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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
  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
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  24. 24Outlined Tabs with Corner Markers in Tailwind CSS
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  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
Tailwind v4MIT licensed

Typewriter Animation Tabs in Tailwind CSS

Choosing a tab types the panel's line out character by character, then leaves a blinking amber caret. The original's steps(20) was a magic number that only fit one string; the port gives each line its own [--n:16] and animates to calc(var(--n)*1ch) in exactly steps(var(--n)), so any string types one glyph per step.

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<section class="ttb-11 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb11-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb11-mono text-ttb11-ink" aria-label="Typewriter animation tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-lg justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div class="w-full rounded-2xl bg-ttb11-card p-2 ring-1 ring-white/8">
      <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Message" class="flex gap-1 rounded-xl bg-black/25 p-1">
        <label class="flex min-h-10 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-[0.12em] text-ttb11-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb11-ink has-checked:bg-ttb11-amber/12 has-checked:text-ttb11-amber has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb11-amber"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb11" id="ttb11-r1" checked>Greet</label>
        <label class="flex min-h-10 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-[0.12em] text-ttb11-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb11-ink has-checked:bg-ttb11-amber/12 has-checked:text-ttb11-amber has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb11-amber"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb11" id="ttb11-r2">Status</label>
        <label class="flex min-h-10 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-[0.12em] text-ttb11-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb11-ink has-checked:bg-ttb11-amber/12 has-checked:text-ttb11-amber has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb11-amber"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb11" id="ttb11-r3">Goodbye</label>
      </div>
      <div class="flex min-h-24 items-center px-4 text-lg">
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb11-r1:checked]/tabs:block"><span aria-hidden="true" class="mr-2 text-ttb11-dim">›</span><span class="inline-block w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)] animate-ttb11-type overflow-hidden border-r-2 border-ttb11-amber align-bottom whitespace-nowrap text-ttb11-amber [--n:14] motion-reduce:animate-none">Hello, friend.</span></p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb11-r2:checked]/tabs:block"><span aria-hidden="true" class="mr-2 text-ttb11-dim">›</span><span class="inline-block w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)] animate-ttb11-type overflow-hidden border-r-2 border-ttb11-amber align-bottom whitespace-nowrap text-ttb11-amber [--n:16] motion-reduce:animate-none">Systems nominal.</span></p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb11-r3:checked]/tabs:block"><span aria-hidden="true" class="mr-2 text-ttb11-dim">›</span><span class="inline-block w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)] animate-ttb11-type overflow-hidden border-r-2 border-ttb11-amber align-bottom whitespace-nowrap text-ttb11-amber [--n:17] motion-reduce:animate-none">See you tomorrow.</span></p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-white/10 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-ttb11-mut">[--n:16] · w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)] · steps(var(--n))</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb11-bg: #17121f;
  --color-ttb11-bg: oklch(0.195 0.027 301.6);
  --color-ttb11-card: #211a2c;
  --color-ttb11-card: oklch(0.235 0.035 301.6);
  --color-ttb11-ink: #f3eff8;
  --color-ttb11-ink: oklch(0.958 0.013 306.0);
  --color-ttb11-mut: #a99fb8;
  --color-ttb11-mut: oklch(0.719 0.037 303.6);
  --color-ttb11-dim: #8b7f9c;
  --color-ttb11-dim: oklch(0.617 0.045 303.9);
  --color-ttb11-amber: #fbbf24;
  --color-ttb11-amber: oklch(0.837 0.164 84.4);
  --font-ttb11-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --animate-ttb11-type: ttb11-type 1.2s steps(var(--n)) both, ttb11-blink 0.8s step-end 1.2s infinite;

  @keyframes ttb11-type {
    from {
      width: 0;
    }
  }

  @keyframes ttb11-blink {
    50% {
      border-color: transparent;
    }
  }
}
/* 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-11 {
  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-ttb11-bg: #17121f;
  --color-ttb11-bg: oklch(0.195 0.027 301.6);
  --color-ttb11-card: #211a2c;
  --color-ttb11-card: oklch(0.235 0.035 301.6);
  --color-ttb11-ink: #f3eff8;
  --color-ttb11-ink: oklch(0.958 0.013 306.0);
  --color-ttb11-mut: #a99fb8;
  --color-ttb11-mut: oklch(0.719 0.037 303.6);
  --color-ttb11-dim: #8b7f9c;
  --color-ttb11-dim: oklch(0.617 0.045 303.9);
  --color-ttb11-amber: #fbbf24;
  --color-ttb11-amber: oklch(0.837 0.164 84.4);
  --font-ttb11-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --animate-ttb11-type: ttb11-type 1.2s steps(var(--n)) both, ttb11-blink 0.8s step-end 1.2s infinite;

  @keyframes ttb11-type {
    from {
      width: 0;
    }
  }

  @keyframes ttb11-blink {
    50% {
      border-color: transparent;
    }
  }
}
/* 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-11 {
  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=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • steps(20) + width:100% became steps(var(--n)) + w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)]: each string declares its own length, so typing is exactly one glyph per step for any copy.
  • Both keyframes live inside @theme next to a single --animate-ttb11-type token that chains them.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: a prompt glyph, an inset tab well with amber-tinted active state, and an 18px typed line (was 14px).
  • UI upgrade: resting labels raised from 45% white (≈3.1:1) to a 6.6:1 token; under reduced motion the full line shows with no caret flicker.
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Demo: Typewriter Animation Tabs in Tailwind CSS
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-css-tabs/typewriter-animation-tabs-tailwind-css/

Choosing a tab types the panel's line out character by character, then leaves a blinking amber caret. The original's steps(20) was a magic number that only fit one string; the port gives each line its own [--n:16] and animates to calc(var(--n)*1ch) in exactly steps(var(--n)), so any string types one glyph per step.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttb-11 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb11-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb11-mono text-ttb11-ink" aria-label="Typewriter animation tabs demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-lg justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div class="w-full rounded-2xl bg-ttb11-card p-2 ring-1 ring-white/8">
      <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Message" class="flex gap-1 rounded-xl bg-black/25 p-1">
        <label class="flex min-h-10 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-[0.12em] text-ttb11-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb11-ink has-checked:bg-ttb11-amber/12 has-checked:text-ttb11-amber has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb11-amber"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb11" id="ttb11-r1" checked>Greet</label>
        <label class="flex min-h-10 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-[0.12em] text-ttb11-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb11-ink has-checked:bg-ttb11-amber/12 has-checked:text-ttb11-amber has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb11-amber"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb11" id="ttb11-r2">Status</label>
        <label class="flex min-h-10 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-[0.12em] text-ttb11-mut uppercase transition-colors hover:text-ttb11-ink has-checked:bg-ttb11-amber/12 has-checked:text-ttb11-amber has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb11-amber"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb11" id="ttb11-r3">Goodbye</label>
      </div>
      <div class="flex min-h-24 items-center px-4 text-lg">
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb11-r1:checked]/tabs:block"><span aria-hidden="true" class="mr-2 text-ttb11-dim">›</span><span class="inline-block w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)] animate-ttb11-type overflow-hidden border-r-2 border-ttb11-amber align-bottom whitespace-nowrap text-ttb11-amber [--n:14] motion-reduce:animate-none">Hello, friend.</span></p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb11-r2:checked]/tabs:block"><span aria-hidden="true" class="mr-2 text-ttb11-dim">›</span><span class="inline-block w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)] animate-ttb11-type overflow-hidden border-r-2 border-ttb11-amber align-bottom whitespace-nowrap text-ttb11-amber [--n:16] motion-reduce:animate-none">Systems nominal.</span></p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb11-r3:checked]/tabs:block"><span aria-hidden="true" class="mr-2 text-ttb11-dim">›</span><span class="inline-block w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)] animate-ttb11-type overflow-hidden border-r-2 border-ttb11-amber align-bottom whitespace-nowrap text-ttb11-amber [--n:17] motion-reduce:animate-none">See you tomorrow.</span></p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-white/10 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-ttb11-mut">[--n:16] · w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)] · steps(var(--n))</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb11-bg: #17121f;
  --color-ttb11-bg: oklch(0.195 0.027 301.6);
  --color-ttb11-card: #211a2c;
  --color-ttb11-card: oklch(0.235 0.035 301.6);
  --color-ttb11-ink: #f3eff8;
  --color-ttb11-ink: oklch(0.958 0.013 306.0);
  --color-ttb11-mut: #a99fb8;
  --color-ttb11-mut: oklch(0.719 0.037 303.6);
  --color-ttb11-dim: #8b7f9c;
  --color-ttb11-dim: oklch(0.617 0.045 303.9);
  --color-ttb11-amber: #fbbf24;
  --color-ttb11-amber: oklch(0.837 0.164 84.4);
  --font-ttb11-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --animate-ttb11-type: ttb11-type 1.2s steps(var(--n)) both, ttb11-blink 0.8s step-end 1.2s infinite;

  @keyframes ttb11-type {
    from {
      width: 0;
    }
  }

  @keyframes ttb11-blink {
    50% {
      border-color: transparent;
    }
  }
}
/* 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-11 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Steps equal characters. In a monospace font 1ch is one glyph, so a width of n ch holds exactly n characters, and steps(n) reveals one per step:

<span class="[--n:14] w-[calc(var(--n)*1ch)] overflow-hidden whitespace-nowrap
  border-r-2 border-ttb11-amber animate-ttb11-type">Hello, friend.</span>

The keyframe only needs a start. from { width: 0 } animates to the element's own width, so one keyframe serves every string.

Free replay. A CSS animation restarts whenever its element leaves display:none — switching tabs types the new line again without a script.

Make it yours

  • Slower typing: raise 1.2s in the token; steps(var(--n)) keeps it one glyph per step.
  • Green CRT: amber → #4ade80 on near-black.
  • Multiple lines: give each line its own span and stagger with [animation-delay:…].

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Set [--n] to the exact character count, including spaces and punctuation, or the caret stops early or late.
  • ch is only one glyph wide in a monospace font; a proportional font breaks the effect.
  • Long lines overflow narrow phones — keep strings under ~30 characters or allow horizontal scroll.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

var() inside steps() resolves at computed time in all engines; the floor is Tailwind v4's sheet.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

prefers-reduced-motiontw ↗

Theme tokensset in @theme, used by a utility

custom propertiestw ↗

Plain CSSno Tailwind surface

@keyframestw ↗

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