Spotlight
React + Tailwind
const css = `
.cb-spotlight { position: relative; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; color: light-dark(#42454c, #e5e6e9); font-size: 14px; cursor: pointer; user-select: none; }
.cb-spotlight__input { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; margin: 0; opacity: 0; }
.cb-spotlight__stage { position: relative; width: 60px; height: 56px; }
.cb-spotlight__pool {
position: absolute;
left: 14px;
bottom: 0;
width: 44px;
height: 12px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: radial-gradient(closest-side, color-mix(in oklab, light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3) 30%, transparent), transparent);
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.cb-spotlight__box {
position: absolute;
left: 24px;
bottom: 5px;
width: 24px;
height: 24px;
border-radius: 6px;
background: light-dark(#f3f4f7, #1a1c1f);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px light-dark(#cbced3, #393c41);
transition: background-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
}
.cb-spotlight__input:focus-visible + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__box { outline: 2px solid light-dark(#5f626a, #a7abb2); outline-offset: 3px; }
.cb-spotlight__box svg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 24px; height: 24px; }
.cb-spotlight__box path { fill: none; stroke: light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3); stroke-width: 2.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.2s; }
/* The lamp hangs top left; the beam hangs from it and turns on the lamp's pivot. */
.cb-spotlight__rig {
position: absolute;
left: 6px;
top: 4px;
width: 0;
height: 0;
transform: rotate(60deg);
transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.75, 0);
}
.cb-spotlight__lamp { position: absolute; left: -5px; top: -3px; width: 10px; height: 9px; border-radius: 2px 2px 4px 4px; background: linear-gradient(light-dark(#5f626a, #a7abb2), light-dark(#cbced3, #393c41)); }
.cb-spotlight__beam {
position: absolute;
left: -16px;
top: 5px;
width: 32px;
height: 50px;
clip-path: polygon(38% 0, 62% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
background: linear-gradient(color-mix(in oklab, light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3) 40%, transparent), color-mix(in oklab, light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3) 4%, transparent));
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__rig { transform: rotate(-40deg); transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.4, 0.5, 1); }
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__beam { opacity: 1; transition-duration: 0.15s; }
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__pool { opacity: 1; transition-delay: 0.35s; }
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__box { background: light-dark(#dbdde1, #2e3035); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px light-dark(#50535b, #c6c8cd); transition-delay: 0.35s; }
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__box path { opacity: 1; transition-delay: 0.35s; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.cb-spotlight__stage * { transition-duration: 0.01s !important; transition-delay: 0s !important; }
}
`;
export function SpotlightCheckbox() {
return (
<>
<style>
{css}
</style>
<label className="cb-spotlight">
<input className="cb-spotlight__input" type="checkbox" />
<span className="cb-spotlight__stage" aria-hidden="true">
<span className="cb-spotlight__pool" />
<span className="cb-spotlight__box">
<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24">
<path d="M6.5 12.5L10.2 16L17.5 8" />
</svg>
</span>
<span className="cb-spotlight__rig">
<span className="cb-spotlight__beam" />
<span className="cb-spotlight__lamp" />
</span>
</span>
Feature this
</label>
</>
);
}Markup where the component goes, CSS in your stylesheet. No JavaScript.
HTML
<label class="cb-spotlight"><input class="cb-spotlight__input" type="checkbox"/><span class="cb-spotlight__stage" aria-hidden="true"><span class="cb-spotlight__pool"></span><span class="cb-spotlight__box"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M6.5 12.5L10.2 16L17.5 8"></path></svg></span><span class="cb-spotlight__rig"><span class="cb-spotlight__beam"></span><span class="cb-spotlight__lamp"></span></span></span>Feature this</label>CSS
.cb-spotlight { position: relative; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; color: light-dark(#42454c, #e5e6e9); font-size: 14px; cursor: pointer; user-select: none; }
.cb-spotlight__input { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; margin: 0; opacity: 0; }
.cb-spotlight__stage { position: relative; width: 60px; height: 56px; }
.cb-spotlight__pool {
position: absolute;
left: 14px;
bottom: 0;
width: 44px;
height: 12px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: radial-gradient(closest-side, color-mix(in oklab, light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3) 30%, transparent), transparent);
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.cb-spotlight__box {
position: absolute;
left: 24px;
bottom: 5px;
width: 24px;
height: 24px;
border-radius: 6px;
background: light-dark(#f3f4f7, #1a1c1f);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px light-dark(#cbced3, #393c41);
transition: background-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
}
.cb-spotlight__input:focus-visible + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__box { outline: 2px solid light-dark(#5f626a, #a7abb2); outline-offset: 3px; }
.cb-spotlight__box svg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 24px; height: 24px; }
.cb-spotlight__box path { fill: none; stroke: light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3); stroke-width: 2.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.2s; }
/* The lamp hangs top left; the beam hangs from it and turns on the lamp's pivot. */
.cb-spotlight__rig {
position: absolute;
left: 6px;
top: 4px;
width: 0;
height: 0;
transform: rotate(60deg);
transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.75, 0);
}
.cb-spotlight__lamp { position: absolute; left: -5px; top: -3px; width: 10px; height: 9px; border-radius: 2px 2px 4px 4px; background: linear-gradient(light-dark(#5f626a, #a7abb2), light-dark(#cbced3, #393c41)); }
.cb-spotlight__beam {
position: absolute;
left: -16px;
top: 5px;
width: 32px;
height: 50px;
clip-path: polygon(38% 0, 62% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
background: linear-gradient(color-mix(in oklab, light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3) 40%, transparent), color-mix(in oklab, light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3) 4%, transparent));
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__rig { transform: rotate(-40deg); transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.4, 0.5, 1); }
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__beam { opacity: 1; transition-duration: 0.15s; }
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__pool { opacity: 1; transition-delay: 0.35s; }
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__box { background: light-dark(#dbdde1, #2e3035); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px light-dark(#50535b, #c6c8cd); transition-delay: 0.35s; }
.cb-spotlight__input:checked + .cb-spotlight__stage .cb-spotlight__box path { opacity: 1; transition-delay: 0.35s; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.cb-spotlight__stage * { transition-duration: 0.01s !important; transition-delay: 0s !important; }
}Goal: Create a "Spotlight" checkbox.
Visual behavior: A spotlight checkbox: ticking swings a spotlight round onto the box, its beam lights the floor, and the tick appears in the light; unticking turns it away and dark.
Technique:
- A real native checkbox (visually hidden: absolute, 1x1, opacity 0) inside a <label>; every visual is aria-hidden and styled from the input with :checked + sibling selectors.
- The lamp and its beam (a trapezoid clip-path with a fading gradient) turn together on the lamp pivot with an overshooting transition.
- The floor pool and the box light after a delay, so the beam arrives first. Pure CSS, no script.
Accessibility: A native checkbox inside a <label>, so Space toggles it and the visible label names it; :focus-visible on the input outlines the visual. Under prefers-reduced-motion the light changes instantly.
My stack: {{USER_STACK}}
My styling: {{USER_STYLING}}
My constraints: {{USER_CONSTRAINTS}}
My colors: neutral only. Black, white and grays, no hues. Use the color values above as written, or my project's closest neutral tokens.
Return a single self-contained component. No dependencies.Goal: Create a "Spotlight" checkbox.
Visual behavior: A spotlight checkbox: ticking swings a spotlight round onto the box, its beam lights the floor, and the tick appears in the light; unticking turns it away and dark.
Technique:
- A real native checkbox (visually hidden: absolute, 1x1, opacity 0) inside a <label>; every visual is aria-hidden and styled from the input with :checked + sibling selectors.
- The lamp and its beam (a trapezoid clip-path with a fading gradient) turn together on the lamp pivot with an overshooting transition.
- The floor pool and the box light after a delay, so the beam arrives first. Pure CSS, no script.
Accessibility: A native checkbox inside a <label>, so Space toggles it and the visible label names it; :focus-visible on the input outlines the visual. Under prefers-reduced-motion the light changes instantly.
My stack: {{USER_STACK}}
My styling: {{USER_STYLING}}
My constraints: {{USER_CONSTRAINTS}}
My colors: use my project's existing color tokens. The color values above are grayscale placeholders. Map each one by its role (surface, text, border, accent, glow) to my theme, and keep their relative lightness so contrast and the effect still read.
Return a single self-contained component. No dependencies.Paste into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor after filling in {{USER_STACK}}, {{USER_STYLING}} and {{USER_CONSTRAINTS}}. Neutral keeps the greys you see here; Match my project asks the model to map them onto your own colour tokens.
Free to use in any project, commercial included. MIT-0, no attribution required. Licence
About this component
A spotlight checkbox: ticking swings a spotlight round onto the box, its beam lights the floor, and the tick appears in the light; unticking turns it away and dark.
- Dependencies
- None
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Triggers
- click, state change, spotlight, glow
- Techniques
- clip path, gradient, css transition
- Reduced motion
- Respected
- Theme
- Light and dark (follows your page's color-scheme)
A native checkbox inside a <label>, so Space toggles it and the visible label names it; :focus-visible on the input outlines the visual. Under prefers-reduced-motion the light changes instantly.