100 Free AI UI Components

Prompt with History

Press the Up arrow in an empty box to bring back earlier prompts, like a terminal. Recent prompts also appear as a list.

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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

  1. Click Copy the code, or download the file.
  2. Paste the CSS into your stylesheet, the HTML where you want the component, and the script before the closing body tag.
  3. 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>
<!--
  Prompt with History: 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>Prompt with History | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="Press the Up arrow in an empty box to bring back earlier prompts, like a terminal. Recent prompts also appear as a list.">
<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 ---- */
.pb{width:min(100%,680px);background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:10px 10px 10px 14px;transition:border-color .15s}
.pb:focus-within{border-color:var(--accent)}
.pb textarea{width:100%;border:0;outline:0;resize:none;background:none;min-height:24px;max-height:200px;line-height:1.5;padding:6px 0;color:var(--ink)}
.pb textarea::placeholder{color:var(--muted)}
.row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;min-width:0}
.row>span{min-width:0}
.sp{flex:1}
.ib{width:36px;height:36px;display:grid;place-items:center;border-radius:10px;border:0;background:none;color:var(--muted);cursor:pointer}
.ib:hover{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink)}
.send{width:36px;height:36px;display:grid;place-items:center;border-radius:10px;border:0;background:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);cursor:pointer;transition:opacity .15s,transform .1s}
.send:disabled{opacity:.35;cursor:not-allowed}
.send:not(:disabled):active{transform:scale(.94)}
.log{width:min(100%,680px);margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.msg{align-self:flex-end;max-width:85%;background:var(--accent-soft);color:var(--ink);padding:9px 13px;border-radius:14px 14px 4px 14px;white-space:pre-wrap;word-wrap:break-word;animation:pop .2s ease}
@keyframes pop{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(6px)}}
.wrap{width:min(100%,680px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}
.recent{width:min(100%,680px);margin-top:12px}
.recent h2{font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;margin:0 0 6px 4px}
.recent ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:4px}
.recent button{width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;text-align:left;border:0;background:none;padding:8px 10px;border-radius:10px;color:var(--text);cursor:pointer}
.recent button:hover{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink)}
.recent button svg{color:var(--muted);flex:none}
.recent button span{overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap}
.hint{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
kbd{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;background:var(--surface-2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:5px;padding:0 5px}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap">
  <form class="pb" id="f">
    <label class="sr" for="q">Message</label>
    <textarea id="q" rows="1" placeholder="Ask anything. Press the Up arrow for earlier prompts."></textarea>
    <div class="row"><span class="hint"><kbd>Up</kbd> and <kbd>Down</kbd> to browse history</span><span class="sp"></span><button class="send" id="s" type="submit" aria-label="Send message" disabled><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="18" height="18" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 19V5M5 12l7-7 7 7"/></svg></button></div>
  </form>
  <div class="recent"><h2>Recent prompts</h2><ul id="list"></ul></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;})();
function grow(t){t.style.height='auto';t.style.height=Math.min(t.scrollHeight,200)+'px'}
function post(log,text){var m=document.createElement('div');m.className='msg';m.textContent=text;log.appendChild(m);}
var HIST=['Summarize this article in 5 bullet points','Write a polite reminder about an unpaid invoice','Explain the difference between RAM and storage'];
var f=document.getElementById('f'),q=document.getElementById('q'),s=document.getElementById('s'),list=document.getElementById('list'),idx=-1,draft='';
function render(){list.innerHTML='';HIST.slice().reverse().slice(0,5).forEach(function(p){var li=document.createElement('li'),b=document.createElement('button');b.type='button';
  b.innerHTML='<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="M3 12a9 9 0 109-9 9 9 0 00-7 3.4"/><path d="M3 4v4h4M12 7v5l3 2"/></svg><span></span>';b.querySelector('span').textContent=p;b.onclick=function(){q.value=p;grow(q);s.disabled=false;q.focus();};li.appendChild(b);list.appendChild(li);});}
q.addEventListener('keydown',function(e){var atStart=q.selectionStart===0&&q.selectionEnd===0,atEnd=q.selectionStart===q.value.length;
  if(e.key==='ArrowUp'&&atStart){if(!HIST.length)return;e.preventDefault();if(idx===-1){draft=q.value;idx=HIST.length;}idx=Math.max(0,idx-1);q.value=HIST[idx];grow(q);s.disabled=false;}
  else if(e.key==='ArrowDown'&&idx>-1&&atEnd){e.preventDefault();idx++;if(idx>=HIST.length){idx=-1;q.value=draft;}else q.value=HIST[idx];grow(q);s.disabled=!q.value.trim();}
  else if(e.key==='Enter'&&!e.shiftKey&&!e.isComposing){e.preventDefault();f.requestSubmit();}});
q.addEventListener('input',function(){idx=-1;grow(q);s.disabled=!q.value.trim();});
f.addEventListener('submit',function(e){e.preventDefault();var t=q.value.trim();if(!t)return;HIST=HIST.filter(function(h){return h!==t;});HIST.push(t);idx=-1;q.value='';grow(q);s.disabled=true;render();});
render();
</script>
</body>
</html>

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