Apple Keyboard via CSS3

by kushsolitary

Apple is known for its minimal and elegant design. Here, Dustin Cartwright created the Apple Wireless Keyboard with only css and html (no images!). Using some new and old techniques he created the shadows, gradients, depth effects, and the positioning/sizing of the keys.

The keys on this keyboard (again, its pure CSS3 AWESOMENESS!!) are well designed and the active state on these keys are just fab. Try clicking on them right now!

It looks great in IE9 but in IE8, the keys look flattened and squared and that's not a problem at all :)

HTML

<div id="keyboard">
    	<ul class="cf">
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c27 fn"><span id="esc">esc</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c112 fn"><span>F1</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c113 fn"><span>F2</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c114 fn"><span>F3</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c115 fn"><span>F4</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c116 fn"><span>F5</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c117 fn"><span>F6</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c118 fn"><span>F7</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c119 fn"><span>F8</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c120 fn"><span>F9</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c121 fn"><span>F10</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c122 fn"><span>F11</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key c123 fn"><span>F12</span></a></li>
        	<li><a href="#" class="key fn"><span>Eject</span></a></li>
        </ul>
    	<ul class="cf" id="numbers">
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c192"><b>~</b><span>`</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c49"><b>!</b><span>1</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c50"><b>@</b><span>2</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c51"><b>#</b><span>3</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c52"><b>$</b><span>4</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c53"><b>%</b><span>5</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c54"><b>^</b><span>6</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c55"><b>&amp;</b><span>7</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c56"><b>*</b><span>8</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c57"><b>(</b><span>9</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c48"><b>)</b><span>0</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c189 alt"><b>_</b><span>-</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c187"><b>+</b><span>=</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c46" id="delete"><span>Delete</span></a></li>
        </ul>
    	<ul class="cf" id="qwerty">
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c9" id="tab"><span>tab</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c81"><span>q</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c87"><span>w</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c69"><span>e</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c82"><span>r</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c84"><span>t</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c89"><span>y</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c85"><span>u</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c73"><span>i</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c79"><span>o</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c80"><span>p</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c219 alt"><b>{</b><span>[</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c221 alt"><b>}</b><span>]</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c220 alt"><b>|</b><span>\</span></a></li>
        </ul>
        <ul class="cf" id="asdfg">
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c20 alt" id="caps"><b></b><span>caps lock</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c65"><span>a</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c83"><span>s</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c68"><span>d</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c70"><span>f</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c71"><span>g</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c72"><span>h</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c74"><span>j</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c75"><span>k</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c76"><span>l</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c186 alt"><b>:</b><span>;</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c222 alt"><b>"</b><span>'</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c13 alt" id="enter"><span>return</span></a></li>
        </ul>
        <ul class="cf" id="zxcvb">
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c16 shiftleft"><span>Shift</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c90"><span>z</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c88"><span>x</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c67"><span>c</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c86"><span>v</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c66"><span>b</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c78"><span>n</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c77"><span>m</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c188 alt"><b>&lt;</b><span>,</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c190 alt"><b>&gt;</b><span>.</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c191 alt"><b>?</b><span>/</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c16 shiftright"><span>Shift</span></a></li>
        </ul>
		<ul class="cf" id="bottomrow">
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key" id="fn"><span>fn</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c17" id="control"><span>control</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key option" id="optionleft"><span>option</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key command" id="commandleft"><span>command</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key c32" id="spacebar"></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key command" id="commandright"><span>command</span></a></li>
	    	<li><a href="#" class="key option" id="optionright"><span>option</span></a></li>
            <ol class="cf">
            	<li><a href="#" class="key c37" id="left"><span></span></a></li>
                <li>
                	<a href="#" class="key c38" id="up"><span></span></a>
                	<a href="#" class="key c40" id="down"><span></span></a>
                </li>
            	<li><a href="#" class="key c39" id="right"><span></span></a></li>
            </ol>
        </ul>
    </div>

CSS

body {background: #eee;}

#keyboard {
	margin: 15px auto 0;
	width: 794px;
	height: 315px;
	background:	#d5d9dc  url('keyboard-background.jpg') repeat-x;
	-moz-border-radius-topleft: 7px 21px;
	-moz-border-radius-topright: 7px 21px;
	-moz-border-radius-bottomright: 10px;
	-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 10px;
	border-top-left-radius: 7px 21px;
	border-top-right-radius: 7px 21px;
	border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;
	border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;
	padding: 50px 0 0 10px;
	-webkit-box-shadow:  
		inset 0 0 8px #bbb,
		0 1px 0 #aaa,
		0 4px 0 #bbb,
		0 10px 30px #ddd;
	-moz-box-shadow:  
		inset 0 0 8px #bbb,
		0 1px 0 #aaa,
		0 4px 0 #bbb,
		0 10px 30px #ddd;
	box-shadow:  
		inset 0 0 8px #bbb,
		0 1px 0 #aaa,
		0 4px 0 #bbb,
		0 10px 30px #ddd;}

ul {list-style-type: none; width: 784px; margin: 0 auto;}
li {float: left;}


.key{
	display: block;
	color: #aaa;
	font: bold 9pt arial;
	text-decoration: none;
	text-align: center;
	width: 44px;
	height: 41px;
	margin: 5px;
	background: #eff0f2;
	-moz-border-radius: 4px;
	border-radius: 4px;
	border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 
		inset 0 0 25px #e8e8e8,
		0 1px 0 #c3c3c3,
		0 2px 0 #c9c9c9,
		0 2px 3px #333;
	-moz-box-shadow: 
		inset 0 0 25px #e8e8e8,
		0 1px 0 #c3c3c3,
		0 2px 0 #c9c9c9,
		0 2px 3px #333;
	box-shadow: 
		inset 0 0 25px #e8e8e8,
		0 1px 0 #c3c3c3,
		0 2px 0 #c9c9c9,
		0 2px 3px #333;
	text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #f5f5f5;}

.key:active, .keydown {
	color: #888;
	background: #ebeced;
	margin: 7px 5px 3px;
	-webkit-box-shadow:
		inset 0 0 25px #ddd,
		0 0 3px #333;
	-moz-box-shadow: 
		inset 0 0 25px #ddd,
		0 0 3px #333;
	box-shadow: 
		inset 0 0 25px #ddd,
		0 0 3px #333;
	border-top: 1px solid #eee;}
	
.fn span {
	display: block;
	margin: 14px 5px 0 0;
	text-align: right;
	font: bold 6pt arial;
	text-transform: uppercase;}
#esc {
	margin: 6px 15px 0 0;
	font-size: 7.5pt;
	text-transform: lowercase;}


#numbers li a span {
	display: block;}
	
#numbers li a b {
	margin: 3px 0 3px;
	display: block;}

#numbers li .alt b {display: block;margin: 0 0 3px;}

#numbers li #delete span {
	text-align: right;
	margin: 23px 10px 0 0;
	font-size: 7.5pt;
	text-transform: lowercase;}
	
#qwerty li a span {
	display: block;
	margin: 13px 0 0;
	text-transform: uppercase;}
	
#qwerty li #tab span {
	text-align: left;
	margin: 23px 0 0 10px;
	font-size: 7.5pt;
	text-transform: lowercase;}	

#qwerty li .alt b {display: block; margin: 3px 0 0;}
#qwerty li .alt span {margin: 2px 0 0;}


#asdfg li a span {
	display: block;
	margin: 13px 0 0;
	text-transform: uppercase;}

#asdfg li .alt span {margin: 0; text-transform: lowercase;}
#asdfg li .alt b {display: block; margin: 3px 0 0;}
#asdfg li #caps b {
	display: block;
	background: #999;
	width: 4px;
	height: 4px;
	border-radius: 10px;
	margin: 9px 0 0 10px;
	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #666;
	-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 #666;
	box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 #666;}
#asdfg li #caps span {
	text-align: left;
	margin: 10px 0 0 10px;
	font-size: 7.5pt;}
#asdfg li #enter span {
	text-align: right;
	margin: 23px 10px 0 0;
	font-size: 7.5pt;}


#zxcvb li a span {
	display: block;
	margin: 13px 0 0;
	text-transform: uppercase;}
#zxcvb li .shiftleft span {
	text-align: left;
	margin: 23px 0 0 10px;
	font-size: 7.5pt;
	text-transform: lowercase;}
#zxcvb li .shiftright span {
	text-align: right;
	margin: 23px 10px 0 0;
	font-size: 7.5pt;
	text-transform: lowercase;}
#zxcvb li .alt b {display: block;margin: 4px 0 0;}
#zxcvb li .alt span {margin: 0;}

	
#bottomrow li #fn span, #bottomrow li #control span, #bottomrow li #optionleft span, #bottomrow li #commandleft span {
	display: block;
	text-align: left;
	margin: 31px 0 0 8px;
	font-size: 7.5pt;
	text-transform: lowercase;}

#bottomrow li #optionright span, #bottomrow li #commandright span {
	display: block;
	text-align: right;
	margin: 31px 8px 0 0;
	font-size: 7.5pt;
	text-transform: lowercase;}

#bottomrow ol li #left span, #bottomrow ol li #right span, #bottomrow ol li #up span, #bottomrow ol li #down span {
	display: block;
	margin: 9px 0 0;}

.fn {height: 26px; width: 46px;}
#delete {width: 72px;}
#tab {width: 72px;}
#caps {width: 85px;}
#enter {width: 85px;}
.shiftleft, .shiftright {width: 112px;}
#fn, #control, .option, .command, #spacebar {height: 49px;}

#control {width: 56px;}
.option {width: 46px;}
.command {width: 67px;}
#spacebar {width: 226px;}

#left img, #up img, #down img, #right img {border: none;}
ul ol {list-style-type: none;}
#down {height: 23px;}
#up, #left, #right {height: 24px;}
#left, #right {margin: 30px 5px 5px;}
#left:active, #right:active {margin: 32px 5px 3px;}
#up {margin: 5px 5px 1px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px;}
#up:active {margin: 8px 5px -2px;}
#down {margin: 0 5px 5px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px;}
#down:Active {margin: 3px 5px 4px;}
#main {
	width: 700px;
	padding: 20px 50px;
	margin: 0 auto 50px;
	background: #fff;
	border-radius: 5px;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px #aaa;}
		
h1 {
	color: #888;
	text-align: center;
	font: bold 25pt/25pt arial;
	margin: 30px 0 60px;}
	
h2 {
	color: #666;
	font: 13pt/0pt arial;}
	
p {
	color: #999;
	font: 9pt/17pt arial;
	margin: 0 0 50px;}
	
small {
	font: italic 8pt/12pt arial;
	color: #aaa;
	padding: 0 130px 0 0;
	display: block;}
	
cite {
	display: block;
	padding: 0 0 30px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	text-align: center;
	color: #999;
	font: italic bold 8pt arial;}

ul, ol {padding: 0px; margin: 0;}
	
/* Micro Clearfix by Nicolas Gallagher - http://nicolasgallagher.com/micro-clearfix-hack */
        /* For modern browsers */
        .cf:before, .cf:after {content:""; display:table;}
        .cf:after {clear:both;}

        /* For IE 6/7 (trigger hasLayout) */
        .cf {zoom:1;}

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Great Work!!

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Prodyot

Simply superb.
This is another example of classic creativity.
Thanks.

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