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All 28 in 28 Tailwind CSS Close Buttons

  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

Trash Compactor Tailwind Close Button

A little machine: on hover two steel plates slam inward with group-hover:translate-y-[15px] while the × is crushed flat by scale-y-22 and bows out with scale-x-125. One anticipation curve, declared once in @theme as --ease-tcb17-crush, drives every part, so the plates and the glyph move as a single mechanism.

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<section class="tcb-17 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,var(--color-tcb17-bg),var(--color-tcb17-bg2))] px-6 py-12 font-tcb17-sans" aria-label="Trash compactor close button demo">
  <div class="grid w-full justify-items-center gap-7">
    <button type="button" aria-label="Close" class="group relative grid size-19 cursor-pointer place-items-center overflow-hidden rounded-[14px] border border-tcb17-edge/60 bg-linear-to-b from-tcb17-h1 to-tcb17-h2 shadow-[0_16px_36px_-18px_rgb(0_0_0/0.85),inset_0_1px_0_var(--color-tcb17-hl)] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-offset-3 focus-visible:outline-tcb17-ring active:scale-95">
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute inset-x-2.5 top-2 h-2 rounded-[3px] bg-linear-to-b from-tcb17-steel to-tcb17-steel2 shadow-[0_2px_4px_rgb(0_0_0/0.5)] transition-[translate] duration-340 ease-tcb17-crush group-hover:translate-y-[15px] group-focus-visible:translate-y-[15px] motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="relative size-6 transition-[scale] duration-340 ease-tcb17-crush before:absolute before:top-1/2 before:left-1/2 before:h-[3px] before:w-6 before:-translate-1/2 before:rotate-45 before:rounded-[2px] before:bg-tcb17-x after:absolute after:top-1/2 after:left-1/2 after:h-[3px] after:w-6 after:-translate-1/2 after:-rotate-45 after:rounded-[2px] after:bg-tcb17-x group-hover:scale-x-125 group-hover:scale-y-22 group-focus-visible:scale-x-125 group-focus-visible:scale-y-22 motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute inset-x-2.5 bottom-2 h-2 rounded-[3px] bg-linear-to-b from-tcb17-steel to-tcb17-steel2 shadow-[0_2px_4px_rgb(0_0_0/0.5)] transition-[translate] duration-340 ease-tcb17-crush group-hover:-translate-y-[15px] group-focus-visible:-translate-y-[15px] motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
    </button>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full px-3.5 py-2 font-tcb17-mono text-[11.5px] text-tcb17-mut ring-1 ring-white/12">ease-tcb17-crush · group-hover:scale-y-22 · translate-y-[15px]</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tcb17-bg: #2d3139;
  --color-tcb17-bg: oklch(0.32 0.02 255);
  --color-tcb17-bg2: #1c1f25;
  --color-tcb17-bg2: oklch(0.22 0.015 250);
  --color-tcb17-h1: #4a4f59;
  --color-tcb17-h1: oklch(0.4 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-h2: #33373f;
  --color-tcb17-h2: oklch(0.3 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-hl: #6b717c80;
  --color-tcb17-hl: oklch(0.55 0.02 250 / 0.5);
  --color-tcb17-edge: #666b75;
  --color-tcb17-edge: oklch(0.5 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-steel: #b4b9c2;
  --color-tcb17-steel: oklch(0.75 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-steel2: #797e88;
  --color-tcb17-steel2: oklch(0.55 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-x: #e5e8ec;
  --color-tcb17-x: oklch(0.92 0.01 250);
  --color-tcb17-ring: #a7c3ec;
  --color-tcb17-ring: oklch(0.8 0.1 250);
  --color-tcb17-mut: #b3b8c2;
  --color-tcb17-mut: oklch(0.77 0.02 250);
  --font-tcb17-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tcb17-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --ease-tcb17-crush: cubic-bezier(0.6, -.28, 0.55, 1.32);
}
/* 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-17 {
  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-tcb17-bg: #2d3139;
  --color-tcb17-bg: oklch(0.32 0.02 255);
  --color-tcb17-bg2: #1c1f25;
  --color-tcb17-bg2: oklch(0.22 0.015 250);
  --color-tcb17-h1: #4a4f59;
  --color-tcb17-h1: oklch(0.4 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-h2: #33373f;
  --color-tcb17-h2: oklch(0.3 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-hl: #6b717c80;
  --color-tcb17-hl: oklch(0.55 0.02 250 / 0.5);
  --color-tcb17-edge: #666b75;
  --color-tcb17-edge: oklch(0.5 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-steel: #b4b9c2;
  --color-tcb17-steel: oklch(0.75 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-steel2: #797e88;
  --color-tcb17-steel2: oklch(0.55 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-x: #e5e8ec;
  --color-tcb17-x: oklch(0.92 0.01 250);
  --color-tcb17-ring: #a7c3ec;
  --color-tcb17-ring: oklch(0.8 0.1 250);
  --color-tcb17-mut: #b3b8c2;
  --color-tcb17-mut: oklch(0.77 0.02 250);
  --font-tcb17-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tcb17-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --ease-tcb17-crush: cubic-bezier(0.6, -.28, 0.55, 1.32);
}
/* 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-17 {
  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=Geist:wght@400..800&family=Geist+Mono:wght@400..600&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • The --ease custom property became an @theme entry, --ease-tcb17-crush, which v4 turns into the ease-tcb17-crush utility.
  • --crush:.22 became scale-y-22; the hover rules no longer restate the bars' centring transforms.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: keyboard focus runs the compactor too, and the stage caption rose to 7:1 on the dark steel background.
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Demo: Trash Compactor Tailwind Close Button
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/tailwind-css-close-buttons/trash-compactor/

A little machine: on hover two steel plates slam inward with group-hover:translate-y-[15px] while the × is crushed flat by scale-y-22 and bows out with scale-x-125. One anticipation curve, declared once in @theme as --ease-tcb17-crush, drives every part, so the plates and the glyph move as a single mechanism.
## HTML
```html
<section class="tcb-17 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-[linear-gradient(180deg,var(--color-tcb17-bg),var(--color-tcb17-bg2))] px-6 py-12 font-tcb17-sans" aria-label="Trash compactor close button demo">
  <div class="grid w-full justify-items-center gap-7">
    <button type="button" aria-label="Close" class="group relative grid size-19 cursor-pointer place-items-center overflow-hidden rounded-[14px] border border-tcb17-edge/60 bg-linear-to-b from-tcb17-h1 to-tcb17-h2 shadow-[0_16px_36px_-18px_rgb(0_0_0/0.85),inset_0_1px_0_var(--color-tcb17-hl)] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-offset-3 focus-visible:outline-tcb17-ring active:scale-95">
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute inset-x-2.5 top-2 h-2 rounded-[3px] bg-linear-to-b from-tcb17-steel to-tcb17-steel2 shadow-[0_2px_4px_rgb(0_0_0/0.5)] transition-[translate] duration-340 ease-tcb17-crush group-hover:translate-y-[15px] group-focus-visible:translate-y-[15px] motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="relative size-6 transition-[scale] duration-340 ease-tcb17-crush before:absolute before:top-1/2 before:left-1/2 before:h-[3px] before:w-6 before:-translate-1/2 before:rotate-45 before:rounded-[2px] before:bg-tcb17-x after:absolute after:top-1/2 after:left-1/2 after:h-[3px] after:w-6 after:-translate-1/2 after:-rotate-45 after:rounded-[2px] after:bg-tcb17-x group-hover:scale-x-125 group-hover:scale-y-22 group-focus-visible:scale-x-125 group-focus-visible:scale-y-22 motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute inset-x-2.5 bottom-2 h-2 rounded-[3px] bg-linear-to-b from-tcb17-steel to-tcb17-steel2 shadow-[0_2px_4px_rgb(0_0_0/0.5)] transition-[translate] duration-340 ease-tcb17-crush group-hover:-translate-y-[15px] group-focus-visible:-translate-y-[15px] motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
    </button>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full px-3.5 py-2 font-tcb17-mono text-[11.5px] text-tcb17-mut ring-1 ring-white/12">ease-tcb17-crush · group-hover:scale-y-22 · translate-y-[15px]</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tcb17-bg: #2d3139;
  --color-tcb17-bg: oklch(0.32 0.02 255);
  --color-tcb17-bg2: #1c1f25;
  --color-tcb17-bg2: oklch(0.22 0.015 250);
  --color-tcb17-h1: #4a4f59;
  --color-tcb17-h1: oklch(0.4 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-h2: #33373f;
  --color-tcb17-h2: oklch(0.3 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-hl: #6b717c80;
  --color-tcb17-hl: oklch(0.55 0.02 250 / 0.5);
  --color-tcb17-edge: #666b75;
  --color-tcb17-edge: oklch(0.5 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-steel: #b4b9c2;
  --color-tcb17-steel: oklch(0.75 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-steel2: #797e88;
  --color-tcb17-steel2: oklch(0.55 0.02 250);
  --color-tcb17-x: #e5e8ec;
  --color-tcb17-x: oklch(0.92 0.01 250);
  --color-tcb17-ring: #a7c3ec;
  --color-tcb17-ring: oklch(0.8 0.1 250);
  --color-tcb17-mut: #b3b8c2;
  --color-tcb17-mut: oklch(0.77 0.02 250);
  --font-tcb17-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tcb17-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --ease-tcb17-crush: cubic-bezier(0.6, -.28, 0.55, 1.32);
}
/* 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-17 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Name the curve, reuse the curve. The CSS original kept a --ease variable; in v4 an --ease-* theme entry is a utility:

@theme { --ease-tcb17-crush: cubic-bezier(.6,-.28,.55,1.32); }
<span class="… duration-340 ease-tcb17-crush group-hover:translate-y-[15px]">

The negative first handle winds the plates back before they strike; the >1 second handle lets them bounce off the glyph.

Make it yours

  • Harder crush: scale-y-10.
  • Horizontal compactor: rotate the housing rotate-90 and counter-rotate the glyph.
  • Colour-coded danger: tint plates with a red token on destructive dialogs.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • scale-y-22 means 22% — v4 accepts any integer percentage without brackets.
  • Scaling a pseudo-element's parent scales the bars' thickness too; that squash is the effect.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

The floor is Tailwind v4's generated sheet.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

linear gradienttw ↗

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