This code snippet helps you to create an overlap effect on toggle. It creates a selector widget for a sushi restaurant’s lunch menu. The widget contains two radio buttons with the names “sushi-lunch” and the IDs “happy-radio” and “lovers-radio”. These radio buttons hold the state of which card is in front and which toggle button is visible. The “happy-radio” radio button is checked by default. The “selector” div contains two “label” elements, one for each radio button, with corresponding classes “happy-card” and “lovers-card”. Each label contains a heading, a list of sushi items, and a price. Finally, there are two “label” elements with the classes “happy-pick” and “lovers-pick”, respectively. These are used as toggle buttons to switch between the two sushi lunch options.
How to Create CSS Cards with Overlap Effect on Toggle
First of all, load the following assets into the head tag of your HTML document.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cabin:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"><link rel='stylesheet' href='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.13.0/css/all.min.css'>
Create the HTML structure for the overlap effect as follows:
<div>
<!-- these radio buttons hold state of which card is in front and which toggle button is visible -->
<input type="radio" name="sushi-lunch" id="happy-radio">
<input type="radio" name="sushi-lunch" id="lovers-radio" checked>
<div class="selector">
<label for="happy-radio" class="happy-card">
<h1>Happy Sushi Lunch</h1>
<ul>
<li>California Roll</li>
<li>2 Pieces Salmon Nigiri</li>
<li>Sea Salt Edamame</li>
<li>Miso Soup</li>
</ul>
<p>$12</p>
</label>
<label for="lovers-radio" class="lovers-card">
<h1>Sushi Lover's Lunch</h1>
<ul>
<li>Spicy Tuna Roll</li>
<li>Shrimp Tempura Roll</li>
<li>4 Pieces Asssorted Nigiri</li>
<li>Wonton Soup</li>
</ul>
<p>$18</p>
</label>
<label for="happy-radio" class="happy-pick">Switch to Happy Sushi Lunch!</label>
<label for="lovers-radio" class="lovers-pick">Switch to Sushi Lover's Lunch!</label>
</div>
</div>
Now, style the overlap effect using the following CSS styles:
*, *::before, *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
html, body {
height: 100%;
}
body {
margin: 0;
display: grid;
align-items: center;
justify-items: center;
height: 100%;
color: #f4f7f7;
background-color: #586875;
font: 1rem/1 'Cabin', sans-serif;
overflow-x: hidden;
}
/* hide radio buttons, but still expose them to screen readers */
input {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.selector {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas:
'happy lovers'
'pick pick';
}
/* the cards and toggle buttons are actually fat labels that can be clicked to set radio buttons */
label {
display: block;
cursor: pointer;
}
.happy-card, .lovers-card {
position: relative; /* for iOS */
width: 250px;
padding: 20px;
color: #586875;
background-color: #f4f7f7;
box-shadow: 0 10px 20px #0006;
animation-duration: 0.5s;
animation-timing-function: ease-in-out; /* important to use a symmetrical timing function (linear also works) */
animation-fill-mode: forwards;
}
.happy-card {
grid-area: happy;
margin-right: -10px; /* nudge closer to lover's card */
/* these values are used to animate via translateX */
--swing: -25px;
--overlap: 25px;
}
.lovers-card {
grid-area: lovers;
margin-left: -10px; /* nudge closer to happy card */
/* these values are used to animate via translateX */
--swing: 25px;
--overlap: -25px;
}
/* when a radio button is set, swing the corresponding card fowards */
#happy-radio:checked ~ .selector .happy-card,
#lovers-radio:checked ~ .selector .lovers-card {
animation-name: swing-forwards;
}
@keyframes swing-forwards {
0% {
z-index: 1; /* start behind other card */
transform: scale(0.9);
}
50% {
transform: translateX(var(--swing));
}
100% {
z-index: 2; /* end in front of other card */
transform: translateX(var(--overlap)) scale(1.1);
}
}
/* when a radio button is set, swing the opposite card backwards */
#happy-radio:checked ~ .selector .lovers-card,
#lovers-radio:checked ~ .selector .happy-card {
animation-name: swing-backwards;
}
@keyframes swing-backwards {
0% {
z-index: 2; /* start in front of other card */
transform: translateX(var(--overlap)) scale(1.1);
}
50% {
transform: translateX(var(--swing));
}
100% {
z-index: 1; /* end behind other card */
transform: scale(0.9);
}
}
h1 {
margin: 0;
padding-bottom: 10px;
border-bottom: 1px dashed #bdd6d2;
font-size: 1.5rem;
}
ul {
margin: 15px 0;
padding-left: 30px;
line-height: 1.5rem;
list-style-type: square;
}
p {
margin: 0 -20px -20px;
padding: 15px;
background-color: #bdd6d2;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center;
}
.happy-pick, .lovers-pick {
grid-area: pick;
margin: 50px auto 0;
padding: 15px;
border: 1px solid #f4f7f7;
border-radius: 9999px;
background-color: #b46d73;
font-size: 1.25rem;
-webkit-user-select: none;
user-select: none;
}
.happy-pick::before, .lovers-pick::after {
display: inline-block;
font-family: 'Font Awesome 5 Free';
font-weight: bold;
}
.happy-pick::before {
margin-right: 10px;
content: '\f0a8'; /* fa-arrow-circle-left */
}
.lovers-pick::after {
margin-left: 10px;
content: '\f0a9'; /* fa-arrow-circle-right */
}
/* hide happy toggle button if happy is currently selected */
#happy-radio:checked ~ .selector .happy-pick {
display: none;
}
/* hide lover's toggle button if lover's is currently selected */
#lovers-radio:checked ~ .selector .lovers-pick {
display: none;
}
/* increase overlap and swing distance on smaller screens */
@media (max-width: 560px) {
.happy-card {
margin-right: -85px;
--swing: -100px;
}
.lovers-card {
margin-left: -85px;
--swing: 100px;
}
}
That’s all! hopefully, you have successfully created CSS Cards with Overlap Effect on Toggle. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment below.
