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  17. 17Variable Font Weight Tabs in Tailwind CSS
  18. 18Uppercase Tabs with Thick Sliding Bar in Tailwind CSS
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  32. 32Neumorphic Inset Tabs in Tailwind CSS
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Uppercase Tabs with Thick Sliding Bar in Tailwind CSS

Tracked mono caps above a single heavy pressroom-red bar that slides like a bookmark along a typecase shelf. The original measured each label's width; the port gives the four volumes equal columns and a second line of dates, so the bar steps by quarters with the index trick.

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<section class="ttb-18 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb18-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb18-mono text-ttb18-paper" aria-label="Uppercase tabs with sliding bar demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-xl justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div class="w-full">
      <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Volume" class="relative grid grid-cols-4 pb-4 [--i:0] has-[#ttb18-r2:checked]:[--i:1] has-[#ttb18-r3:checked]:[--i:2] has-[#ttb18-r4:checked]:[--i:3]">
        <label class="group/tab flex min-h-12 cursor-pointer flex-col justify-end gap-1 pr-2 transition-colors has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb18-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb18" id="ttb18-r1" checked><span class="text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.24em] text-ttb18-mut uppercase transition-colors group-hover/tab:text-ttb18-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb18-paper">Vol. I</span><span class="text-[10.5px] text-ttb18-dim">1450–1600</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab flex min-h-12 cursor-pointer flex-col justify-end gap-1 pr-2 transition-colors has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb18-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb18" id="ttb18-r2"><span class="text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.24em] text-ttb18-mut uppercase transition-colors group-hover/tab:text-ttb18-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb18-paper">Vol. II</span><span class="text-[10.5px] text-ttb18-dim">1600–1750</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab flex min-h-12 cursor-pointer flex-col justify-end gap-1 pr-2 transition-colors has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb18-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb18" id="ttb18-r3"><span class="text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.24em] text-ttb18-mut uppercase transition-colors group-hover/tab:text-ttb18-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb18-paper">Vol. III</span><span class="text-[10.5px] text-ttb18-dim">1750–1900</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab flex min-h-12 cursor-pointer flex-col justify-end gap-1 pr-2 transition-colors has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb18-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb18" id="ttb18-r4"><span class="text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.24em] text-ttb18-mut uppercase transition-colors group-hover/tab:text-ttb18-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb18-paper">Vol. IV</span><span class="text-[10.5px] text-ttb18-dim">1980–</span></label>
        <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 h-px w-full bg-ttb18-paper/15"></span>
        <span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-0 left-0 h-1.5 w-1/4 translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)] bg-ttb18-red transition-transform duration-450 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
      </div>
      <div class="pt-5 font-ttb18-serif text-[17px] text-ttb18-soft italic">
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb18-r1:checked]/tabs:block">The Origins — movable type reaches Venice, Basel and Paris.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb18-r2:checked]/tabs:block">The Reformation — pamphlets, presses and the Dutch type trade.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb18-r3:checked]/tabs:block">The Industrial Cut — steam presses, fat faces and the poster.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb18-r4:checked]/tabs:block">The Digital Era — outline fonts, the web and variable type.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-ttb18-paper/12 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-ttb18-mut">grid-cols-4 · h-1.5 w-1/4 bar · translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)]</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb18-bg: #1a1a1a;
  --color-ttb18-bg: oklch(0.218 0 0);
  --color-ttb18-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb18-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb18-soft: #cfc9b8;
  --color-ttb18-soft: oklch(0.836 0.024 90.8);
  --color-ttb18-mut: #a8a293;
  --color-ttb18-mut: oklch(0.713 0.022 88.8);
  --color-ttb18-dim: #8f897c;
  --color-ttb18-dim: oklch(0.632 0.020 86.2);
  --color-ttb18-red: #d4433a;
  --color-ttb18-red: oklch(0.590 0.183 27.7);
  --font-ttb18-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --font-ttb18-serif: 'Newsreader', Georgia, 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-18 {
  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-ttb18-bg: #1a1a1a;
  --color-ttb18-bg: oklch(0.218 0 0);
  --color-ttb18-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb18-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb18-soft: #cfc9b8;
  --color-ttb18-soft: oklch(0.836 0.024 90.8);
  --color-ttb18-mut: #a8a293;
  --color-ttb18-mut: oklch(0.713 0.022 88.8);
  --color-ttb18-dim: #8f897c;
  --color-ttb18-dim: oklch(0.632 0.020 86.2);
  --color-ttb18-red: #d4433a;
  --color-ttb18-red: oklch(0.590 0.183 27.7);
  --font-ttb18-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --font-ttb18-serif: 'Newsreader', Georgia, 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-18 {
  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;700&family=Newsreader:ital,opsz,wght@0,6..72,400..600;1,6..72,400..600&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • The measuring controller was removed by making the four volumes equal grid columns; the bar is w-1/4 translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)].
  • .tt06p.active panel toggling became group-has-[#ttb18-rN:checked]/tabs:block.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: labels went from 9px (below any legibility floor) to 11px, and each gained a date-range line so the strip reads like a contents page.
  • UI upgrade: a hairline shelf under the row gives the red bar something to slide along; resting labels moved from 50% cream to a 6.6:1 token.
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Demo: Uppercase Tabs with Thick Sliding Bar in Tailwind CSS
Source: https://codefronts.com/navigation/tailwind-css-tabs/uppercase-tabs-thick-sliding-bar-tailwind-css/

Tracked mono caps above a single heavy pressroom-red bar that slides like a bookmark along a typecase shelf. The original measured each label's width; the port gives the four volumes equal columns and a second line of dates, so the bar steps by quarters with the index trick.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttb-18 group/tabs grid min-h-svh w-full place-items-center bg-ttb18-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttb18-mono text-ttb18-paper" aria-label="Uppercase tabs with sliding bar demo">
  <div class="grid w-full max-w-xl justify-items-center gap-7">
    <div class="w-full">
      <div role="radiogroup" aria-label="Volume" class="relative grid grid-cols-4 pb-4 [--i:0] has-[#ttb18-r2:checked]:[--i:1] has-[#ttb18-r3:checked]:[--i:2] has-[#ttb18-r4:checked]:[--i:3]">
        <label class="group/tab flex min-h-12 cursor-pointer flex-col justify-end gap-1 pr-2 transition-colors has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb18-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb18" id="ttb18-r1" checked><span class="text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.24em] text-ttb18-mut uppercase transition-colors group-hover/tab:text-ttb18-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb18-paper">Vol. I</span><span class="text-[10.5px] text-ttb18-dim">1450–1600</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab flex min-h-12 cursor-pointer flex-col justify-end gap-1 pr-2 transition-colors has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb18-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb18" id="ttb18-r2"><span class="text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.24em] text-ttb18-mut uppercase transition-colors group-hover/tab:text-ttb18-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb18-paper">Vol. II</span><span class="text-[10.5px] text-ttb18-dim">1600–1750</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab flex min-h-12 cursor-pointer flex-col justify-end gap-1 pr-2 transition-colors has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb18-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb18" id="ttb18-r3"><span class="text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.24em] text-ttb18-mut uppercase transition-colors group-hover/tab:text-ttb18-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb18-paper">Vol. III</span><span class="text-[10.5px] text-ttb18-dim">1750–1900</span></label>
        <label class="group/tab flex min-h-12 cursor-pointer flex-col justify-end gap-1 pr-2 transition-colors has-focus-visible:outline-1 has-focus-visible:outline-offset-2 has-focus-visible:outline-dashed has-focus-visible:outline-ttb18-paper"><input class="sr-only" type="radio" name="ttb18" id="ttb18-r4"><span class="text-[11px] font-bold tracking-[0.24em] text-ttb18-mut uppercase transition-colors group-hover/tab:text-ttb18-paper group-has-checked/tab:text-ttb18-paper">Vol. IV</span><span class="text-[10.5px] text-ttb18-dim">1980–</span></label>
        <span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 h-px w-full bg-ttb18-paper/15"></span>
        <span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-0 left-0 h-1.5 w-1/4 translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)] bg-ttb18-red transition-transform duration-450 ease-[cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1)] motion-reduce:transition-none"></span>
      </div>
      <div class="pt-5 font-ttb18-serif text-[17px] text-ttb18-soft italic">
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb18-r1:checked]/tabs:block">The Origins — movable type reaches Venice, Basel and Paris.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb18-r2:checked]/tabs:block">The Reformation — pamphlets, presses and the Dutch type trade.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb18-r3:checked]/tabs:block">The Industrial Cut — steam presses, fat faces and the poster.</p>
        <p class="hidden group-has-[#ttb18-r4:checked]/tabs:block">The Digital Era — outline fonts, the web and variable type.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p aria-hidden="true" class="rounded-full border border-ttb18-paper/12 px-3.5 py-2 text-[11.5px] text-ttb18-mut">grid-cols-4 · h-1.5 w-1/4 bar · translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)]</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttb18-bg: #1a1a1a;
  --color-ttb18-bg: oklch(0.218 0 0);
  --color-ttb18-paper: #ece6d4;
  --color-ttb18-paper: oklch(0.925 0.025 91.6);
  --color-ttb18-soft: #cfc9b8;
  --color-ttb18-soft: oklch(0.836 0.024 90.8);
  --color-ttb18-mut: #a8a293;
  --color-ttb18-mut: oklch(0.713 0.022 88.8);
  --color-ttb18-dim: #8f897c;
  --color-ttb18-dim: oklch(0.632 0.020 86.2);
  --color-ttb18-red: #d4433a;
  --color-ttb18-red: oklch(0.590 0.183 27.7);
  --font-ttb18-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --font-ttb18-serif: 'Newsreader', Georgia, 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-18 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Make the columns equal, delete the measuring. Four volume labels of similar length don't need content-sized tabs; a 4-column grid gives the bar a fixed step:

<div class="relative grid grid-cols-4 pb-4 [--i:0] has-[#ttb18-r2:checked]:[--i:1] …">
  …
  <span class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 h-1.5 w-1/4
    translate-x-[calc(var(--i)*100%)] bg-ttb18-red"></span>

The date line under each numeral turns the strip into a contents page rather than a row of buttons.

Make it yours

  • Thin rule: h-0.5; full press bar: h-2.5.
  • Content-sized tabs need measuring again — or CSS anchor positioning where supported.
  • Marigold bar on charcoal: --color-ttb18-red: #f5cb1a.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Tracked caps get wide: keep labels to two words or less.
  • The bar sits in the row's bottom padding; removing pb-4 lets it collide with the text.
  • Dates are part of each radio's accessible name — keep them short.

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

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