Bootstrap 5 Accordion FAQ (No Custom JavaScript)
An FAQ-style accordion of rounded cards where only one answer is open at a time, built on the Bootstrap collapse component.
<section class="wdw-stage">
<div class="container" style="max-width:1040px">
<div class="row g-4 g-lg-5 align-items-start">
<div class="col-lg-5">
<span class="wdw-eyebrow">FAQ</span>
<h1 class="display-6 wdw-heading mt-1 mb-2">Frequently asked questions</h1>
<p class="wdw-muted mb-4">Quick answers to the things people ask most.</p>
<div class="wdw-aurora rounded-4 p-4 overflow-hidden">
<h2 class="h5 fw-bold mb-1">Still have questions?</h2>
<p class="mb-3 opacity-75 small">Our support team replies within a few hours on weekdays.</p>
<a class="btn btn-light rounded-pill px-4" href="#">Contact support</a>
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<div class="accordion ac" id="faqAccordion">
<div class="accordion-item">
<h2 class="accordion-header"><button class="accordion-button" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#faq0" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="faq0"><span class="wdw-icon cr-num" aria-hidden="true">01</span><span class="me-auto">How do I get started?</span></button></h2>
<div id="faq0" class="accordion-collapse collapse show" data-bs-parent="#faqAccordion"><div class="accordion-body wdw-muted">Create an account, pick a plan and invite your team. Your workspace is ready in under a minute, and the setup checklist walks you through the rest.</div></div>
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<div class="accordion-item">
<h2 class="accordion-header"><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#faq1" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="faq1"><span class="wdw-icon cr-num" aria-hidden="true">02</span><span class="me-auto">Can I change my plan later?</span></button></h2>
<div id="faq1" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-bs-parent="#faqAccordion"><div class="accordion-body wdw-muted">Yes. Upgrade or downgrade at any time from billing settings. Changes apply immediately and we prorate the difference on your next invoice.</div></div>
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<h2 class="accordion-header"><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#faq2" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="faq2"><span class="wdw-icon cr-num" aria-hidden="true">03</span><span class="me-auto">What payment methods do you accept?</span></button></h2>
<div id="faq2" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-bs-parent="#faqAccordion"><div class="accordion-body wdw-muted">All major credit and debit cards, plus bank transfer for annual plans. Invoices are emailed automatically with VAT where applicable.</div></div>
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<h2 class="accordion-header"><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#faq3" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="faq3"><span class="wdw-icon cr-num" aria-hidden="true">04</span><span class="me-auto">Is there a free trial?</span></button></h2>
<div id="faq3" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-bs-parent="#faqAccordion"><div class="accordion-body wdw-muted">Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial. No card is needed to begin, and you can cancel with a single click.</div></div>
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<h2 class="accordion-header"><button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#faq4" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="faq4"><span class="wdw-icon cr-num" aria-hidden="true">05</span><span class="me-auto">How do I contact support?</span></button></h2>
<div id="faq4" class="accordion-collapse collapse" data-bs-parent="#faqAccordion"><div class="accordion-body wdw-muted">Use the chat in the bottom corner or email support. We reply within a few hours on weekdays, and faster for priority plans.</div></div>
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/* Web Designer Wall library style — shared base for every Bootstrap 5 snippet.
Indigo accent, Plus Jakarta Sans, soft cards, pill buttons. Works in light and dark. */
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Plus+Jakarta+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700;800&display=swap");
:root,
[data-bs-theme="light"] {
--wdw-font: "Plus Jakarta Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
--bs-body-font-family: var(--wdw-font);
--bs-primary: #4f46e5;
--bs-primary-rgb: 79, 70, 229;
--bs-primary-text-emphasis: #3730a3;
--bs-primary-bg-subtle: #eef2ff;
--bs-primary-border-subtle: #c7d2fe;
--bs-link-color: #4f46e5;
--bs-link-color-rgb: 79, 70, 229;
--bs-link-hover-color: #4338ca;
--bs-link-hover-color-rgb: 67, 56, 202;
--bs-focus-ring-color: rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.25);
--bs-border-radius: 0.75rem;
--bs-border-radius-lg: 1rem;
--bs-border-radius-xl: 1.25rem;
--wdw-radius-card: 1.25rem;
--wdw-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.05), 0 16px 40px -16px rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.22);
--wdw-shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.06), 0 4px 12px -4px rgba(16, 24, 40, 0.12);
--wdw-stage: #f5f6fb;
}
[data-bs-theme="dark"] {
--bs-primary: #818cf8;
--bs-primary-rgb: 129, 140, 248;
--bs-primary-text-emphasis: #c7d2fe;
--bs-primary-bg-subtle: rgba(129, 140, 248, 0.14);
--bs-primary-border-subtle: rgba(129, 140, 248, 0.35);
--bs-link-color: #a5b4fc;
--bs-link-color-rgb: 165, 180, 252;
--bs-link-hover-color: #c7d2fe;
--bs-link-hover-color-rgb: 199, 210, 254;
--bs-focus-ring-color: rgba(129, 140, 248, 0.35);
--wdw-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), 0 16px 40px -16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
--wdw-shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), 0 4px 12px -4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
--wdw-stage: #0f1117;
}
body { font-family: var(--wdw-font); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
/* Bootstrap compiles its blue into these components; point them at the accent. */
.btn-primary {
--bs-btn-bg: var(--bs-primary); --bs-btn-border-color: var(--bs-primary);
--bs-btn-hover-bg: #4338ca; --bs-btn-hover-border-color: #4338ca;
--bs-btn-active-bg: #3730a3; --bs-btn-active-border-color: #3730a3;
--bs-btn-disabled-bg: var(--bs-primary); --bs-btn-disabled-border-color: var(--bs-primary);
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: var(--bs-primary-rgb);
}
[data-bs-theme="dark"] .btn-primary { --bs-btn-color: #0f1117; --bs-btn-hover-bg: #a5b4fc; --bs-btn-hover-border-color: #a5b4fc; --bs-btn-hover-color: #0f1117; --bs-btn-active-color: #0f1117; }
.btn-outline-primary {
--bs-btn-color: var(--bs-primary); --bs-btn-border-color: var(--bs-primary);
--bs-btn-hover-bg: var(--bs-primary); --bs-btn-hover-border-color: var(--bs-primary);
--bs-btn-active-bg: var(--bs-primary); --bs-btn-active-border-color: var(--bs-primary);
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: var(--bs-primary-rgb);
}
.btn { --bs-btn-font-weight: 600; min-height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .5rem; }
.btn-sm { min-height: 36px; }
.form-control, .form-select { min-height: 44px; border-radius: .75rem; }
.form-control:focus, .form-select:focus, .form-check-input:focus { border-color: rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb), .6); box-shadow: 0 0 0 .25rem var(--bs-focus-ring-color); }
.form-check-input:checked { background-color: var(--bs-primary); border-color: var(--bs-primary); }
.nav-pills { --bs-nav-pills-link-active-bg: var(--bs-primary); }
.nav { --bs-nav-link-color: var(--bs-secondary-color); --bs-nav-link-hover-color: var(--bs-emphasis-color); }
.pagination { --bs-pagination-active-bg: var(--bs-primary); --bs-pagination-active-border-color: var(--bs-primary); --bs-pagination-color: var(--bs-body-color); --bs-pagination-focus-box-shadow: 0 0 0 .25rem var(--bs-focus-ring-color); }
.progress, .progress-stacked { --bs-progress-bar-bg: var(--bs-primary); }
.list-group { --bs-list-group-active-bg: var(--bs-primary); --bs-list-group-active-border-color: var(--bs-primary); }
.dropdown-menu { --bs-dropdown-link-active-bg: var(--bs-primary); border-radius: .875rem; box-shadow: var(--wdw-shadow-sm); }
.accordion { --bs-accordion-active-bg: var(--bs-primary-bg-subtle); --bs-accordion-active-color: var(--bs-primary-text-emphasis); --bs-accordion-btn-focus-box-shadow: 0 0 0 .25rem var(--bs-focus-ring-color); }
.badge { font-weight: 600; }
/* Library building blocks — use these instead of re-inventing them per snippet. */
.wdw-stage { min-height: 100vh; display: flex; align-items: center; background: var(--wdw-stage); padding-block: 3rem; }
.wdw-card { background: var(--bs-body-bg); border: 1px solid var(--bs-border-color-translucent); border-radius: var(--wdw-radius-card); box-shadow: var(--wdw-shadow); }
.wdw-card-sm { background: var(--bs-body-bg); border: 1px solid var(--bs-border-color-translucent); border-radius: 1rem; box-shadow: var(--wdw-shadow-sm); }
.wdw-aurora { position: relative; color: #fff; background: radial-gradient(60% 55% at 100% 0, #818cf8 0, transparent 70%), radial-gradient(65% 60% at 0 100%, #ec4899 0, transparent 65%), #1e1b4b; }
.wdw-eyebrow { display: inline-block; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--bs-primary); }
.wdw-heading { font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; color: var(--bs-emphasis-color); }
.wdw-muted { color: var(--bs-secondary-color); }
.wdw-icon { width: 2.75rem; height: 2.75rem; flex: none; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border-radius: .875rem; background: var(--bs-primary-bg-subtle); color: var(--bs-primary); }
/* Component */
.ac { --bs-accordion-border-width: 0; --bs-accordion-bg: transparent; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .75rem; }
.ac .accordion-item { background: var(--bs-body-bg); border: 1px solid var(--bs-border-color-translucent); border-radius: 1rem !important; box-shadow: var(--wdw-shadow-sm); overflow: hidden; }
.ac .accordion-button { font-weight: 700; padding: 1.15rem 1.35rem; min-height: 60px; box-shadow: none; background: transparent; color: var(--bs-emphasis-color); }
.ac .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) { background: transparent; color: var(--bs-primary); }
.ac .accordion-button:focus-visible { box-shadow: 0 0 0 .25rem var(--bs-focus-ring-color); }
.ac .accordion-body { padding: 0 1.35rem 1.35rem; line-height: 1.7; }
.ac .accordion-button { gap: .9rem; }
.cr-num { flex: none; width: 2.25rem; height: 2.25rem; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 800; border-radius: .7rem; }
.ac .accordion-button::after, .ac .accordion-button:not(.collapsed)::after { width: 1.25rem; height: 1.25rem; margin-left: 0; background-image: none; background-color: currentColor; transform: none; -webkit-mask: var(--ac-ico) center / 1rem no-repeat; mask: var(--ac-ico) center / 1rem no-repeat; --ac-ico: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='none' stroke='%23000' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M8 2v12M2 8h12'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); }
.ac .accordion-button:not(.collapsed)::after { --ac-ico: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='none' stroke='%23000' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M2 8h12'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); }
.ac .accordion-item:has(.show) { background: var(--bs-primary-bg-subtle); border-color: var(--bs-primary-border-subtle); }
.ac .accordion-item:has(.show) .cr-num { background: var(--bs-primary); color: #fff; }
[data-bs-theme="dark"] .ac .accordion-item:has(.show) .cr-num { color: #0f1117; }
.ac .accordion-body { padding-left: calc(1.35rem + 2.25rem + .9rem); }
<section class="acc-stage bg-1">
<div class="acc-wrap">
<header class="acc-head">
<p class="fs-sm fw-semibold fg-primary text-uppercase mb-0">Accordion without JS</p>
<h2 class="fs-2xl fw-semibold mb-0">Frequently asked questions</h2>
</header>
<div class="accordion theme-primary acc-shadow">
<details class="accordion-item" name="faq" open>
<summary class="accordion-header fw-semibold">What does the accordion need to work?<svg class="accordion-icon" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m3.5 6 4.5 4.500L12.500 6"/></svg></summary>
<div class="accordion-body fg-secondary">Nothing but the browser. Each item is a native <code><details></code> element, so it opens, closes and responds to the keyboard with zero JavaScript.</div>
</details>
<details class="accordion-item" name="faq">
<summary class="accordion-header fw-semibold">How does only one item stay open?<svg class="accordion-icon" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m3.5 6 4.5 4.500L12.500 6"/></svg></summary>
<div class="accordion-body fg-secondary">Give every <code><details></code> the same <code>name</code> attribute. The browser then treats them as an exclusive group and closes the others for you.</div>
</details>
<details class="accordion-item" name="faq">
<summary class="accordion-header fw-semibold">Can I start with a section already open?<svg class="accordion-icon" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m3.5 6 4.5 4.500L12.500 6"/></svg></summary>
<div class="accordion-body fg-secondary">Yes. Add the <code>open</code> attribute to any item and it renders expanded on load. Remove the shared name if you want several open at once.</div>
</details>
<details class="accordion-item" name="faq">
<summary class="accordion-header fw-semibold">Is it accessible by default?<svg class="accordion-icon" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.75" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m3.5 6 4.5 4.500L12.500 6"/></svg></summary>
<div class="accordion-body fg-secondary">The summary is a real button-like control with built-in focus, Enter and Space support, and screen readers announce the expanded or collapsed state.</div>
</details>
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</section>
.acc-stage { min-height: 100vh; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 2rem 1rem; }
.acc-wrap { width: 100%; max-width: 44rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.75rem; }
.acc-head { text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; }
.acc-shadow { box-shadow: var(--bs-box-shadow); border-radius: var(--bs-radius-7); }
.accordion-body code { font-size: .875em; color: var(--bs-fg-body); background: var(--bs-bg-3); padding: .1em .35em; border-radius: var(--bs-radius-3); }
.acc-shadow .accordion-header { gap: 1rem; }
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