Rewrite Options Menu
A Try again button with a menu to change the answer: shorter, longer, simpler or more formal. The answer updates in place.
One HTML file with the CSS and JavaScript inside. No library needed. MIT license.
How to use it
- Click Copy the code, or download the file.
- Paste the CSS into your stylesheet, the HTML where you want the component, and the script before the closing body tag.
- Change
--accentat the top of the CSS to your brand color, then connect the events to your AI service.
What you get
- Works in light and dark mode automatically
- Keyboard friendly, with labels for screen readers
- Fits phones, tablets and desktops
- Respects the reduced motion setting
- No framework, so it works with any stack
The code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
Rewrite Options Menu: a free AI UI component
From 100 Free AI UI Components by MM Rahman Bappi, MIT license
https://mmrahmanbappi.github.io/100-free-ai-ui-components/
How to use: copy the CSS, HTML and JavaScript below into your page.
Colors are CSS variables at the top. Change --accent to match your brand.
Light and dark themes follow the visitor's system setting, or set
data-theme="dark" or data-theme="light" on the html element.
-->
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Rewrite Options Menu | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="A Try again button with a menu to change the answer: shorter, longer, simpler or more formal. The answer updates in place.">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
<style>
:root{
--accent:#5b5bd6; --accent-ink:#fff; --accent-soft:#ececfc;
--bg:#f7f7f8; --surface:#fff; --surface-2:#f1f1f4; --ink:#17171c; --text:#3a3a44; --muted:#6c6c78;
--line:#e3e3e8; --good:#15803d; --warn:#b45309; --bad:#c62828;
--radius:14px; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(20,20,30,.06),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(20,20,30,.18);
--font:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,sans-serif; --mono:ui-monospace,"Cascadia Code",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]){
--accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
--bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
--line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}}
:root[data-theme=dark]{
--accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
--bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
--line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0}
body{min-height:100vh;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);place-items:center;padding:24px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:15px/1.5 var(--font);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
button,input,textarea,select{font:inherit;color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition:none!important}}
/* ---- component ---- */
.wrap{width:min(100%,640px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.ai{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start}
.av{width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);display:grid;place-items:center;flex:none}
.col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;min-width:0;flex:1}
.bubble{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px 16px 16px 16px;padding:11px 15px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);color:var(--text);overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.card{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:16px 18px}
.card h2{font-size:15px;margin:0 0 4px;color:var(--ink)}.card p{margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--muted);font-size:14px}
.ib{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:6px;border:0;background:none;color:var(--muted);height:32px;min-width:32px;padding:0 8px;border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;font-size:13px}
.ib:hover{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink)}
.ib[aria-pressed=true]{color:var(--accent);background:var(--accent-soft)}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);border-radius:9px;padding:7px 14px;font-size:14px;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}.btn.pri{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);font-weight:600}
.btn:disabled{opacity:.45;cursor:not-allowed}
.thanks{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--good);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;animation:in .25s ease}
@keyframes in{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(3px)}}.tb{display:flex;gap:2px;margin-left:-6px;position:relative}
.menu{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 4px);left:0;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:6px;list-style:none;margin:0;min-width:200px;z-index:2}
.menu li button{width:100%;text-align:left;border:0;background:none;padding:8px 10px;border-radius:8px;font-size:14px;color:var(--text);cursor:pointer}
.menu li button:hover,.menu li button:focus{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink);outline:0}
.bubble{transition:opacity .2s}.bubble.fade{opacity:.35}
.tag{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap"><div class="ai"><div class="av" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 2l1.8 6.2L20 10l-6.2 1.8L12 18l-1.8-6.2L4 10l6.2-1.8z"/></svg></div><div class="col">
<div class="bubble" id="b" aria-live="polite">Compound interest means you earn interest on your savings and also on the interest you already earned. Over many years this makes your money grow faster, like a snowball rolling downhill and picking up more snow.</div>
<div class="tb"><button class="ib" type="button" id="tg" aria-haspopup="menu" aria-expanded="false"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="16" height="16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 11-3-6.7L21 8"/><path d="M21 3v5h-5"/></svg><span>Try again</span></button><span class="tag" id="tag"></span>
<ul class="menu" id="menu" role="menu" hidden>
<li role="none"><button role="menuitem" type="button" data-k="short">Make it shorter</button></li>
<li role="none"><button role="menuitem" type="button" data-k="long">Make it longer</button></li>
<li role="none"><button role="menuitem" type="button" data-k="simple">Make it simpler</button></li>
<li role="none"><button role="menuitem" type="button" data-k="formal">Make it more formal</button></li>
</ul></div>
</div></div></div>
<script>
// Demo helper: add ?theme=dark or ?theme=light to the address to preview a theme.
(function(){var t=new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('theme');if(t)document.documentElement.dataset.theme=t;})();
var V={short:['Shorter','You earn interest on your interest, so savings grow faster over time.'],
long:['Longer','Compound interest means you earn interest on your savings and also on the interest you already earned. If you save $1,000 at 5 percent a year, you have $1,050 after one year. In year two you earn 5 percent on $1,050, not $1,000. After 20 years you would have about $2,650 without adding anything. The longer you leave it, the faster it grows.'],
simple:['Simpler','Your money makes money, and then that money makes money too.'],
formal:['More formal','Compound interest is interest calculated on both the initial principal and the interest accumulated in previous periods, which accelerates growth over time.']};
var tg=document.getElementById('tg'),menu=document.getElementById('menu'),b=document.getElementById('b'),tag=document.getElementById('tag'),items=[].slice.call(menu.querySelectorAll('button'));
function show(v){menu.hidden=!v;tg.setAttribute('aria-expanded',v);if(v)items[0].focus();}
tg.addEventListener('click',function(){show(menu.hidden);});
items.forEach(function(it,i){it.addEventListener('click',function(){show(false);b.classList.add('fade');var k=it.dataset.k;
setTimeout(function(){b.textContent=V[k][1];tag.textContent=V[k][0];b.classList.remove('fade');tg.focus();},600);});
it.addEventListener('keydown',function(e){if(e.key==='ArrowDown'){e.preventDefault();items[(i+1)%items.length].focus();}if(e.key==='ArrowUp'){e.preventDefault();items[(i-1+items.length)%items.length].focus();}if(e.key==='Escape'){show(false);tg.focus();}});});
document.addEventListener('click',function(e){if(!e.target.closest('.tb'))show(false);});
</script>
</body>
</html>
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