Tagged “toggle”

Use CSS :has to set root-level styles based on a button’s state

25 August 2022 in css

Great tip here from Jhey. He advises using a button with ARIA and a little JavaScript for your dark-mode toggle. And to apply the dark styles, use a CSS selector which targets the :root parent of the button when in “pressed” state and sets a root-level custom property to “on”.

:root:has([aria-pressed=true]) {
  --dark:1;
}

Building an accessible show/hide disclosure component with vanilla JS (Go Make Things)

11 December 2019 in a11y

A disclosure component is the formal name for the pattern where you click a button to reveal or hide content. This includes things like a “show more/show less” interaction for some descriptive text below a YouTube video, or a hamburger menu that reveals and hides when you click it.

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