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  10. 10Expanding Icon Tabs in Tailwind CSS
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  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
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  23. 23Inverted Rubber Stamp Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  24. 24Outlined Tabs with Corner Markers in Tailwind CSS
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  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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Bracket Selection Tabs in Tailwind CSS

A pair of crimson brackets frames the active word and slides between choices. The original positioned two spans from measured offsets; the port puts both brackets inside one span the width of a column and moves that span — the brackets stay pinned to the cell edges and travel together.

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The code

<section class="ttb-21 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb21-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb21-serif text-ttb21-paper" aria-label="Bracket selection tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-md justify-items-center gap-8">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Marker" class="relative grid w-full grid-cols-3 [--i:0] has-[#ttb21-r2:checked]:[--i:1] has-[#ttb21-r3:checked]:[--i:2]">
      <label class="flex min-h-14 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[26px] text-ttb21-mut transition-colors hover:text-ttb21-paper has-checked:text-ttb21-paper has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-8 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb21-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb21" id="ttb21-r1" checked>One</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-14 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[26px] text-ttb21-mut transition-colors hover:text-ttb21-paper has-checked:text-ttb21-paper has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-8 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb21-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb21" id="ttb21-r2">Two</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-14 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[26px] text-ttb21-mut transition-colors hover:text-ttb21-paper has-checked:text-ttb21-paper has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-8 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb21-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb21" id="ttb21-r3">Three</label>
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 left-0 flex w-1/3 translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)] items-center justify-between px-1 text-[44px] leading-none font-light text-ttb21-crimson transition-transform duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] motion-reduce:transition-none"><span>[</span><span>]</span></span>
    </div>
    <div class="min-h-6 text-center text-[17px] text-ttb21-soft italic">
      <p class="hidden transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb21-r1:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">The first marker — a beginning.</p>
      <p class="hidden transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb21-r2:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">The second marker — a turn.</p>
      <p class="hidden transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb21-r3:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">The third marker — a close.</p>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-white/10 px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb21-mono text-[11.5px] text-ttb21-mut">one frame w-1/3 · justify-between brackets · translate by --i</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb21-bg: #25222e;
  --color-ttb21-bg: oklch(0.261 0.023 296.3);
  --color-ttb21-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb21-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb21-soft: #cfc9b8;
  --color-ttb21-soft: oklch(0.836 0.024 90.8);
  --color-ttb21-mut: #a9a395;
  --color-ttb21-mut: oklch(0.717 0.021 87.5);
  --color-ttb21-crimson: #f04a5f;
  --color-ttb21-crimson: oklch(0.649 0.201 17.8);
  --font-ttb21-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --font-ttb21-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}
/* 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-21 {
  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-ttb21-bg: #25222e;
  --color-ttb21-bg: oklch(0.261 0.023 296.3);
  --color-ttb21-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb21-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb21-soft: #cfc9b8;
  --color-ttb21-soft: oklch(0.836 0.024 90.8);
  --color-ttb21-mut: #a9a395;
  --color-ttb21-mut: oklch(0.717 0.021 87.5);
  --color-ttb21-crimson: #f04a5f;
  --color-ttb21-crimson: oklch(0.649 0.201 17.8);
  --font-ttb21-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --font-ttb21-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}
/* 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-21 {
  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=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • Two independently positioned bracket spans (offsetLeft − 20, offsetLeft + offsetWidth + 4) became one column-wide frame with justify-between, moved by translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)].
  • The brackets now animate transform rather than left, so the slide stays on the compositor.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: the brackets started stacked at left:0 until JavaScript ran (a visible first-paint glitch); they're correct on first paint now.
  • UI upgrade: crimson brightened to 4.6:1 on the stage (was 3.3:1), resting words raised from 50% to a 6.5:1 token, and panels fade in with starting:.
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Demo: Bracket Selection Tabs in Tailwind CSS
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-css-tabs/bracket-selection-tabs-tailwind-css/

A pair of crimson brackets frames the active word and slides between choices. The original positioned two spans from measured offsets; the port puts both brackets inside one span the width of a column and moves that span — the brackets stay pinned to the cell edges and travel together.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttb-21 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb21-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb21-serif text-ttb21-paper" aria-label="Bracket selection tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-md justify-items-center gap-8">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Marker" class="relative grid w-full grid-cols-3 [--i:0] has-[#ttb21-r2:checked]:[--i:1] has-[#ttb21-r3:checked]:[--i:2]">
      <label class="flex min-h-14 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[26px] text-ttb21-mut transition-colors hover:text-ttb21-paper has-checked:text-ttb21-paper has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-8 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb21-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb21" id="ttb21-r1" checked>One</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-14 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[26px] text-ttb21-mut transition-colors hover:text-ttb21-paper has-checked:text-ttb21-paper has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-8 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb21-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb21" id="ttb21-r2">Two</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-14 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center text-[26px] text-ttb21-mut transition-colors hover:text-ttb21-paper has-checked:text-ttb21-paper has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-8 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb21-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb21" id="ttb21-r3">Three</label>
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 left-0 flex w-1/3 translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)] items-center justify-between px-1 text-[44px] leading-none font-light text-ttb21-crimson transition-transform duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] motion-reduce:transition-none"><span>[</span><span>]</span></span>
    </div>
    <div class="min-h-6 text-center text-[17px] text-ttb21-soft italic">
      <p class="hidden transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb21-r1:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">The first marker — a beginning.</p>
      <p class="hidden transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb21-r2:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">The second marker — a turn.</p>
      <p class="hidden transition-opacity duration-300 group-has-[#ttb21-r3:checked]/tabs:block starting:opacity-0">The third marker — a close.</p>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-white/10 px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb21-mono text-[11.5px] text-ttb21-mut">one frame w-1/3 · justify-between brackets · translate by --i</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb21-bg: #25222e;
  --color-ttb21-bg: oklch(0.261 0.023 296.3);
  --color-ttb21-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb21-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb21-soft: #cfc9b8;
  --color-ttb21-soft: oklch(0.836 0.024 90.8);
  --color-ttb21-mut: #a9a395;
  --color-ttb21-mut: oklch(0.717 0.021 87.5);
  --color-ttb21-crimson: #f04a5f;
  --color-ttb21-crimson: oklch(0.649 0.201 17.8);
  --font-ttb21-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --font-ttb21-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}
/* 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-21 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Move the frame, not the marks. Both brackets live in one absolutely positioned span exactly one column wide:

<span class="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 flex w-1/3 justify-between
  translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)] transition-transform">
  <span>[</span><span>]</span>
</span>

That replaces two independent left offsets with one transform and can never desynchronise.

Make it yours

  • Code flavour: braces { } or chevrons ⟨ ⟩.
  • Bold brackets: font-bold on the marks reads as editor UI.
  • Four choices: grid-cols-4 and w-1/4.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • The brackets are decorative (aria-hidden); selection is announced by the radio.
  • Equal columns are required; long and short words share the same cell width.
  • Short words in wide cells leave air inside the brackets; tighten with px-4 on the frame if needed.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

:has() drives the index.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

:has()tw ↗

Theme tokensset in @theme, used by a utility

custom propertiestw ↗

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