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Switch button using CSS Only

With the following method, you can create a custom switch button for your website or web application using HTML and CSS only.


Demo

Open demo in a full window – https://demos.webdevpuneet.com/css/switch-button/index.html


HTML

<div class="container">
  <label class="switch">
    <span class="switch__text">Grant Private Access </span>
    <input class="switch__checkbox" type="checkbox" name="live-sw--name" checked="" tabindex="1">
    <span class="switch__elements" aria-hidden="true">
      <span class="switch__inner">
        <span class="switch__left">YES</span>
        <span class="switch__right">NO</span>
        <span class="switch__middle"></span>
      </span>
    </span>
  </label>
</div>

CSS

.container {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Noselect */
/* on-off switch */
.switch {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
  vertical-align: middle;
  margin: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.switch * {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.switch,
.switch * {
  outline: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.switch__text {
  font-weight: bold;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.switch__checkbox {
  display: none;
  visibility: hidden;
}

.switch__elements {
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
  border-radius: 20px;
  -moz-border-radius: 20px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 20px;
  width: 60px;
  height: 25px;
  overflow: hidden;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.switch__elements::after {
  display: block;
  content: "";
  clear: both;
}

.switch__checkbox:checked ~ .switch__elements {
  border: 1px solid red;
  background: red;
}

.switch__inner {
  width: 120px;
  height: 25px;
  display: block;
  line-height: 1;
  -webkit-transition: transform 0.15s ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: transform 0.15s ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: transform 0.15s ease-in-out;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease-in-out;
  transition-property: transform;
  position: relative;
  transform: translateX(-60px);
  -webkit-touch-callout: none;
  /* iOS Safari */
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  /* Safari */
  -khtml-user-select: none;
  /* Konqueror HTML */
  -moz-user-select: none;
  /* Firefox */
  -ms-user-select: none;
  /* Internet Explorer/Edge */
  user-select: none;
  /* Non-prefixed version, currently
               supported by Chrome and Opera */
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.switch__inner::after {
  display: block;
  content: "";
  clear: both;
}

.switch__checkbox:checked ~ .switch__elements .switch__inner {
  transform: translateX(0px);
}

.switch__left {
  background: red;
  color: #ffffff;
  display: block;
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
  height: 25px;
  padding: 6.5px 20px 0px 0;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-family: Avenir-Next-Medium;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  border-radius: 20px;
  text-align: center;
}

.switch__right {
  background: #fafafa;
  color: #3d3d3d;
  display: block;
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
  height: 25px;
  padding: 6.5px 0 0px 20px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-family: Avenir-Next-Medium;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  border-radius: 20px;
  transition-property: transform;
  text-align: center;
}

.switch__middle {
  width: 23px;
  height: 23px;
  margin: 0;
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  -moz-border-radius: 50%;
  -webkit-border-radius: 50%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  bottom: 0;
  left: calc(50% - 12.5px);
  transform: translateX(13px);
  -webkit-transition: 0.15s ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: 0.15s ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: 0.15s ease-in-out;
  transition: 0.15s ease-in-out;
  transition-property: transform;
}

.switch__checkbox:checked ~ .switch__elements .switch__inner .switch__middle {
  transform: translateX(-12px);
}

Download files link: https://webdevpuneet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/switch-button.zip