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  1. 01Tailwind CSS Tabs with Sliding Underline Indicator
  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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Neo-Brutalist Tailwind Tabs with Press Effect

Heavy uppercase keys with hard 4px offset shadows. The checked tab presses flush: it translates exactly as far as its shadow shrinks, so the shadow's far edge never moves and the key appears to sink into the page. The panel is a brutalist card of its own.

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<section class="ttb-03 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb03-bg bg-[radial-gradient(var(--color-ttb03-dot)_1px,transparent_1px)] bg-size-[18px_18px] px-6 py-14 font-ttb03-sans text-ttb03-ink" aria-label="Neo-brutalist press tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-lg justify-items-center gap-8">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Workflow stage" class="flex w-full gap-4">
      <label class="flex min-h-12 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center border-3 border-ttb03-ink bg-white text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.12em] uppercase shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow,background-color,color] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-ttb03-soft active:translate-x-0.5 active:translate-y-0.5 active:shadow-[2px_2px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-checked:translate-x-1 has-checked:translate-y-1 has-checked:bg-ttb03-ink has-checked:text-ttb03-bg has-checked:shadow-[0_0_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-focus-visible:outline-3 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb03-ink motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb03" id="ttb03-r1" checked>Build</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-12 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center border-3 border-ttb03-ink bg-white text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.12em] uppercase shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow,background-color,color] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-ttb03-soft active:translate-x-0.5 active:translate-y-0.5 active:shadow-[2px_2px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-checked:translate-x-1 has-checked:translate-y-1 has-checked:bg-ttb03-ink has-checked:text-ttb03-bg has-checked:shadow-[0_0_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-focus-visible:outline-3 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb03-ink motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb03" id="ttb03-r2">Ship</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-12 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center border-3 border-ttb03-ink bg-white text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.12em] uppercase shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow,background-color,color] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-ttb03-soft active:translate-x-0.5 active:translate-y-0.5 active:shadow-[2px_2px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-checked:translate-x-1 has-checked:translate-y-1 has-checked:bg-ttb03-ink has-checked:text-ttb03-bg has-checked:shadow-[0_0_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-focus-visible:outline-3 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb03-ink motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb03" id="ttb03-r3">Iterate</label>
    </div>
    <div class="w-full border-3 border-ttb03-ink bg-white p-5 shadow-[6px_6px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)]">
      <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb03-r1:checked]/tabs:block"><p class="font-ttb03-mono text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.1em] uppercase">Step 01 / 03</p><p class="mt-2 text-lg leading-snug font-bold">Build — assemble the parts, wire the data, make it run.</p></div>
      <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb03-r2:checked]/tabs:block"><p class="font-ttb03-mono text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.1em] uppercase">Step 02 / 03</p><p class="mt-2 text-lg leading-snug font-bold">Ship — push it to production while it's still a little rough.</p></div>
      <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb03-r3:checked]/tabs:block"><p class="font-ttb03-mono text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.1em] uppercase">Step 03 / 03</p><p class="mt-2 text-lg leading-snug font-bold">Iterate — measure what people actually do, then refine.</p></div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="border-2 border-ttb03-ink bg-white px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb03-mono text-[11.5px] font-bold">shadow-[4px_4px_0] · has-checked:translate-1 · active: half-press</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb03-bg: #fdeeb8;
  --color-ttb03-bg: oklch(0.948 0.071 94.4);
  --color-ttb03-dot: #e9d48a;
  --color-ttb03-dot: oklch(0.871 0.096 94.1);
  --color-ttb03-soft: #fff6d6;
  --color-ttb03-soft: oklch(0.972 0.043 94.1);
  --color-ttb03-ink: #0b0b0b;
  --color-ttb03-ink: oklch(0.150 0 0);
  --font-ttb03-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb03-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-03 {
  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-ttb03-bg: #fdeeb8;
  --color-ttb03-bg: oklch(0.948 0.071 94.4);
  --color-ttb03-dot: #e9d48a;
  --color-ttb03-dot: oklch(0.871 0.096 94.1);
  --color-ttb03-soft: #fff6d6;
  --color-ttb03-soft: oklch(0.972 0.043 94.1);
  --color-ttb03-ink: #0b0b0b;
  --color-ttb03-ink: oklch(0.150 0 0);
  --font-ttb03-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb03-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-03 {
  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=Space+Grotesk:wght@400..700&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500;700&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • input:checked + .tt23b with transform: translate(4px,4px) became has-checked:translate-x-1 has-checked:translate-y-1; the shadow collapse is a zero-offset shadow so it still interpolates.
  • The :has() panel selectors became group-has-[#ttb03-rN:checked]/tabs:block on each panel.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: an active: half-press gives feedback the moment the pointer goes down, before the radio flips; the panel became a step card with its own hard shadow.
  • UI upgrade: Space Grotesk replaces the system sans, a dotted grid texture sits on the stage, and keys are 48px tall (were 42px).
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Demo: Neo-Brutalist Tailwind Tabs with Press Effect
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-css-tabs/neo-brutalist-tailwind-tabs-press-effect/

Heavy uppercase keys with hard 4px offset shadows. The checked tab presses flush: it translates exactly as far as its shadow shrinks, so the shadow's far edge never moves and the key appears to sink into the page. The panel is a brutalist card of its own.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttb-03 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb03-bg bg-[radial-gradient(var(--color-ttb03-dot)_1px,transparent_1px)] bg-size-[18px_18px] px-6 py-14 font-ttb03-sans text-ttb03-ink" aria-label="Neo-brutalist press tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-lg justify-items-center gap-8">
    <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Workflow stage" class="flex w-full gap-4">
      <label class="flex min-h-12 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center border-3 border-ttb03-ink bg-white text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.12em] uppercase shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow,background-color,color] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-ttb03-soft active:translate-x-0.5 active:translate-y-0.5 active:shadow-[2px_2px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-checked:translate-x-1 has-checked:translate-y-1 has-checked:bg-ttb03-ink has-checked:text-ttb03-bg has-checked:shadow-[0_0_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-focus-visible:outline-3 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb03-ink motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb03" id="ttb03-r1" checked>Build</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-12 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center border-3 border-ttb03-ink bg-white text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.12em] uppercase shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow,background-color,color] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-ttb03-soft active:translate-x-0.5 active:translate-y-0.5 active:shadow-[2px_2px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-checked:translate-x-1 has-checked:translate-y-1 has-checked:bg-ttb03-ink has-checked:text-ttb03-bg has-checked:shadow-[0_0_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-focus-visible:outline-3 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb03-ink motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb03" id="ttb03-r2">Ship</label>
      <label class="flex min-h-12 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center border-3 border-ttb03-ink bg-white text-[13px] font-bold tracking-[0.12em] uppercase shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow,background-color,color] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-ttb03-soft active:translate-x-0.5 active:translate-y-0.5 active:shadow-[2px_2px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-checked:translate-x-1 has-checked:translate-y-1 has-checked:bg-ttb03-ink has-checked:text-ttb03-bg has-checked:shadow-[0_0_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)] has-focus-visible:outline-3 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb03-ink motion-reduce:transition-none"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb03" id="ttb03-r3">Iterate</label>
    </div>
    <div class="w-full border-3 border-ttb03-ink bg-white p-5 shadow-[6px_6px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)]">
      <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb03-r1:checked]/tabs:block"><p class="font-ttb03-mono text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.1em] uppercase">Step 01 / 03</p><p class="mt-2 text-lg leading-snug font-bold">Build — assemble the parts, wire the data, make it run.</p></div>
      <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb03-r2:checked]/tabs:block"><p class="font-ttb03-mono text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.1em] uppercase">Step 02 / 03</p><p class="mt-2 text-lg leading-snug font-bold">Ship — push it to production while it's still a little rough.</p></div>
      <div class="hidden group-has-[#ttb03-r3:checked]/tabs:block"><p class="font-ttb03-mono text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.1em] uppercase">Step 03 / 03</p><p class="mt-2 text-lg leading-snug font-bold">Iterate — measure what people actually do, then refine.</p></div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="border-2 border-ttb03-ink bg-white px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb03-mono text-[11.5px] font-bold">shadow-[4px_4px_0] · has-checked:translate-1 · active: half-press</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb03-bg: #fdeeb8;
  --color-ttb03-bg: oklch(0.948 0.071 94.4);
  --color-ttb03-dot: #e9d48a;
  --color-ttb03-dot: oklch(0.871 0.096 94.1);
  --color-ttb03-soft: #fff6d6;
  --color-ttb03-soft: oklch(0.972 0.043 94.1);
  --color-ttb03-ink: #0b0b0b;
  --color-ttb03-ink: oklch(0.150 0 0);
  --font-ttb03-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttb03-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-03 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

The press is arithmetic. Move the key by N pixels and shrink the shadow offset by N; the far edge of the shadow stays put:

shadow-[4px_4px_0_var(--color-ttb03-ink)]
active:translate-x-0.5 active:translate-y-0.5 active:shadow-[2px_2px_0_…]
has-checked:translate-x-1 has-checked:translate-y-1 has-checked:shadow-[0_0_0_…]

Animate a zero shadow, not none. shadow-none would snap; a 0-offset shadow of the same colour interpolates.

The translate property (not transform) is what v4's translate utilities write, so the transition list names translate.

Make it yours

  • Swap the warning yellow (--color-ttb03-bg) for mint or punk pink; keep the ink at near-black so the press metaphor holds.
  • Heavier press: 6px shadow and translate-x-1.5 translate-y-1.5.
  • Soft-brutalist: add rounded-md — the shadow follows the radius.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • A will-change: transform ancestor can blur the hard shadow edge in Safari — keep it off parents.
  • Keep horizontal padding on the stage so the 4px shadow never clips at the viewport edge.
  • Pressed keys read as "on" only because colour inverts too; colour-blind users still get the position change.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Standalone translate is Chrome 104 / Safari 14.1 / Firefox 72; the floor is Tailwind v4's sheet.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

box-shadowtw ↗transitionstw ↗:has()tw ↗

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