@surstromming/switch

@surstromming/switch

On/off switch — an immediate toggle (a setting that applies at once), unlike a Checkbox, which is a value you submit with a form.

A native <input type="checkbox" role="switch"> made invisible on top of a drawn track, so keyboard, click and forms stay native.

Dependency graph

graph LR
  switch["@surstromming/switch"]
  design["@surstromming/design"]
  switch --> design

Usage

<template>
  <Label for="airplane">
    <Switch id="airplane" v-model="airplaneMode" /> Airplane mode
  </Label>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue'
import { Switch } from '@surstromming/switch'

const airplaneMode = ref(false)
</script>

Props

id · disabled · name · aria-* and everything else fall through to the inner <input> (inheritAttrs: false) — that's where a Label's for must point.

Anatomy

span.root          // 2rem × 1.25rem, positioning context
  ├─ input.input   // the real checkbox (role="switch"): invisible, on top
  └─ span.track    // painted track
       └─ span.thumb   // slides on :checked

States & tokens

Pill radius; the thumb's slide honours prefers-reduced-motion.

Accessibility

role="switch" on a real checkbox: Space toggles it and screen readers announce "on"/"off" instead of "checked". Label it — a lone switch says nothing about what it turns on.