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Stays on with aria-pressed, and its icon morphs: fills, pins, mutes.
Engineering
Maya Chen · 8 min read
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npm install @base-ui/react motionimport { ToggleButton, BookmarkGlyph, PinGlyph } from "@/components/ui/toggle-button";
// Icon only: the label names it and becomes the tooltip.
<ToggleButton label="Save to reading list" tooltip="Save" pressed={saved} onPressedChange={setSaved}>
<BookmarkGlyph />
</ToggleButton>
// With a visible label that never changes.
<ToggleButton variant="secondary">
<PinGlyph />
Pin
</ToggleButton>"use client";
import { Toggle } from "@base-ui/react/toggle";
import { AnimatePresence, motion, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
import { createContext, useContext, useId } from "react";
import { ActionTooltip, type TooltipSide } from "@/components/ui/icon-button";
import { cn } from "@/lib/cn";
import { ease, spring, swap } from "@/lib/motion";
import { useControllableState } from "@/lib/use-controllable-state";
const PressedContext = createContext(false);
/** Whether the surrounding ToggleButton is on. For drawing your own glyph that reacts. */
export const useTogglePressed = () => useContext(PressedContext);
export type ToggleButtonProps = Omit<React.ComponentProps<"button">, "value" | "defaultValue" | "onChange" | "className"> & {
className?: string;
pressed?: boolean;
defaultPressed?: boolean;
onPressedChange?: (pressed: boolean) => void;
/**
* Makes it an icon-only square: the label becomes its accessible name and its
* tooltip. Leave it out to show children (an icon and a word) as the label.
*/
label?: string;
/** Tooltip text when it should say less than the label; false for none. */
tooltip?: boolean | React.ReactNode;
shortcut?: string;
tooltipSide?: TooltipSide;
size?: "sm" | "md" | "lg";
variant?: "ghost" | "secondary";
children: React.ReactNode;
};
const box = {
sm: { square: "size-7 rounded-md", wide: "h-7 gap-1.5 rounded-md px-2 has-[svg]:pl-1.5", text: "text-[12px] [&_svg]:size-3.5" },
md: { square: "size-8 rounded-lg", wide: "h-8 gap-1.5 rounded-lg px-2.5 has-[svg]:pl-2", text: "text-[12.5px] [&_svg]:size-4" },
lg: { square: "size-9 rounded-lg", wide: "h-9 gap-2 rounded-lg px-3 has-[svg]:pl-2.5", text: "text-[13px] [&_svg]:size-4" },
};
const looks = {
ghost: "text-fg-2 hover:bg-hover hover:text-fg data-pressed:bg-fg/[0.08] data-pressed:text-fg",
secondary:
"border border-line-2 bg-raised text-fg-2 shadow-[var(--shadow)] hover:border-fg-4 hover:bg-hover hover:text-fg data-pressed:border-fg-4 data-pressed:bg-hover data-pressed:text-fg",
};
/**
* A button that stays on: bold, pin, bookmark, mute. The label never changes with
* the state (aria-pressed says it); the icon does, with a small morph of its own.
*/
export function ToggleButton({
pressed: pressedProp,
defaultPressed = false,
onPressedChange,
label,
tooltip = true,
shortcut,
tooltipSide = "top",
size = "md",
variant = "ghost",
disabled,
className,
children,
...rest
}: ToggleButtonProps) {
const [pressed, setPressed] = useControllableState({ value: pressedProp, defaultValue: defaultPressed, onChange: onPressedChange });
const iconOnly = label !== undefined;
const s = box[size];
const toggle = (
<Toggle
pressed={pressed}
onPressedChange={(next) => setPressed(next)}
disabled={disabled}
aria-label={label}
data-size={size}
data-variant={variant}
className={cn(
"relative inline-flex shrink-0 select-none items-center justify-center font-medium tracking-[-0.005em] outline-none",
"touch-manipulation [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent]",
"focus-visible:outline-solid focus-visible:outline-1 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-fg-3",
"transition-[background-color,border-color,color,scale] duration-150 ease-out-quart active:duration-75",
iconOnly ? "active:scale-[0.93]" : "active:scale-[0.97]",
"data-disabled:pointer-events-none data-disabled:opacity-50",
iconOnly && "pointer-coarse:after:absolute pointer-coarse:after:left-1/2 pointer-coarse:after:top-1/2 pointer-coarse:after:size-11 pointer-coarse:after:-translate-1/2",
iconOnly ? s.square : s.wide,
s.text,
looks[variant],
className,
)}
{...(rest as Toggle.Props)}
>
<PressedContext.Provider value={pressed}>{children}</PressedContext.Provider>
</Toggle>
);
if (!iconOnly || tooltip === false || tooltip == null) return toggle;
return (
<ActionTooltip content={tooltip === true ? label : tooltip} shortcut={shortcut} side={tooltipSide} disabled={disabled}>
{toggle}
</ActionTooltip>
);
}
// ─── Glyphs ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// Each reads the pressed state from the button around it. Same 16px grid and
// 1.4 stroke as the rest of the icon set.
const svg = {
width: 16,
height: 16,
viewBox: "0 0 16 16",
fill: "none",
stroke: "currentColor",
strokeWidth: 1.4,
strokeLinecap: "round" as const,
strokeLinejoin: "round" as const,
"aria-hidden": true,
focusable: false,
};
/** Pops on the way on, dips on the way off. Resting values are the same with or without reduced motion. */
function usePop(on: boolean, amount = 1.2) {
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
if (reduce) return { animate: { scale: 1, rotate: 0 }, transition: { duration: 0 } };
return on
? { animate: { scale: [1, amount, 1] }, transition: { duration: 0.34, times: [0, 0.35, 1], ease: ease.out } }
: { animate: { scale: [1, 0.86, 1] }, transition: { duration: 0.22, times: [0, 0.4, 1], ease: ease.out } };
}
/** Outline to filled: the fill drops in from the top like a ribbon, then the mark pops. */
export function BookmarkGlyph() {
const on = useTogglePressed();
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
const id = useId();
const d = "M4.25 2.75h7.5v10.5L8 10.75l-3.75 2.5z";
return (
<motion.svg {...svg} initial={false} {...usePop(on)}>
<clipPath id={`${id}-clip`}>
<motion.rect
x="0"
y="0"
width="16"
initial={false}
animate={{ height: on ? 16 : 0 }}
transition={reduce ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: on ? 0.26 : 0.16, ease: ease.out }}
/>
</clipPath>
<path d={d} fill="currentColor" stroke="none" clipPath={`url(#${id}-clip)`} />
<path d={d} />
</motion.svg>
);
}
/** The fill springs out from the center while the star gives a small twist. */
export function StarGlyph() {
const on = useTogglePressed();
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
const d = "m8 2.25 1.75 3.6 3.95.55-2.85 2.8.7 3.95L8 11.3l-3.55 1.85.7-3.95L2.3 6.4l3.95-.55z";
const pop = usePop(on, 1.18);
const twist = !reduce && on ? { rotate: [0, -16, 0] } : { rotate: 0 };
return (
<motion.svg {...svg} initial={false} animate={{ ...pop.animate, ...twist }} transition={pop.transition}>
<motion.path
d={d}
fill="currentColor"
stroke="none"
style={{ transformBox: "fill-box", transformOrigin: "50% 55%" }}
initial={false}
animate={{ scale: on ? 1 : 0.3, opacity: on ? 1 : 0 }}
transition={reduce ? { duration: 0.12 } : on ? spring.bouncy : { duration: 0.14, ease: ease.out }}
/>
<path d={d} />
</motion.svg>
);
}
/** Fills from the center on a spring with a single beat. */
export function HeartGlyph() {
const on = useTogglePressed();
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
const d = "M8 13.25S2.25 10 2.25 6.1A2.85 2.85 0 0 1 8 4.9a2.85 2.85 0 0 1 5.75 1.2C13.75 10 8 13.25 8 13.25z";
return (
<motion.svg {...svg} initial={false} {...usePop(on, 1.26)}>
<motion.path
d={d}
fill="currentColor"
stroke="none"
style={{ transformBox: "fill-box", transformOrigin: "50% 50%" }}
initial={false}
animate={{ scale: on ? 1 : 0.4, opacity: on ? 1 : 0 }}
transition={reduce ? { duration: 0.12 } : on ? spring.bouncy : { duration: 0.14, ease: ease.out }}
/>
<path d={d} />
</motion.svg>
);
}
/** Tilted and hollow when loose; swings upright and fills when pinned. */
export function PinGlyph() {
const on = useTogglePressed();
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
const body = "M6.25 2.75h3.5v3.1l2 2.65h-7.5l2-2.65z";
return (
<svg {...svg}>
<motion.g
style={{ transformBox: "view-box", transformOrigin: "8px 8px" }}
initial={false}
animate={{ rotate: on ? 0 : 40, y: on ? 0.5 : 0 }}
transition={reduce ? { duration: 0 } : spring.snappy}
>
<motion.path
d={body}
fill="currentColor"
stroke="none"
initial={false}
animate={{ opacity: on ? 1 : 0 }}
transition={{ duration: reduce ? 0.12 : 0.18, ease: ease.out }}
/>
<path d={body} />
<path d="M8 8.5v4.75" />
</motion.g>
</svg>
);
}
/** Pressed means muted: the waves retract into the speaker and a cross draws in. */
export function MuteGlyph() {
const on = useTogglePressed();
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
const wave = (delay: number) => ({
initial: false as const,
animate: { pathLength: on ? 0 : 1, opacity: on ? 0 : 1 },
transition: reduce ? { duration: 0.12 } : { duration: on ? 0.16 : 0.26, delay: on ? 0 : delay, ease: ease.out },
});
const cross = (delay: number) => ({
initial: false as const,
animate: { pathLength: on ? 1 : 0, opacity: on ? 1 : 0 },
transition: reduce ? { duration: 0.12 } : { duration: on ? 0.22 : 0.12, delay: on ? delay : 0, ease: ease.out },
});
return (
<svg {...svg}>
<path d="M7.5 3.25 4.6 5.6H2.6v4.8h2l2.9 2.35z" />
<motion.path d="M10 6.2a2.6 2.6 0 0 1 0 3.6" {...wave(0.04)} />
<motion.path d="M12 4.4a5.2 5.2 0 0 1 0 7.2" {...wave(0.1)} />
<motion.path d="m10.25 6.4 3.2 3.2" {...cross(0.08)} />
<motion.path d="m13.45 6.4-3.2 3.2" {...cross(0.16)} />
</svg>
);
}
/** Any two icons, swapped in place with a small pop. */
export function ToggleIcon({ off, on: onIcon }: { off: React.ReactNode; on: React.ReactNode }) {
const on = useTogglePressed();
const reduce = useReducedMotion();
return (
<span aria-hidden className="grid size-4 place-items-center [&>*]:col-start-1 [&>*]:row-start-1">
<AnimatePresence initial={false}>
<motion.span
key={on ? "on" : "off"}
className="grid place-items-center"
initial={reduce ? { opacity: 0 } : swap.initial}
animate={swap.animate}
exit={reduce ? { opacity: 0 } : swap.exit}
transition={reduce ? { duration: 0.12 } : spring.pop}
>
{on ? onIcon : off}
</motion.span>
</AnimatePresence>
</span>
);
}ToggleButton
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| pressed / defaultPressed | boolean | false | On or off, controlled or not. |
| onPressedChange | (pressed: boolean) => void | — | Called with the new state. |
| label | string | — | Makes it an icon-only square: its accessible name and tooltip. Leave it out to show children as the label. |
| tooltip | boolean | ReactNode | true | Icon-only: true shows the label, text shows something shorter, false hides it. |
| shortcut | string | — | Keycaps in the tooltip: "⌘ B". |
| size | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | "md" | 28, 32 or 36px. |
| variant | "ghost" | "secondary" | "ghost" | On shows a wash (ghost) or a stepped-up border and fill (secondary). |
| children* | ReactNode | — | A glyph, or a glyph and a word. |
BookmarkGlyph · StarGlyph · HeartGlyph · PinGlyph · MuteGlyph
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | no props | — | Icons that read the button's state and morph between off and on. Use inside a ToggleButton. |
ToggleIcon
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| off* | ReactNode | — | Icon shown while off. |
| on* | ReactNode | — | Icon shown while on; swapped in place with a pop. |
useTogglePressed
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | () => boolean | — | The surrounding button's state, for drawing a glyph of your own. |
Behavior
Motion
Accessibility