, jump-none) infinite;
  --animate-tcb16-g2: tcb16-g2 0.44s steps(2, jump-none) infinite;

  @keyframes tcb16-g1 {
    0% {
      transform: translateX(-3px);
      clip-path: inset(0 0 62% 0);
    }

    23% {
      transform: translateX(2px);
      clip-path: inset(38% 0 21% 0);
    }

    41% {
      transform: translateX(-2px);
      clip-path: inset(71% 0 0 0);
    }

    67% {
      transform: translateX(3px);
      clip-path: inset(12% 0 55% 0);
    }

    100% {
      transform: translateX(-1px);
      clip-path: inset(45% 0 32% 0);
    }
  }

  @keyframes tcb16-g2 {
    0% {
      transform: translateX(3px);
      clip-path: inset(58% 0 8% 0);
    }

    19% {
      transform: translateX(-2px);
      clip-path: inset(9% 0 70% 0);
    }

    47% {
      transform: translateX(2px);
      clip-path: inset(33% 0 40% 0);
    }

    73% {
      transform: translateX(-3px);
      clip-path: inset(80% 0 2% 0);
    }

    100% {
      transform: translateX(1px);
      clip-path: inset(21% 0 48% 0);
    }
  }
}
/* Root rule: the full-bleed contract, stated in CSS as well as in the markup's utilities, so the
   stage is sized before the browser build compiles. */

.tcb-16 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

Setup — do this once per project

Skip this if your project already runs Tailwind v4.

1Load Tailwind
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>

Compiles in the browser — perfect for a CodePen or a quick test, not for production.

2Add the stylesheetRequiredthe @theme block is what makes the custom utilities exist
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tcb16-bg: #0b0a14;
  --color-tcb16-bg: oklch(0.13 0.015 280);
  --color-tcb16-glow: #1c1a2ee6;
  --color-tcb16-glow: oklch(0.22 0.03 280 / 0.9);
  --color-tcb16-btn: #13121e;
  --color-tcb16-btn: oklch(0.17 0.02 280);
  --color-tcb16-c1: #3de6f2;
  --color-tcb16-c1: oklch(0.85 0.15 195);
  --color-tcb16-c2: #f0369b;
  --color-tcb16-c2: oklch(0.65 0.26 345);
  --color-tcb16-mut: #9cc9cf;
  --color-tcb16-mut: oklch(0.8 0.05 200);
  --font-tcb16-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --animate-tcb16-g1: tcb16-g1 0.32s steps(2, jump-none) infinite;
  --animate-tcb16-g2: tcb16-g2 0.44s steps(2, jump-none) infinite;

  @keyframes tcb16-g1 {
    0% {
      transform: translateX(-3px);
      clip-path: inset(0 0 62% 0);
    }

    23% {
      transform: translateX(2px);
      clip-path: inset(38% 0 21% 0);
    }

    41% {
      transform: translateX(-2px);
      clip-path: inset(71% 0 0 0);
    }

    67% {
      transform: translateX(3px);
      clip-path: inset(12% 0 55% 0);
    }

    100% {
      transform: translateX(-1px);
      clip-path: inset(45% 0 32% 0);
    }
  }

  @keyframes tcb16-g2 {
    0% {
      transform: translateX(3px);
      clip-path: inset(58% 0 8% 0);
    }

    19% {
      transform: translateX(-2px);
      clip-path: inset(9% 0 70% 0);
    }

    47% {
      transform: translateX(2px);
      clip-path: inset(33% 0 40% 0);
    }

    73% {
      transform: translateX(-3px);
      clip-path: inset(80% 0 2% 0);
    }

    100% {
      transform: translateX(1px);
      clip-path: inset(21% 0 48% 0);
    }
  }
}
/* Root rule: the full-bleed contract, stated in CSS as well as in the markup's utilities, so the
   stage is sized before the browser build compiles. */

.tcb-16 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
3Fonts used by this demooptional — skip if you have your own type stack
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap">

What changed in the port

Which parts became utilities, which stayed CSS, and why.

  • The scoped --bars custom property became an arbitrary property on the glyph, read by bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) on the span and both pseudo-elements.
  • Both glitch @keyframes moved into @theme as --animate-tcb16-g1/g2.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: focusing the button with the keyboard now triggers the glitch too, and the stage switched to JetBrains Mono so the caption reads as terminal output.
  • UI upgrade: under reduced motion the ghosts are hidden rather than merely paused mid-tear.
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Demo: Glitch Effect Tailwind Close Button
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/tailwind-css-close-buttons/glitch-cross/

RGB-split glitch on a cyber-terminal button: the × is painted from two gradient bars stored in one arbitrary custom property, and two tinted ghost copies — cyan and magenta via before:text-* and currentColor — jitter on desynced steps() tracks while clip-path: inset() tears them into scanlines. Keyframes live in @theme; the rest is markup.
## HTML
```html
<section class="tcb-16 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-tcb16-bg bg-[radial-gradient(100%_110%_at_50%_0%,var(--color-tcb16-glow),transparent_60%)] px-6 py-12 font-tcb16-mono" aria-label="Glitch close button demo">
  <div class="grid w-full justify-items-center gap-7">
    <button type="button" aria-label="Close" class="group isolate grid size-18 cursor-pointer place-items-center rounded-xl border border-tcb16-c1/35 bg-tcb16-btn shadow-[0_0_0_1px_rgb(0_0_0/0.6),0_18px_40px_-20px_rgb(0_0_0/0.9)] transition-colors duration-200 hover:border-tcb16-c1 focus-visible:border-tcb16-c1 focus-visible:outline-[2.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-3 focus-visible:outline-tcb16-c1 active:scale-93 motion-reduce:transition-none">
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="relative size-6.5 bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) text-white [--tcb16-bars:linear-gradient(45deg,transparent_calc(50%_-_1.25px),currentColor_calc(50%_-_1.25px)_calc(50%_+_1.25px),transparent_calc(50%_+_1.25px)),linear-gradient(-45deg,transparent_calc(50%_-_1.25px),currentColor_calc(50%_-_1.25px)_calc(50%_+_1.25px),transparent_calc(50%_+_1.25px))] before:absolute before:inset-0 before:bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) before:text-tcb16-c1 before:opacity-0 before:mix-blend-screen after:absolute after:inset-0 after:bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) after:text-tcb16-c2 after:opacity-0 after:mix-blend-screen group-hover:before:animate-tcb16-g1 group-hover:before:opacity-100 group-hover:after:animate-tcb16-g2 group-hover:after:opacity-100 group-focus-visible:before:animate-tcb16-g1 group-focus-visible:before:opacity-100 group-focus-visible:after:animate-tcb16-g2 group-focus-visible:after:opacity-100 motion-reduce:before:hidden motion-reduce:after:hidden"></span>
    </button>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-md border border-tcb16-c1/25 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-tcb16-mut">bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) · before:mix-blend-screen · steps(2,jump-none)</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tcb16-bg: #0b0a14;
  --color-tcb16-bg: oklch(0.13 0.015 280);
  --color-tcb16-glow: #1c1a2ee6;
  --color-tcb16-glow: oklch(0.22 0.03 280 / 0.9);
  --color-tcb16-btn: #13121e;
  --color-tcb16-btn: oklch(0.17 0.02 280);
  --color-tcb16-c1: #3de6f2;
  --color-tcb16-c1: oklch(0.85 0.15 195);
  --color-tcb16-c2: #f0369b;
  --color-tcb16-c2: oklch(0.65 0.26 345);
  --color-tcb16-mut: #9cc9cf;
  --color-tcb16-mut: oklch(0.8 0.05 200);
  --font-tcb16-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --animate-tcb16-g1: tcb16-g1 0.32s steps(2, jump-none) infinite;
  --animate-tcb16-g2: tcb16-g2 0.44s steps(2, jump-none) infinite;

  @keyframes tcb16-g1 {
    0% {
      transform: translateX(-3px);
      clip-path: inset(0 0 62% 0);
    }

    23% {
      transform: translateX(2px);
      clip-path: inset(38% 0 21% 0);
    }

    41% {
      transform: translateX(-2px);
      clip-path: inset(71% 0 0 0);
    }

    67% {
      transform: translateX(3px);
      clip-path: inset(12% 0 55% 0);
    }

    100% {
      transform: translateX(-1px);
      clip-path: inset(45% 0 32% 0);
    }
  }

  @keyframes tcb16-g2 {
    0% {
      transform: translateX(3px);
      clip-path: inset(58% 0 8% 0);
    }

    19% {
      transform: translateX(-2px);
      clip-path: inset(9% 0 70% 0);
    }

    47% {
      transform: translateX(2px);
      clip-path: inset(33% 0 40% 0);
    }

    73% {
      transform: translateX(-3px);
      clip-path: inset(80% 0 2% 0);
    }

    100% {
      transform: translateX(1px);
      clip-path: inset(21% 0 48% 0);
    }
  }
}
/* Root rule: the full-bleed contract, stated in CSS as well as in the markup's utilities, so the
   stage is sized before the browser build compiles. */

.tcb-16 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

One definition, three inks. A custom property holding currentColor stays unresolved until it is used, so the same gradient paints white on the span and cyan/magenta on its pseudo-elements:

[--tcb16-bars:linear-gradient(45deg,transparent_calc(50%_-_1.25px),currentColor_…)]
bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) text-white
before:bg-(image:--tcb16-bars) before:text-tcb16-c1

Desync is the trick. The ghosts run 0.32s and 0.44s loops; their least common multiple is long enough that the pattern never visibly repeats.

Make it yours

  • Calmer glitch: slow the loops to 0.6s/0.8s.
  • Monochrome: set both ghost colours to white/60 for a VHS look.
  • Thicker ×: change 1.25px to 1.75px in the bar gradient.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Arbitrary values need _ for spaces; inside calc() write 50%_-_1.25px so the operator keeps its spaces.
  • Flashing more than three times per second can trigger seizures — the reduced-motion variant removes the ghosts entirely.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

The floor is Tailwind v4; steps(…, jump-none) is universal on it.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

mix-blend-modetw ↗

Theme tokensset in @theme, used by a utility

custom propertiestw ↗

Arbitraryneeds bracket syntax

clip-pathtw ↗

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