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HTML
<div><i>TEXT</i></div>
CSS
div {
border-radius: 50%;
height: 150px;
width: 150px;
background: #b84340;
overflow: hidden;
margin: 100px;
}
i {
height: 150px;
width: 150px;
opacity: 0;
background: #177eb3;
-webkit-transition: .4s;
-moz-transition: .4s;
-ms-transition: .4s;
-o-transition: .4s;
transition: .4s;
-webkit-transform: scale(2);
-moz-transform: scale(2);
-ms-transform: scale(2);
-o-transform: scale(2);
transform: scale(2);
display: block;
color: white;
font: 600 20px/150px sans-serif;
text-align: center;
}
div:hover i {
-webkit-transform: scale(1);
-moz-transform: scale(1);
-ms-transform: scale(1);
-o-transform: scale(1);
transform: scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}