Glass Morphism Checkbox
<label class="glass-container">
<input type="checkbox" />
<div class="glass-checkmark">
<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24">
<path d="M9 16.17L4.83 12l-1.42 1.41L9 19 21 7l-1.41-1.41z"/>
</svg>
</div>
</label>About Glass Morphism Checkbox
Glass Morphism Checkbox is a checkbox built with transforms, layered shadows and a blurred backdrop. Its stylesheet runs to 42 lines across 6 rules, declaring 18 distinct properties. It styles checked state explicitly, so the component responds to interaction rather than sitting still. Every format shown on this page is the same component, so you can take HTML, CSS and Tailwind depending on how your project is set up. Nothing is minified and nothing depends on a framework.
When to use
- Settings panels and forms, where state has to read at a glance, where a glass and morphism checkbox fits the surrounding design
- Repeated use across a page, since there is no animation to become tiring when several appear together
- Palettes built around white and blue, where this checkbox can be dropped in without retheming
- Places where one control is meant to be memorable, since 42 lines of CSS is a real investment for a single element
- Layouts with imagery or colour behind the control, since the backdrop blur needs something to blur
How it works
The base rule sets the shape with border-radius, display, height and margin. Movement is done with transforms rather than by changing position or size, which is what keeps it smooth: transforms are composited and do not force the browser to lay the page out again. State changes are eased with a transition, so hovering does not snap. The backdrop filter blurs whatever sits behind the element, which means the effect depends on the page underneath rather than on the component alone.
Accessibility
Built on a native <label> element, so keyboard focus and screen reader semantics work without extra attributes. No focus style is defined. Add one before shipping, or keyboard users lose track of position. That is one thing to fix before this ships in front of users.
Browser support
Backdrop filter needs a -webkit- prefix on older Safari.
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Frequently asked questions
Glass Morphism Checkbox
<label class="glass-container">
<input type="checkbox" />
<div class="glass-checkmark">
<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24">
<path d="M9 16.17L4.83 12l-1.42 1.41L9 19 21 7l-1.41-1.41z"/>
</svg>
</div>
</label>What is inside Glass Morphism Checkbox
Glass Morphism Checkbox is a CSS checkbox built with a blurred backdrop, transforms, layered shadows, defined in 42 lines across 6 selectors.
Techniques used
CSS properties in this component
backdrop-filterbackgroundborderborder-colorborder-radiusbox-shadowcursordisplayfillheightinputmarginopacitypositiontransformtransitionuser-selectwidthAccessibility check1 to fix
- Built on a native <label> element, so keyboard focus and screen reader semantics work without extra attributes.
- No focus style is defined. Add one before shipping, or keyboard users lose track of position.
Browser support notes
- Backdrop filter needs a -webkit- prefix on older Safari.
These notes are generated by reading this component's own source, so they describe what it actually does rather than what a template says. Copy the code above in HTML, CSS, Tailwind and adapt it freely.