Day 1: Button 🎅
Let's start with a classic button. Every website needs one, right?
The example component is visible below.
A few notes about this button component:
- CSS Variables are used for colors,
- the default button style is reset using the
all: unset
declaration, - the
font-family: inherit
declaration is mandatory to apply font family to a button, - the
:after
pseudo-element is used for smooth hover transition, - the
outline
property is used for focus indication, - to respect the user preference for reduced motion,
--transition-duration-xmas
CSS variable is set to0s
(read more about using CSS Variables for reduced motion on a global scale).
The code:
<button type="button" class="advent-button">Merry Christmas! 🎄</button>
.advent-button {
--color-xmas-beta: #d72621;
--color-xmas-alpha: #f7efef;
--color-xmas-gamma: #639565;
--transition-duration-xmas: .3s;
all: unset;
background-color: var(--color-xmas-alpha);
color: var(--color-xmas-beta);
font-family: inherit;
font-size: 1rem;
letter-spacing: .06em;
line-height: 1.66;
text-transform: uppercase;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
position: relative;
min-height: 3em;
padding: .3em 3em;
border-radius: 1.2em;
border: .6em solid var(--color-xmas-beta);
cursor: pointer;
}
.advent-button:after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: -0.6em;
right: -0.6em;
bottom: -0.6em;
left: -0.6em;
z-index: -1;
border-radius: .6em;
background-color: var(--color-xmas-beta);
transform: scale(.8);
transition: transform cubic-bezier(0.3, 0.9, 0.3, 1.2) var(--transition-duration-xmas);
}
.advent-button:hover:after,
.advent-button:focus:after {
transform: scale(1);
}
.advent-button:focus:after {
outline: .3em dashed var(--color-xmas-gamma);
outline-offset: .3em;
}
.advent-button:active:after {
outline: none;
transform: scale(.8);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.advent-button {
--transition-duration-xmas: 0s;
}
}
P.S. I usually don't group properties like this, but I've used it for better readability.
Advent of UI Components 🎄
Check other UI Components.
Day 24: Details 🎹
A details component contains the summary and the complete information, which could be toggled between visible and hidden states.
Day 23: Radio 📱
A radio component is a form item used when only one selection is possible in a group of mutually exclusive choices.
Day 22: Checkbox 🧦
A checkbox component is a form item used when multiple selectable objects are in a list.
Day 21: Notification 🤫
A notification component usually displays a message that communicates information to the user.
Day 20: Code block 💻
A code block UI component represents a block of code that is formatted neatly.
Day 19: Pagination 📖
Pagination helps users browse through the sequence of related content.
Day 18: Social share 🔗
A social share is a component that displays anchors holding social sharing links of a current page.
Day 17: Card 🎴
A card component usually displays an image and extra information in card-like format.
Day 16: Table 🎶
A table is used to display tabular data.
Day 15: Breadcrumb 🍞
A breadcrumb is an element that helps users understand the hierarchy of the page and site.
Day 14: Blockquote 💬
A blockquote is used to highlight a quote on a page.
Day 13: List 🗒️
An (unordered) list usually consists of items displayed as bullets.
Day 12: Figure 🖼️
A figure element represents a graphic asset with an optional caption.
Day 11: Video Embed 📺
A video embed is a code snippet that allows us to embed the video from a third-party platform like YouTube or Video to our site.
Day 10: Footer 👇
A footer is a component that sits at the bottom of every page. It usually consists of navigation and additional information, like website copyright and legal links.
Day 9: Header ☝️
A header usually consists of navigation that has links to different parts of the website.
Day 8: Hero 🦸♂️
A hero component usually displays the page title, description, and, sometimes, a CTA.
Day 7: Intro 💬
An intro components usually provides basic information of the page. It is one of the first components on the page.
Day 6: Horizontal Rule 〰️
A horizontal rule is usually used as a visual divider between two textual elements.
Day 5: Split 💔
A split component consists of two elements, usually image and text, sitting next to each other horizontally.
Day 4: Banner 🚩
A banner is an element that serves to highlight information, like a website page or an event or Advent of UI Components.
Day 3: Gallery 🍿
Galleries are an inevitable part of every respected site. Here's a Christmas gallery.
Day 2: Tag 🎁
Tags often represent information like category, state, or additional information.
Day 1: Button 🎅
Let's start with a classic button. Every website needs one, right?