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  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
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  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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Oversized Cropped Text Tabs in Tailwind CSS

The active tab's word swells from a compact 15px label to 46px display type and is cropped by its own cell — the word overruns the box and the box cuts it. Instrument Serif gives the crop a sharp editorial edge; a thin ruled frame keeps the strip reading like a specimen sheet.

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<section class="ttb-14 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb14-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb14-serif text-ttb14-paper" aria-label="Oversized cropped text tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-xl justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div class="w-full">
      <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Mode" class="flex border-y border-ttb14-paper/20">
        <label class="group/tab relative h-18 flex-1 cursor-pointer overflow-hidden border-r border-ttb14-paper/15 has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb14-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb14" id="ttb14-r1" checked><span class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -translate-1/2 text-[15px] whitespace-nowrap text-ttb14-mut transition-[font-size,color] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] group-hover/tab:text-ttb14-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-[46px] group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb14-paper motion-reduce:transition-none">Design</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab relative h-18 flex-1 cursor-pointer overflow-hidden border-r border-ttb14-paper/15 has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb14-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb14" id="ttb14-r2"><span class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -translate-1/2 text-[15px] whitespace-nowrap text-ttb14-mut transition-[font-size,color] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] group-hover/tab:text-ttb14-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-[46px] group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb14-paper motion-reduce:transition-none">Code</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab relative h-18 flex-1 cursor-pointer overflow-hidden has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb14-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb14" id="ttb14-r3"><span class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -translate-1/2 text-[15px] whitespace-nowrap text-ttb14-mut transition-[font-size,color] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] group-hover/tab:text-ttb14-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-[46px] group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb14-paper italic motion-reduce:transition-none">Preview</span></label>
      </div>
      <div class="px-1 pt-4 font-ttb14-mono text-[12.5px] leading-relaxed text-ttb14-mut">
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb14-r1:checked]/tabs:block">01 — Tokens, components, motion.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb14-r2:checked]/tabs:block">02 — Modern CSS, zero dependencies.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb14-r3:checked]/tabs:block">03 — Live, with every state.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-ttb14-paper/15 px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb14-mono text-[11.5px] text-ttb14-mut">overflow-hidden cell · text-[15px] → text-[46px]</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb14-bg: #161616;
  --color-ttb14-bg: oklch(0.200 0 0);
  --color-ttb14-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb14-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb14-mut: #a8a293;
  --color-ttb14-mut: oklch(0.713 0.022 88.8);
  --font-ttb14-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --font-ttb14-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-14 {
  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-ttb14-bg: #161616;
  --color-ttb14-bg: oklch(0.200 0 0);
  --color-ttb14-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb14-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb14-mut: #a8a293;
  --color-ttb14-mut: oklch(0.713 0.022 88.8);
  --font-ttb14-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --font-ttb14-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-14 {
  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.

  • input:checked + .tt02b .tt02hd { font-size:28px } became group-has-checked/tab:text-[46px]; the centring transform became -translate-1/2.
  • The :has() panel block became group-has-[#ttb14-rN:checked]/tabs:block on each panel.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: the active size went from 28px to 46px so the crop actually happens (at 28px most words fit their cell), set in Instrument Serif for a crisp cut edge.
  • UI upgrade: a visible inset keyboard focus ring (the original had none on the labels), and resting labels raised from 50% cream to a 6.8:1 token.
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Demo: Oversized Cropped Text Tabs in Tailwind CSS
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-css-tabs/oversized-cropped-text-tabs-tailwind-css/

The active tab's word swells from a compact 15px label to 46px display type and is cropped by its own cell — the word overruns the box and the box cuts it. Instrument Serif gives the crop a sharp editorial edge; a thin ruled frame keeps the strip reading like a specimen sheet.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttb-14 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb14-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb14-serif text-ttb14-paper" aria-label="Oversized cropped text tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-xl justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div class="w-full">
      <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Mode" class="flex border-y border-ttb14-paper/20">
        <label class="group/tab relative h-18 flex-1 cursor-pointer overflow-hidden border-r border-ttb14-paper/15 has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb14-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb14" id="ttb14-r1" checked><span class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -translate-1/2 text-[15px] whitespace-nowrap text-ttb14-mut transition-[font-size,color] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] group-hover/tab:text-ttb14-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-[46px] group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb14-paper motion-reduce:transition-none">Design</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab relative h-18 flex-1 cursor-pointer overflow-hidden border-r border-ttb14-paper/15 has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb14-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb14" id="ttb14-r2"><span class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -translate-1/2 text-[15px] whitespace-nowrap text-ttb14-mut transition-[font-size,color] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] group-hover/tab:text-ttb14-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-[46px] group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb14-paper motion-reduce:transition-none">Code</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab relative h-18 flex-1 cursor-pointer overflow-hidden has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-4 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb14-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb14" id="ttb14-r3"><span class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -translate-1/2 text-[15px] whitespace-nowrap text-ttb14-mut transition-[font-size,color] duration-500 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] group-hover/tab:text-ttb14-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-[46px] group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb14-paper italic motion-reduce:transition-none">Preview</span></label>
      </div>
      <div class="px-1 pt-4 font-ttb14-mono text-[12.5px] leading-relaxed text-ttb14-mut">
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb14-r1:checked]/tabs:block">01 — Tokens, components, motion.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb14-r2:checked]/tabs:block">02 — Modern CSS, zero dependencies.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb14-r3:checked]/tabs:block">03 — Live, with every state.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-ttb14-paper/15 px-3.5 py-2 font-ttb14-mono text-[11.5px] text-ttb14-mut">overflow-hidden cell · text-[15px] → text-[46px]</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb14-bg: #161616;
  --color-ttb14-bg: oklch(0.200 0 0);
  --color-ttb14-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb14-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb14-mut: #a8a293;
  --color-ttb14-mut: oklch(0.713 0.022 88.8);
  --font-ttb14-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --font-ttb14-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-14 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

The crop is the parent's job. Each cell clips; the word is centred absolutely and simply gets larger:

<label class="group/tab relative h-18 flex-1 overflow-hidden">
  <span class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -translate-1/2 whitespace-nowrap
    text-[15px] transition-[font-size,color] duration-500
    group-has-checked/tab:text-[46px]">Preview</span>

Focus without clipping. An outline on a clipping box is drawn outside and survives, but the port uses an inset ring (-outline-offset-4) so it never touches the crop edge.

Make it yours

  • Harder crop: text-[60px]; softer: text-[34px].
  • Light stock: paper #f4efe3, ink #161412.
  • Two rows on phones: wrap the strip with max-sm:flex-col.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Animating font-size re-lays out text every frame; it's fine for three cells, avoid it on long lists.
  • Below ~360px the cropped word may be mostly cut — that's the effect, but test your longest label.
  • The word's accessible name is unaffected by the crop.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

:has() for panels; everything else is universal.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

:has()tw ↗

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