135 CSS Illustrations

This Pure CSS Animated Scorbunny showcases the power of CSS as an illustration tool. Without a single SVG or image file, it constructs a recognizable character using nested divs, gradients, and advanced border-radius manipulation. The character feels alive thanks to continuous idle animations (blinking eyes, wiggling ears) and a joyful reaction when the user hovers over it.

This Interactive CSS Light Bulb Toggle transforms a standard theme switch into a playful interaction. It creates a convincing illusion of a physical pull-cord using standard click events. Rather than using a complex physics engine, it relies on precise timing between mouse/touch events and CSS transforms to mimic the tension and release of a rope when the user clicks the button.

This Blooming Night Garden Animation is a delightful example of “CSS Art,” where HTML elements are shaped into complex illustrations using code. It features a complete scene with a textured night sky, procedurally blooming flowers, swaying grass, and a particle system of floating hearts, all brought to life through choreographed CSS keyframes.

This Watermelon CSS Analog Clock transforms a standard timekeeping UI into a playful, summery vector illustration. By leveraging SCSS pre-processing for generative design and CSS Gradients for complex shapes, it reduces HTML markup while maintaining a vibrant, flat-design aesthetic.

A scenic forest landscape with a house that smoothly tilts and rotates following the mouse movement, revealing the scene’s depth through a parallax effect.

A pure CSS bicycle illustration constructed from geometric primitives using absolute positioning and vmin units for responsiveness. conic-gradient simulates wheel spokes, transform: skewX shapes the frame, and inset box-shadow adds depth, while pseudo-elements efficiently duplicate components like wheels.

A highly detailed, scalable vector-style portrait of an athlete created entirely with CSS clip-path polygons, layering shapes, shadows, and highlights without any image files or SVG tags.

A pure CSS character illustration of Dipper Pines, constructed from geometric primitives using absolute positioning and vmin units for responsiveness. The design leverages border-radius, transform, clip-path masking, and pseudo-elements to shape detailed features like the signature pine tree hat and hair, all styled with CSS variables and a custom web font.

A pure CSS cartoon illustration of a giraffe constructed from geometric primitives using absolute positioning. It leverages box-shadow for efficient pattern repetition (spots, clouds), clip-path for complex shapes like the mane, and CSS variables for a consistent pastel color palette.

A pure CSS illustration of a house constructed from geometric primitives using clip-path for complex shapes and transform for perspective. It features a warm color palette managed via CSS variables, extensive drop-shadow usage for foliage density, and linear-gradient for detailed window reflections.

A stylish, detailed vector-style portrait with depth and shadows, fully implemented using pure CSS gradients and clipping paths.

A pure CSS illustration of a knight constructed from geometric primitives. It employs repeating-linear-gradient for shield textures, clip-path for armor shaping, and extensive box-shadow duplication to render limbs and details efficiently, creating a stark, high-contrast monochrome aesthetic.

A mesmerizing, slightly eerie animation of a “living hole” with teeth, demonstrating the power of modern CSS for creating complex procedural graphics.

A purely CSS-generated skeuomorphic representation of a vintage 5.25-inch floppy disk.

An illustration of a cat created entirely in CSS, featuring interactive eyes that follow the cursor. JavaScript uses Math.atan2 to calculate the gaze angle, while all of the cat’s details - from the body to the whiskers - are implemented using pseudo-elements, box-shadow, and gradients.

A purely CSS rendering of a complex lighthouse scene at sunset/night. The “checkbox hack” is used to toggle between day and night modes. All graphics - from the lighthouse itself to the sea, clouds, and stars - are created exclusively using CSS gradients and box-shadow.

A demonstration of pixel art creation using only CSS gradients and box-shadow animation, without a single image file or extra HTML elements.

An example of creating CSS art using pseudo-elements and nth-of-type, enhanced with a JS easter egg - a mouseover spam detector to call the Vibration API.

Pure CSS skeuomorphism in action - a complete replica of a MIDI controller where every knob, pad, and key is drawn by layering dozens of gradients and shadows.

The entire scene is constructed from a combination of gradients (linear-gradient/radial-gradient) and precise element positioning using background-position.

A technically impressive work demonstrating how to use CSS variables and complex combinations of border-radius and box-shadow to build intricate, multi-layered shapes. It is a great example of using modern CSS capabilities for creative illustration.

An elegant example of semantic markup, where every element is styled and animated using CSS. The technical foundation includes clip-path, CSS custom properties, and animated pseudo-elements for each visual layer.

An interactive retro TV demo that showcases dynamic CSS transformations and animations controlled by JavaScript, featuring clickable dials and a power button that toggles screen effects.

A stunning example of pure CSS art that brings a whimsical illustration to life using advanced techniques like clip-path, pseudo-elements, and multiple divs. It creatively applies modern CSS trigonometric functions (hypot(), atan()) to precisely render a right triangle.

This pure CSS illustration uses semantic HTML and advanced CSS properties like clip-path and transform to “draw” a complex, detailed character.