Editable User Message

An edit button on the user message turns it into a text box with Save and Cancel, so people can fix a question and ask again.

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One HTML file with the CSS and JavaScript inside. No library needed. MIT license.

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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 --accent at 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>
<!--
  Editable User Message: 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>Editable User Message | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="An edit button on the user message turns it into a text box with Save and Cancel, so people can fix a question and ask again.">
<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%,660px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px}
.ai,.me{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start}
.me{flex-direction:row-reverse}
.av{width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;flex:none;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}
.ai .av{background:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink)}.me .av{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line)}
.col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;min-width:0;max-width:calc(100% - 44px)}
.me .col{align-items:flex-end}
.bubble{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px 16px 16px 16px;padding:11px 15px;color:var(--text);box-shadow:var(--shadow);min-width:0;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.me .bubble{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);border-radius:16px 4px 16px 16px;box-shadow:none}
.meta{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
.tb{display:flex;gap:2px;align-items:center}
.tb button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;border:0;background:none;color:var(--muted);height:30px;min-width:30px;padding:0 7px;border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;font-size:13px}
.tb button:hover{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink)}
.me .col{width:100%}
.ed{width:min(100%,520px);background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--accent);border-radius:14px;padding:10px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.ed textarea{width:100%;border:0;outline:0;resize:vertical;min-height:64px;background:none;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.5}
.ed .row{display:flex;justify-content:flex-end;gap:8px;margin-top:6px}
.btn{border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);border-radius:9px;padding:6px 14px;font-size:14px;cursor:pointer}
.btn.pri{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);font-weight:600}
.edited{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap">
  <div class="me"><div class="av" aria-hidden="true">JL</div><div class="col" id="uc">
    <div class="bubble" id="ub">What is the capital of Australia? Is it Sidney?</div>
    <div class="tb"><span class="edited" id="edt" hidden>Edited</span><button type="button" id="eb"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="15" height="15" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 20h9"/><path d="M16.5 3.5a2.1 2.1 0 013 3L7 19l-4 1 1-4z"/></svg><span>Edit</span></button></div>
  </div></div>
  <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="ab" aria-live="polite">The capital of Australia is Canberra, not Sydney.</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 uc=document.getElementById('uc'),ub=document.getElementById('ub'),eb=document.getElementById('eb'),ab=document.getElementById('ab'),edt=document.getElementById('edt'),box=null;
function closeEditor(){if(box){box.remove();box=null;}ub.hidden=false;eb.parentNode.hidden=false;eb.focus();}
eb.addEventListener('click',function(){if(box)return;box=document.createElement('div');box.className='ed';
  box.innerHTML='<label class="sr" for="et">Edit your message</label><textarea id="et"></textarea><div class="row"><button type="button" class="btn" id="cx">Cancel</button><button type="button" class="btn pri" id="sv">Save and ask again</button></div>';
  var ta=box.querySelector('textarea');ta.value=ub.textContent;ub.hidden=true;eb.parentNode.hidden=true;uc.insertBefore(box,ub);ta.focus();ta.setSelectionRange(ta.value.length,ta.value.length);
  box.querySelector('#cx').onclick=closeEditor;
  ta.addEventListener('keydown',function(e){if(e.key==='Escape')closeEditor();});
  box.querySelector('#sv').onclick=function(){var v=ta.value.trim();if(!v)return;ub.textContent=v;edt.hidden=false;closeEditor();ab.textContent='Thinking...';
    setTimeout(function(){ab.textContent='Here is a fresh answer to your edited question: Canberra is the capital. It was chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.';},900);};});
</script>
</body>
</html>

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