Part of the Webcore kit
(1) captcha
HTML
<section class="tv-webcore-captcha">
<header class="tv-webcore-captcha-bar">
<h3 class="tv-webcore-captcha-title">(1) captcha</h3>
<span class="tv-webcore-captcha-close" aria-hidden="true"></span>
</header>
<div class="tv-webcore-captcha-body">
<label class="tv-webcore-captcha-check">
<input class="tv-webcore-captcha-box" type="checkbox" checked>
<span>I'm not a robot</span>
</label>
<div class="tv-webcore-captcha-actions">
<input class="tv-webcore-captcha-code" type="text" value="00110001" aria-label="Type the code" size="8">
<button class="tv-webcore-captcha-button" type="button">yes</button>
<button class="tv-webcore-captcha-button" type="button">no</button>
</div>
</div>
</section>
CSS
/* A joke captcha in retro OS chrome: a big pixel tick, a code field and two keys. */
.tv-webcore-captcha {
--tv-webcore-captcha-bar: var(--tv-webcore-pink, #f7b5e4);
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 100%;
max-width: 28rem;
margin: 0 auto;
border: 2px solid var(--tv-webcore-lilac, #a49bf3);
background: var(--tv-webcore-grey, #d9d9e5);
color: var(--tv-webcore-navy, #2c2b9f);
font: 14px/1.4 "Lucida Console", "Courier New", ui-monospace, monospace;
box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--tv-webcore-navy, #2c2b9f) 25%, transparent);
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-bar {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
gap: 8px;
min-height: 30px;
padding: 3px 4px 3px 10px;
background: var(--tv-webcore-captcha-bar, #f7b5e4);
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-title {
margin: 0;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-close {
position: relative;
flex-shrink: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 22px;
height: 20px;
border: 1px solid var(--tv-webcore-navy, #2c2b9f);
background: var(--tv-webcore-paper, #ffffff);
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-close::before,
.tv-webcore-captcha-close::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
width: 12px;
height: 2px;
background: var(--tv-webcore-navy, #2c2b9f);
transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg);
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-close::after {
transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-45deg);
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-body {
display: grid;
gap: 22px;
padding: 26px 18px 18px;
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-check {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 16px;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
text-transform: uppercase;
cursor: pointer;
}
/* A dotted box that fills with a big pixel tick. */
.tv-webcore-captcha-box {
flex-shrink: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 40px;
height: 34px;
margin: 0;
border: 2px dotted var(--tv-webcore-navy, #2c2b9f);
background: transparent no-repeat center / 36px 30px;
appearance: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-box:checked {
border-color: transparent;
background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 10' shape-rendering='crispEdges'%3E%3Cpath d='M0 5h2v1h1v1h1v1h1V7h1V6h1V5h1V4h1V3h1V2h1V1h1v2h-1v1h-1v1H9v1H8v1H7v1H6v1H5v1H4V9H3V8H2V7H1V6H0z' fill='%232c2b9f'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
/* The code field, then yes and no; the field gets a little more room for its eight digits. */
.tv-webcore-captcha-actions {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
gap: 8px;
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-code,
.tv-webcore-captcha-button {
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 100%;
min-width: 0;
min-height: 2.5rem;
padding: 4px 6px;
border: 1px solid var(--tv-webcore-navy, #2c2b9f);
border-radius: 0;
background: var(--tv-webcore-pink, #f7b5e4);
color: var(--tv-webcore-navy, #2c2b9f);
font: inherit;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
text-align: center;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-code {
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px var(--tv-webcore-pink, #f7b5e4), inset 0 0 0 4px var(--tv-webcore-navy, #2c2b9f);
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-button {
cursor: pointer;
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-button:hover {
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--tv-webcore-pink, #f7b5e4) 60%, var(--tv-webcore-paper, #ffffff));
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-button:active {
transform: translate(1px, 1px);
}
.tv-webcore-captcha-box:focus-visible,
.tv-webcore-captcha-code:focus-visible,
.tv-webcore-captcha-button:focus-visible {
outline: 2px dashed var(--tv-webcore-navy, #2c2b9f);
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.tv-webcore-captcha--lilac {
--tv-webcore-captcha-bar: var(--tv-webcore-lilac, #a49bf3);
}
Usage & credits
- Use when
- Guestbook speed bumps, playful sign-up gags and Y2K landing pages.
- Avoid when
- Real bot protection: it checks nothing, so pair it with a real check if you need one.
- Requires
- It verifies nothing on its own; wire the tick box and buttons to your own logic.
- From
- Luna UI