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Custom radio button

Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Category
Input
Created
01 Dec, 2019

HTML

index.html
<label class="custom-radio-button">
<!-- The real radio -->
<input type="radio" class="custom-radio-button__input" />

<!-- The fake circle -->
<div class="custom-radio-button__circle">
<!-- The inner circle -->
<div class="custom-radio-button__radio custom-radio-button__radio--selected"></div>
</div>

<!-- The text -->
...
</label>

CSS

styles.css
.custom-radio-button {
/* Center the content horizontally */
align-items: center;
display: inline-flex;

/* Cursor */
cursor: pointer;
}

.custom-radio-button__input {
/* Hide it */
display: none;
}

.custom-radio-button__circle {
/* Rounded border */
border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
border-radius: 9999px;

/* Spacing */
margin-right: 0.5rem;
padding: 0.25rem;
}

.custom-radio-button__radio {
/* Rounded border */
border-radius: 9999px;
height: 1rem;
width: 1rem;

/* For not selected radio */
background-color: transparent;
}

.custom-radio-button__radio--selected {
/* For selected radio */
background-color: #3b82f6;
}

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