Building Vertical Tabs Without JavaScript: The Radio Button Hack

Tabs are usually built with JavaScript, but CSS can do it alone. I built a vertical tabs component using hidden radio buttons.
In this article you will learn:
- How hidden radio inputs remember the selected tab
- How the ~ selector connects an input to the content that follows it
- How to slide an indicator by changing its top value with a transition
- Where the trick breaks: a fixed number of tabs and no keyboard support when inputs use display: none
Live demo: https://muhammaduzairkhalid15.github.io/CSS-Vertical-Tabs-Uzi-Solutions/ Source code: https://github.com/MuhammadUzairKhalid15/CSS-Vertical-Tabs-Uzi-Solutions
Have you used this trick before? Tell me in the comments.
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- Documenting my journey from beginner to full-stack developer
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