When building modern websites, there may be cases where users have to complete several steps in a process (registration and authentication process, ordering and payment process, etc). To increase visibility and improve user experience, adding a stepper is a good thing to do.
The example below shows you how to create a stepper with Tailwind CSS. The point here is to use the :before and :after modifiers to make the progress bar.
Screenshot:
The code:
<body class="p-20">
<nav>
<ol class="flex">
<li class="relative w-[150px] text-center text-sm font-light italic
after:content-[''] after:absolute after:left-[50%] after:top-[200%] after:w-5 after:h-5
after:bg-blue-500 after:rounded-full after:z-50
">
Step One
</li>
<li class="relative w-[150px] text-center text-sm font-light italic
before:content-[''] before:absolute before:left-[-50%] before:top-[calc(200%+0.5rem)] before:w-full before:h-1
before:bg-blue-500
after:content-[''] after:absolute after:left-[50%] after:top-[200%] after:w-5 after:h-5
after:bg-blue-500 after:rounded-full after:z-50
">
Step Two
</li>
<li class="relative w-[150px] text-center text-sm font-light italic
before:content-[''] before:absolute before:left-[-50%] before:top-[calc(200%+0.5rem)] before:w-full before:h-1
before:bg-blue-500
after:content-[''] after:absolute after:left-[50%] after:top-[200%] after:w-5 after:h-5
after:bg-blue-500 after:rounded-full after:z-50
">
Step Three
</li>
<li class="relative w-[150px] text-center text-sm font-light italic
before:content-[''] before:absolute before:left-[-50%] before:top-[calc(200%+0.5rem)] before:w-full before:h-1
before:bg-gray-300
after:content-[''] after:absolute after:left-[50%] after:top-[200%] after:w-5 after:h-5
after:bg-gray-300 after:rounded-full after:z-50
">
Final Step
</li>
</ol>
</nav>
</body>You can modify the code to improve the result and adjust elements to fit your need.
Further reading:
- Using :not() selector in Tailwind CSS
- Full-Screen Search Box with Tailwind CSS
- How to Style a Pagination with Tailwind CSS
- Tailwind CSS: How to Create a Clickable Dropdown Menu
- Tailwind CSS: Create an Animated & Closable Side Menu
- Tailwind CSS: How to Create a Black-and-White Image
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