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  2. 02Neon Glow Tailwind Tabs with Per-Tab Accent Colors
  3. 03Neo-Brutalist Tailwind Tabs with Press Effect
  4. 04Color-Coded Tailwind CSS Tabs Component
  5. 05VS Code Style File Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  6. 06iOS Segmented Control in Tailwind CSS
  7. 07Bento Grid Card Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  8. 08Vertical Tabs with Timeline Progress in Tailwind CSS
  9. 09Terminal Window Tabs in Tailwind CSS (Retro CRT)
  10. 10Expanding Icon Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  11. 11Typewriter Animation Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  12. 12Tailwind Tabs with Particle Burst Animation
  13. 13Animated Counter Tabs in Tailwind CSS (Type Specimen)
  14. 14Oversized Cropped Text Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  15. 15Tailwind Sidebar Navigation with Sliding Indicator
  16. 16Tailwind Bottom Navigation Bar with Expanding Labels
  17. 17Variable Font Weight Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  18. 18Uppercase Tabs with Thick Sliding Bar in Tailwind CSS
  19. 19Drop Cap Initial Letter Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  20. 20Industrial Stencil Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  21. 21Bracket Selection Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  22. 22Bauhaus Color Block Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  23. 23Inverted Rubber Stamp Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  24. 24Outlined Tabs with Corner Markers in Tailwind CSS
  25. 25Tailwind Pill Tab Bar with Icons
  26. 26Risograph Print Effect Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  27. 27Animated SVG Underline Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  28. 28Font Specimen Glyph Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  29. 29Sliding Pill Tabs with Icons in Tailwind CSS
  30. 30Folded Corner Tabs in Tailwind CSS (clip-path)
  31. 31Bookmark Ribbon Navigation in Tailwind CSS
  32. 32Neumorphic Inset Tabs in Tailwind CSS
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Animated Counter Tabs in Tailwind CSS (Type Specimen)

A letterpress specimen card: a large mint serial number rolls to each typeface's catalogue number, a rule slides under the active name, and the panel shows a live specimen in that face. The original flipped the number with a setTimeout; the port stacks three serials in one grid cell and rolls them with translate-y.

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<section class="ttb-13 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb13-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb13-mono text-ttb13-paper" aria-label="Type specimen counter tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-lg justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div class="w-full rounded-2xl bg-ttb13-card p-6 ring-1 ring-ttb13-mint/15">
      <div class="flex items-baseline justify-between">
        <span aria-hidden="true" class="grid overflow-hidden text-[44px] leading-none font-extrabold tracking-[0.02em] text-ttb13-mint [&>*]:[grid-area:1/1]"><span class="translate-y-full opacity-0 transition-[translate,opacity] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.34,1.4,0.64,1)] group-has-[#ttb13-r1:checked]/tabs:translate-y-0 group-has-[#ttb13-r1:checked]/tabs:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">0317</span><span class="translate-y-full opacity-0 transition-[translate,opacity] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.34,1.4,0.64,1)] group-has-[#ttb13-r2:checked]/tabs:translate-y-0 group-has-[#ttb13-r2:checked]/tabs:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">0211</span><span class="translate-y-full opacity-0 transition-[translate,opacity] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.34,1.4,0.64,1)] group-has-[#ttb13-r3:checked]/tabs:translate-y-0 group-has-[#ttb13-r3:checked]/tabs:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">0489</span></span>
        <span class="text-[10.5px] tracking-[0.2em] text-ttb13-mut uppercase">Specimen No.</span>
      </div>
      <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Typeface" class="relative mt-4 flex border-y border-ttb13-mint/20 [--i:0] has-[#ttb13-r2:checked]:[--i:1] has-[#ttb13-r3:checked]:[--i:2]">
        <label class="flex min-h-11 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.18em] text-ttb13-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb13-paper has-checked:text-ttb13-mint has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb13-mint"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb13" id="ttb13-r1" checked>Helvetica</label>
        <label class="flex min-h-11 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.18em] text-ttb13-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb13-paper has-checked:text-ttb13-mint has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb13-mint"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb13" id="ttb13-r2">Bodoni</label>
        <label class="flex min-h-11 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.18em] text-ttb13-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb13-paper has-checked:text-ttb13-mint has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb13-mint"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb13" id="ttb13-r3">Futura</label>
        <span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute -bottom-px left-0 h-0.5 w-1/3 translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)] bg-ttb13-mint transition-transform duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
      </div>
      <div class="mt-5 min-h-24">
        <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb13-r1:checked]/tabs:block"><p aria-hidden="true" class="font-ttb13-grot text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight">Aa Rr 3</p><p class="mt-2 font-ttb13-serif text-[13px] text-ttb13-mut italic">Cut by Max Miedinger, 1957. Neo-grotesque sans.</p></div>
        <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb13-r2:checked]/tabs:block"><p aria-hidden="true" class="font-ttb13-serif text-5xl font-medium">Aa Rr 3</p><p class="mt-2 font-ttb13-serif text-[13px] text-ttb13-mut italic">Cut by Giambattista Bodoni, 1798. Modern serif.</p></div>
        <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb13-r3:checked]/tabs:block"><p aria-hidden="true" class="font-ttb13-geo text-5xl font-medium">Aa Rr 3</p><p class="mt-2 font-ttb13-serif text-[13px] text-ttb13-mut italic">Cut by Paul Renner, 1927. Geometric sans.</p></div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-ttb13-mint/15 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-ttb13-mut">stacked serials [grid-area:1/1] · translate-y roll · 0 KB JS</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb13-bg: #181b1e;
  --color-ttb13-bg: oklch(0.220 0.007 248.2);
  --color-ttb13-card: #1f2326;
  --color-ttb13-card: oklch(0.253 0.008 240.2);
  --color-ttb13-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb13-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb13-mut: #a9a597;
  --color-ttb13-mut: oklch(0.721 0.020 93.7);
  --color-ttb13-mint: #51d5c2;
  --color-ttb13-mint: oklch(0.796 0.118 182.0);
  --font-ttb13-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --font-ttb13-grot: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb13-serif: 'Bodoni Moda', Georgia, serif;
  --font-ttb13-geo: 'Jost', 'Futura', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* 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. */

.ttb-13 {
  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-ttb13-bg: #181b1e;
  --color-ttb13-bg: oklch(0.220 0.007 248.2);
  --color-ttb13-card: #1f2326;
  --color-ttb13-card: oklch(0.253 0.008 240.2);
  --color-ttb13-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb13-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb13-mut: #a9a597;
  --color-ttb13-mut: oklch(0.721 0.020 93.7);
  --color-ttb13-mint: #51d5c2;
  --color-ttb13-mint: oklch(0.796 0.118 182.0);
  --font-ttb13-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --font-ttb13-grot: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb13-serif: 'Bodoni Moda', Georgia, serif;
  --font-ttb13-geo: 'Jost', 'Futura', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* 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. */

.ttb-13 {
  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..800&family=Bodoni+Moda:ital,opsz,wght@0,6..96,400..800;1,6..96,400..800&family=Jost:wght@400..700&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • The serial flip (classList.add('fade'), setTimeout, textContent) became three stacked spans in one grid cell, each rolling in with group-has-[#…:checked]/tabs:translate-y-0 — and the original's double-click race condition is gone with it.
  • The sliding rule's measuring script became w-1/3 translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)].
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: each panel renders a live specimen in its face (Helvetica, Bodoni Moda, Jost) instead of only describing it.
  • UI upgrade: resting labels went from 45% cream (≈3.1:1) to a 6.9:1 token, and the card gains a mint hairline frame like a printed specimen plate.
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Demo: Animated Counter Tabs in Tailwind CSS (Type Specimen)
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-css-tabs/animated-counter-tabs-tailwind-css-type-specimen/

A letterpress specimen card: a large mint serial number rolls to each typeface's catalogue number, a rule slides under the active name, and the panel shows a live specimen in that face. The original flipped the number with a setTimeout; the port stacks three serials in one grid cell and rolls them with translate-y.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttb-13 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb13-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb13-mono text-ttb13-paper" aria-label="Type specimen counter tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-lg justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div class="w-full rounded-2xl bg-ttb13-card p-6 ring-1 ring-ttb13-mint/15">
      <div class="flex items-baseline justify-between">
        <span aria-hidden="true" class="grid overflow-hidden text-[44px] leading-none font-extrabold tracking-[0.02em] text-ttb13-mint [&>*]:[grid-area:1/1]"><span class="translate-y-full opacity-0 transition-[translate,opacity] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.34,1.4,0.64,1)] group-has-[#ttb13-r1:checked]/tabs:translate-y-0 group-has-[#ttb13-r1:checked]/tabs:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">0317</span><span class="translate-y-full opacity-0 transition-[translate,opacity] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.34,1.4,0.64,1)] group-has-[#ttb13-r2:checked]/tabs:translate-y-0 group-has-[#ttb13-r2:checked]/tabs:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">0211</span><span class="translate-y-full opacity-0 transition-[translate,opacity] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.34,1.4,0.64,1)] group-has-[#ttb13-r3:checked]/tabs:translate-y-0 group-has-[#ttb13-r3:checked]/tabs:opacity-100 motion-reduce:transition-none">0489</span></span>
        <span class="text-[10.5px] tracking-[0.2em] text-ttb13-mut uppercase">Specimen No.</span>
      </div>
      <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Typeface" class="relative mt-4 flex border-y border-ttb13-mint/20 [--i:0] has-[#ttb13-r2:checked]:[--i:1] has-[#ttb13-r3:checked]:[--i:2]">
        <label class="flex min-h-11 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.18em] text-ttb13-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb13-paper has-checked:text-ttb13-mint has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb13-mint"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb13" id="ttb13-r1" checked>Helvetica</label>
        <label class="flex min-h-11 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.18em] text-ttb13-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb13-paper has-checked:text-ttb13-mint has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb13-mint"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb13" id="ttb13-r2">Bodoni</label>
        <label class="flex min-h-11 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.18em] text-ttb13-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb13-paper has-checked:text-ttb13-mint has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb13-mint"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb13" id="ttb13-r3">Futura</label>
        <span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute -bottom-px left-0 h-0.5 w-1/3 translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)] bg-ttb13-mint transition-transform duration-400 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
      </div>
      <div class="mt-5 min-h-24">
        <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb13-r1:checked]/tabs:block"><p aria-hidden="true" class="font-ttb13-grot text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight">Aa Rr 3</p><p class="mt-2 font-ttb13-serif text-[13px] text-ttb13-mut italic">Cut by Max Miedinger, 1957. Neo-grotesque sans.</p></div>
        <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb13-r2:checked]/tabs:block"><p aria-hidden="true" class="font-ttb13-serif text-5xl font-medium">Aa Rr 3</p><p class="mt-2 font-ttb13-serif text-[13px] text-ttb13-mut italic">Cut by Giambattista Bodoni, 1798. Modern serif.</p></div>
        <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb13-r3:checked]/tabs:block"><p aria-hidden="true" class="font-ttb13-geo text-5xl font-medium">Aa Rr 3</p><p class="mt-2 font-ttb13-serif text-[13px] text-ttb13-mut italic">Cut by Paul Renner, 1927. Geometric sans.</p></div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-ttb13-mint/15 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-ttb13-mut">stacked serials [grid-area:1/1] · translate-y roll · 0 KB JS</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb13-bg: #181b1e;
  --color-ttb13-bg: oklch(0.220 0.007 248.2);
  --color-ttb13-card: #1f2326;
  --color-ttb13-card: oklch(0.253 0.008 240.2);
  --color-ttb13-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb13-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb13-mut: #a9a597;
  --color-ttb13-mut: oklch(0.721 0.020 93.7);
  --color-ttb13-mint: #51d5c2;
  --color-ttb13-mint: oklch(0.796 0.118 182.0);
  --font-ttb13-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --font-ttb13-grot: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb13-serif: 'Bodoni Moda', Georgia, serif;
  --font-ttb13-geo: 'Jost', 'Futura', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* 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. */

.ttb-13 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Stack, don't swap. Changing textContent needs script; stacking the three values in one grid cell and moving them doesn't:

<span class="grid overflow-hidden [&>*]:[grid-area:1/1]">
  <span class="translate-y-full opacity-0
    group-has-[#ttb13-r1:checked]/tabs:translate-y-0
    group-has-[#ttb13-r1:checked]/tabs:opacity-100">0317</span> …

Outgoing numbers drop below the mask while the new one rises into place, so it reads as a counter rolling forward. overflow-hidden on the cell is the mask.

Make it yours

  • More faces: add a serial span, a tab and an [--i] entry; the rule is w-1/N.
  • Roll upward instead: swap translate-y-full for -translate-y-full.
  • Show real fonts you license by replacing the three specimen families.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • The serials are aria-hidden; the number is decorative and the tab name is the accessible label.
  • Bodoni Moda and Jost load from Google Fonts; a failed load falls back to Georgia / system sans.
  • Keep all serials the same digit count so the mono cell never changes width.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Grid stacking and :has() are inside Tailwind v4's floor.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

:has()tw ↗

Theme tokensset in @theme, used by a utility

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