Align label left of toggle switch

January 19, 2022

I have the following code and currently the label shows on the right side of the toggle switch and I would like to have it on its left. The CSS code is part of a file that ideally should not be modified directly, but expanded. Thanks!

.switch {
  /* Finetune the switch */
  --height: 18px;
  --width: 40px;
  --border: 2px;
  --font-size: 1em;
  --switch-color-checked: #1795fe;
  --switch-color-unchecked: gray;
  --dot-color-checked: white;
  --dot-color-unchecked: white;
  font-size: var(--size);
}

.switch label {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding-left: calc(var(--width) + 1em);
  min-width: var(--width);
  min-height: var(--height);
  /* Switch Background */
  /* Dot */
}

.switch label::before,
.switch label::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  transition: 0.25s ease-in-out;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.switch label::before {
  z-index: 1;
  background-color: var(--switch-color-unchecked);
  width: var(--width);
  height: var(--height);
  border-radius: calc(var(--height) * 0.5);
}

.switch label::after {
  z-index: 2;
  background-color: var(--dot-color-unchecked);
  height: calc(var(--height) - (var(--border) * 2));
  width: calc(var(--height) - (var(--border) * 2));
  transform: translate(var(--border), var(--border));
  border-radius: calc(var(--height) / 2);
}

.switch input {
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  display: none;
}

.switch input:checked+label::before {
  transition: 0.5s;
  background-color: var(--switch-color-checked);
}

.switch input:checked+label::after {
  transform: translate(calc(var(--width) - 100% - var(--border)), var(--border));
  background-color: var(--dot-color-checked);
}

<div class="switch">
  <input id="switch__input" type="checkbox">
  <label for="switch__input">
    I am a label that wants to be on the left
  </label>
</div>

>Solution :

See CSS overrides in the HTML panel.

.switch {
  /* Finetune the switch */
  --height: 18px;
  --width: 40px;
  --border: 2px;
  --font-size: 1em;
  --switch-color-checked: #1795fe;
  --switch-color-unchecked: gray;
  --dot-color-checked: white;
  --dot-color-unchecked: white;
  font-size: var(--size);
}

.switch label {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding-left: calc(var(--width) + 1em);
  min-width: var(--width);
  min-height: var(--height);
  /* Switch Background */
  /* Dot */
}

.switch label::before,
.switch label::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  transition: 0.25s ease-in-out;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.switch label::before {
  z-index: 1;
  background-color: var(--switch-color-unchecked);
  width: var(--width);
  height: var(--height);
  border-radius: calc(var(--height) * 0.5);
}

.switch label::after {
  z-index: 2;
  background-color: var(--dot-color-unchecked);
  height: calc(var(--height) - (var(--border) * 2));
  width: calc(var(--height) - (var(--border) * 2));
  transform: translate(var(--border), var(--border));
  border-radius: calc(var(--height) / 2);
}

.switch input {
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  display: none;
}

.switch input:checked+label::before {
  transition: 0.5s;
  background-color: var(--switch-color-checked);
}

.switch input:checked+label::after {
  transform: translate(calc(var(--width) - 100% - var(--border)), var(--border));
  background-color: var(--dot-color-checked);
}

<style>
  /* overrides to be included in your custom stylesheet */
  
  .switch label {
    display: flex;
    padding-left: 0;
  }
  
  .switch label::before,
  .switch label::after {
    position: relative;
    order: 2; /* could technically be 1, but this is more intuitive */
    margin-left: 8px;
  }
  
  .switch label::after {
    margin-left: -40px;
  }
</style>

<div class="switch">
  <input id="switch__input" type="checkbox">
  <label for="switch__input">
    I am a label that wants to be on the left
  </label>
</div>