Switching It Up With HTML’s Latest Control

After years of relying on checkbox hacks to create a “switch” control for forms that toggle between two states, HTML may be gaining a native way to go about it by adding a switch attribute to checkbox inputs. Daniel Yuschick walks us through a first impression of switch controls and discusses current and ongoing considerations that need to be explored further before it is ready for prime time. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/05/switching-it-up-html-latest-control/

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