Box Link Hover Effect

CSS Hover effect on Box links with animation developed using CSS, HTML. Demo and Download available.

Author	Tigran Sargsyan
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Created	SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
License	Open
Compatible browsers	Chrome, Firefox, Safari

HTML Snippet

<a href="" class="card"><span class="card-text">W3 Tweaks!</span></a>

CSS code

body {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: space-between;
	min-height: 100vh;
	margin: 0;
	font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}
a {
	color: hsl(210, 100%, 50%);
}

.card {
	font-weight: bold;
	display: inline-block;
	margin: 30px;
	padding: 1em 2em;
	position: relative;
	background: hsl(0, 0%, 90%);
	font-size: 3rem;
	text-decoration: none;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
.card::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	right: 0;
	bottom: 0;
	background: hsl(0, 80%, 60%);
	transform: scale(1, 0.1);
	transform-origin: bottom left;
	animation: link-hover-out .25s;
}

.card:hover::before {
	animation: link-hover .5s ease-in forwards;
}
.card-text {
	position: relative;
	color: hsl(160, 100%, 30%);
	transition: .25s;
}
.card:hover .card-text {
	transition-delay: .4s;
	color: hsl(0, 0%, 90%);
}



@keyframes link-hover {
	25% {
		transform: scale(0.05, 0.1);
	}
	50% {
		transform: scale(0.05, 1);
	}
	65% {
		transform: scale(0.1, 1);
	}
	100% {
		transform: scale(1, 1);
	}
}
@keyframes link-hover-out {
	from {
		transform: scale(1, 1);
	}
}

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