Pure CSS Tabs

Tab elements relying on only CSS, utilizing radio button inputs

by Jon Fuller

HTML

<div data-tabs class="tabs">    
	<div class="tab">
		<input type="radio" name="tabgroup" id="tab-1" checked>
		<label for="tab-1">Tab 1</label>
		<div class="tab__content">
			<h4>Tab heading 1</h4>
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		</div> 
	</div>
	<div class="tab">
		<input type="radio" name="tabgroup" id="tab-2">
		<label for="tab-2">Tab 2</label>
		<div class="tab__content">
			<h4>Tab heading 2</h4>
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		</div> 
	</div>
	<div class="tab">
		<input type="radio" name="tabgroup" id="tab-3">
		<label for="tab-3">Tab 3</label>
		<div class="tab__content">
			<h4>Tab heading 3</h4>
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		</div> 
	</div>
	<div class="tab">
		<input type="radio" name="tabgroup" id="tab-4">
		<label for="tab-4">Tab 4</label>
		<div...

CSS

body {
   font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
   background-color: #C2EABA;
   padding-top: 50px;
   line-height: 1.4;
   font-size: 1.4em;
}

.tabs {
	clear: both;
	position: relative;   
   max-width: 650px;
   margin: 0 auto;
   /* you can either manually set a min-height here or do it via JS ---> */
}

.tab {
	float: left;
}

.tab label {
	margin-right: 20px;
	position: relative;
	top: 0;
	cursor: pointer;
	color: #333;
   text-transform: uppercase;
}

.tab [type=radio] {
	display: none;   
}

.tab__content {
   position: absolute;
	top: 40px;
	left: 0;
	right: 0;
	bottom: 0;
	transition: opacity .2s cubic-bezier(.42,0,.34,1.01);
	opacity: 0;
}

.tab [type=radio]:checked ~ label {
	border-bottom: 2px solid #1d1d1d;
	color: #1d1d1d;
	z-index: 2;
}

.tab [type=radio]:checked ~ label ~ .tab__content {
	z-index: 1;
	opacity: 1;
}