Pure css close button

JSFiddle

Is there any way to make something like the X on that link with pure css?

Solution 1:

I spent more time on this than I should have, and haven't tested in IE for obvious reasons. That being said, it's pretty much identical.

http://jsfiddle.net/adzFe/14/

a.boxclose{
    float:right;
    margin-top:-30px;
    margin-right:-30px;
    cursor:pointer;
    color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #AEAEAE;
    border-radius: 30px;
    background: #605F61;
    font-size: 31px;
    font-weight: bold;
    display: inline-block;
    line-height: 0px;
    padding: 11px 3px;       
}

.boxclose:before {
    content: "×";
}

Solution 2:

My attempt at a close icon, no text

.close-icon
{
  display:block;
  box-sizing:border-box;
  width:20px;
  height:20px;
  border-width:3px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-color:red;
  border-radius:100%;
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 0%, transparent 46%, white 46%,  white 56%,transparent 56%, transparent 100%), -webkit-linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 0%, transparent 46%, white 46%,  white 56%,transparent 56%, transparent 100%);
  background-color:red;
  box-shadow:0px 0px 5px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

<a href="#" class="close-icon"></a>

Solution 3:

I become frustrated trying to implement something that looked consistent in all browsers and went with an svg button which can be styled with css.

html

<svg>
    <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="11" stroke="black" stroke-width="2" fill="white" />
    <path stroke="black" stroke-width="4" fill="none" d="M6.25,6.25,17.75,17.75" />
    <path stroke="black" stroke-width="4" fill="none" d="M6.25,17.75,17.75,6.25" />
</svg>

css

svg {
    cursor: pointer;
    height: 24px;
    width: 24px;
}
svg > circle {
    stroke: black;
    fill: white;
}
svg > path {
    stroke: black;
}
svg:hover > circle {
    fill: red;
}
svg:hover > path {
    stroke: white;
}

http://jsfiddle.net/purves/5exav2m7/